Discovery's Megalodon Defense? 'We Don't Know,' Or 'We Don't Care'

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By Christie Wilcox
Aug 9, 2013 4:00 PMNov 19, 2019 10:04 PM
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FIFY, Discovery! From twitter user Alaskanime

Discovery has responded to the hordes of angry fans defending their recent "documentary" Megalodon: The Monster Shark That Lives. The statement, as given to Fox News, came from executive producer of Shark Week Michael Sorensen:

"With a whole week of Shark Week programming ahead of us, we wanted to explore the possibilities of Megalodon. It’s one of the most debated shark discussions of all time, can Megalodon exist today? It’s Ultimate Shark Week fantasy. The stories have been out there for years and with 95% of the ocean unexplored, who really knows?”

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