Turns out, the shark did, because a real-life encounter with a great white led to Richard Dreyfuss ' character surviving Steven Spielberg 's Jaws. Everyone knows the film was adapted from the ...

Great white sharks' life span are typically between 30 and 40 years old, but according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration some can live past age 70.

The film’s conception of great white sharks isn’t very forgiving. Quint describes them as dead behind the eyes, like a doll’s eyes, coming to life only in the moment of attack.

Contender, the biggest tagged white shark, is 13.8 feet long. The shark in 'Jaws' was 25 feet. Contender "pinged" on July 18 by Nantucket Shoals.

Hawkes quickly realized it was a group of great white sharks and captured video of the moment, sending it to family and friends, including his cousin, who he described as a shark fanatic. Then he ...

The town of Harpswell, Maine raised shark notification flags at Cedar Beach after two documented sightings of great white sharks were reported east of Bailey Island.

Named after a popular boat brand, scientists reported " Contender," a great white shark, pinged dozens of miles off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The island, a popular travel destination ...

"Right in the middle of the bay." Hawkes quickly realized it was a group of great white sharks and captured video of the moment, sending it to family and friends, including his cousin, who he ...