Even the biggest, fastest, and fiercest predators start out…as a baby.

Out of more than 500 species of sharks, not one parent sticks around to help raise them. Sharks are found in every ocean across the planet and have evolved extraordinarily different ways to carry their young and give birth--and for baby sharks? To thrive.

Baby Sharks aired as part of National Geographic’s 2022 SharkFest and was a ratings winner for the network on its premiere.

Baby sharks are cute, but they need to grow up fast. Witness the vulnerable side to these top predators as they learn to navigate a dangerous world.