Catching Bull Sharks In Crocodile-Infested Waters | FULL DOCUMENTARY | ABC iview

Dr Ann Jones joins shark scientists on a high-stakes mission to uncover the secret lives of one of Australia's most feared and misunderstood predators — bull sharks. Stream all episodes now on ABC iview: https://ab.co/DrAnnsSecretLives From the murky, crocodile-infested waters of a river nursery to the open ocean of the Great Barrier Reef, the team goes hands-on to catch, tag, and release these powerful animals. Witness the adrenaline-pumping moment they come face-to-face with a tiger shark and the incredible discovery of a 200kg, potentially pregnant female bull shark — with the data from the tags is revealing a hidden world of shark behavior, challenging everything we thought we knew. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 - The Hunt Begins in a River Nursery 01:20 - First Catch: A Juvenile Bull Shark! 05:45 - Mission: Catch an Adult Bull Shark 09:30 - UNEXPECTED CATCH: A Beautiful Tiger Shark 10:55 - The Science of "Tonic Immobility" 17:48 - Unlocking Shark Secrets with Tracking Data 21:44 - "That's a BIG Bull Shark!" 23:00 - Performing Surgery at Sea 25:15 - Astonishing Discoveries & Family Ties 28:40 - A New Respect for Sharks --------------------------------------------------------------- This documentary was first broadcast in 2025 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. #Sharks #Science #Documentary #Australia Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Like:   / abcscience   Follow:   / abchealth   --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Please see the ABC Online Terms of Use for the reasons why we may remove content from this page, or ban people: http://about.abc.net.au/terms-of-use/