Discovery Channel's annual Shark Week has just begun, but the television screen isn't the only place sharks can be found in Texas. Galveston Bay and the rest of the Texas Coast provide a diverse ...

Weird makos filmed off the California coast in a new Shark Week show raise questions about what these sharks actually are.

Between 1926 and today, mako sharks make up about 1% of unprovoked shark attacks in Florida. Requiem (36%), bull (16%) and blacktip (15%) sharks make up the majority of reported attacks.

ZUM TOBEL: He says blacktip sharks are becoming more common off Long Island in the summer and are just another shark species to look out for. For NPR News, I'm Yvonne zum Tobel in Boca Raton.

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“Monster Mako: Fresh Blood” broadcasts its premiere on Thursday, July 27 at 9 p.m. on Discovery Channel. It will be followed by “Shark vs. Snake: Battle of the Bites″ at 10 p.m.

He explained how the blacktip sharks usually migrate further south in the Miami-Dade and Ft. Lauderdale area, but this year have stayed near Palm Beach north to the Jupiter Inlet. “One of the ...