If you’ve been glued to The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, but are experiencing withdrawal symptoms while away from your TV, then we have a treat for you.
In honor of the annual shark fest, we’ve found six forms of digital entertainment featuring the deadly fish: two live-streaming webcams, two entertaining online games and two sharktacular iPhone apps.
Take a look at our fun and free discoveries in the gallery below, and recommend other shark-themed bits and bobs in the comments below.
1. Talking
Great White: My Pet Shark
This app doesn't look like much on paper. A realistic shark treads water on your screen. You can stroke it (eliciting a kind of shark purr) and see it move about a bit. However, the Great White does have one fantastic trick: It will repeat back anything you say in a "deep shark voice." Cue hilarity.
2. Georgia Aquarium Ocean Voyager
The Georgia Aquarium's "Ocean Voyager" exhibit is vast, containing 6.3 million gallons of water. You can view the live webcam to try and spot one of the four whale sharks. In addition to other fish, keep a lookout for four manta rays.
3. Sydney Shark
This chaotic, colorful game allows you to control a shark in sunglasses during its homicidal Sydney Harbour rampage. Lots of cartoon violence and explosions keep the play lively, but use headphones if you plan to play in the office. It's pretty noisy.
4. Hungry Shark - Part 1+
Hungry Shark is just what a free iPhone game should be — fun, easy to play and good-looking. Using tilt controls your shark consumes as much food as it can. This "aquatic eat 'em-up" will keep you entertained for hours.
5. Monterey Bay Open Sea Cam
The Monterey Bay Aquarium "Open Sea" exhibit displays mesmerising marine life. Additionally, funny-looking hammerhead sharks, giant bluefin tuna, pelagic rays and giant green sea turtles could swim past the camera at any moment.
6. Mad Shark
Slightly less bonkers than the other shark-themed online game we've mentioned, this side-scroller lets you control a mad shark trying to out-swim the evil scientists who have been experimenting on him. It's not as easy as it sounds, however — you have to balance speed with stamina. How the top-scorer got past the 50,000 meters mark, we'll never know. Give it a go and see how far you manage.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, THEPALMER
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In honor of the annual shark fest, we’ve found six forms of digital entertainment featuring the deadly fish: two live-streaming webcams, two entertaining online games and two sharktacular iPhone apps.
Take a look at our fun and free discoveries in the gallery below, and recommend other shark-themed bits and bobs in the comments below.
1. Talking
Great White: My Pet Shark
This app doesn't look like much on paper. A realistic shark treads water on your screen. You can stroke it (eliciting a kind of shark purr) and see it move about a bit. However, the Great White does have one fantastic trick: It will repeat back anything you say in a "deep shark voice." Cue hilarity.
2. Georgia Aquarium Ocean Voyager
The Georgia Aquarium's "Ocean Voyager" exhibit is vast, containing 6.3 million gallons of water. You can view the live webcam to try and spot one of the four whale sharks. In addition to other fish, keep a lookout for four manta rays.
3. Sydney Shark
This chaotic, colorful game allows you to control a shark in sunglasses during its homicidal Sydney Harbour rampage. Lots of cartoon violence and explosions keep the play lively, but use headphones if you plan to play in the office. It's pretty noisy.
4. Hungry Shark - Part 1+
Hungry Shark is just what a free iPhone game should be — fun, easy to play and good-looking. Using tilt controls your shark consumes as much food as it can. This "aquatic eat 'em-up" will keep you entertained for hours.
5. Monterey Bay Open Sea Cam
The Monterey Bay Aquarium "Open Sea" exhibit displays mesmerising marine life. Additionally, funny-looking hammerhead sharks, giant bluefin tuna, pelagic rays and giant green sea turtles could swim past the camera at any moment.
6. Mad Shark
Slightly less bonkers than the other shark-themed online game we've mentioned, this side-scroller lets you control a mad shark trying to out-swim the evil scientists who have been experimenting on him. It's not as easy as it sounds, however — you have to balance speed with stamina. How the top-scorer got past the 50,000 meters mark, we'll never know. Give it a go and see how far you manage.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, THEPALMER
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