Episode no. Season 2
Episode 9 | Directed by John Stainton | |
Original air date December 24, 1998 (1998-12-24) | ||
Sharks – Outside the Cage is an episode of the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet series, The Crocodile Hunter. It is the ninth episode of the second season, and the thirteenth episode of the series, overall. The episode revolves around Irwin showing the audience the harmless sharks that live in the waters of Australia.
Plot
Steve Irwin and his documentary crew travel to the coast of Australia to show the audience the harmless and non-aggressive sharks that lurk in the waters. He starts off by checking out an aquarium not far from Brisbane and its shark exhibit filled with 14 sharks. He swims with the sharks in the aquarium. Steve and Terri then travel to the Coral Sea where they encounter a pregnant shark. He pets a Wobbegong shark to show the audience how placid and gentle they are, then reveals that they are masters of disguise. Steve also shows us the Mexican walking fish. Steve rescues a shark from a net. Steve also swims in the Great Barrier Reef to, once again, swim with sharks.