Texas Aquarium Celebrates Shark Week with 'Jaws' Themed Conservation Event

Texas aquarium celebrates Shark Week with 'Jaws' themed conservation event

The Texas State Aquarium wrapped up Shark Week with a special event aimed at educating visitors about shark facts versus fiction.To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the movie "Jaws," the aquarium's annual "Let's Talk Sharks" event was dubbed "The Jaws Edition."While the iconic film made millions of people afraid to go into the surf, the goal of the event was to debunk myths that have emerged from the Jaws movies and the book that inspired the…

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