I might make a few modifications to the side flanks and have some more areas for the white sharks bite onto. Honestly, I don't know if I would change much. Austin Gallagher: I would definitely do it again, and we might actually do it again because it worked really well. Is it something that you would utilize again, and are there design changes you were thinking of as you were in there?ĭr.

That's what we wanted to do, and it took a couple years to put the ideas together engineer it, but we did it. These are the white sharks that have kind of disappeared because the orcas off of South Africa have scared and hunted a lot of those great whites away. We wanted to try and simulate that because A., we would get some incredible footage, and B., used to bring some of the large great whites off of South Africa close to us.

They bring out the largest white sharks, they bring out the most white sharks, they're incredibly important from an energetic standpoint to these animals. What we've learned is that they're really important. What we've done is, we've actually studied what these whale carcasses mean for great white shark science and great white shark ecology. But the idea came from science that I've actually been involved in for over 10 years. Austin Gallagher: I had the idea for probably two or three years, actually pitched it to Shark Week and worked with a production company, HAZMAT, who I worked with a lot on this one. Both shows showcase the strength and drive of mako and white sharks alike, and put scientists up close and personal with the animals.ĭr. Monster Mako: Fresh Blood explores the fascinating dynamic between massive mako sharks and great whites off the coast of California, and Belly of the Beast shows the use of a first-of-its-kind man-made whale carcass designed for studying great white feeding activity. Shark Week returns for another bite on Discovery with a number of new programs including Monster Mako: Fresh Blood and Belly of the Beast. Gallagher's idea for the fake whale carcass had been kicking around for a couple of years before it was realized, and it was successful in attracting and studying great white sharks, with the potential for further modifications in the future.Austin Gallagher had a first-hand experience with the sharks during the experiments. The man-made whale carcass used in Belly of the Beast was designed to study great white feeding activity, and scientist Dr.Monster Mako: Fresh Blood and Belly of the Beast showcase the strength and drive of mako and white sharks, revealing their fascinating dynamics and behaviors.

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