Shark week is back!

By dr. dolittle on June 20, 2016.

Image of banana shark by Watermeloncat2.0 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47324709

I LOVE Shark Week on Discovery Channel. I can't wait to see the bizarre sharks episode. The excitement begins June 26th.

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