Diving with tiger sharks is a popular tourist attraction in the Bahamas, allowing those brave enough to get up close and personal. Tiger Beach, which is located 20 miles northwest of the Bahamian ...

This story appears in the June 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. This summer, we’ll look at three shark species with notorious reputations: tiger sharks, great whites and oceanic ...

But some encounters are too close for comfort. Diver Andrea Ramos Nascimento was involved in feeding tiger ... sharks are ...

She met a large shark ... about close encounters—both good and not so good—with the seas' most feared and fascinating predator. While eating lunch, the bow of one mako reared up and ...

Tiger sharks, his favorite, can grow up to 15 feet and 1,400 pounds ... And if it comes very close, you redirect the shark by pushing it away. Even if it’s a 750-pound animal, it’s still ...