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This shifts the subject from a scientific study to a "creature feature," leaning into the horror and spectacle of the animal rather than its ecological history. The "Megalodon" Controversy in Media

. Despite being presented as a factual investigation, it is widely classified as

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Aired during the inaugural "Shark Week" in 2013, the two-hour special presented itself as a factual investigation. The narrative follows a team of marine biologists and explorers investigating a devastating shark attack off the coast of South Africa. Using underwater footage, photographs, and data analysis, the team concludes that the predator responsible is a Carcharocles megalodon—a prehistoric shark thought to have gone extinct over 2.6 million years ago.

Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives — Fact vs. Fiction in the Hunt for the Ocean's Greatest Predator