A roughly 15-foot Great White shark was captured on video last week swimming close to Santa Monica's shores, providing a rare glimpse of the fully grown apex predator idling in near-urban waters. Photographer Carlos Guana launched a drone Thursday about a mile north of the Santa Monica Pier after hearing reports that some Great White sharks had been observed breaching — launching themselves out of the water in acrobatic displays of force and fury.

A rare sighting of a fully grown great white shark just 50 yards off the coast of Santa Monica was captured on video this week, challenging long-held assumptions that only juveniles pass through the Santa Monica Bay.

A rare sighting of a fully grown great white shark just 50 yards off the coast of Santa Monica was captured on video by YouTuber The Malibu Artist, challenging long-held assumptions that only juveniles pass through the Santa Monica Bay.

A record-breaking great white shark was spotted swimming off the coast of Nantucket, Mass. on July 18. The shark, named Contender, was tagged by marine research nonprofit, OCEARCH. Contender measures an impressive 13 feet,

A large great white shark estimated at 14-15 feet long was spotted just 50 yards from shore in Santa Monica Bay on Thursday, swimming near an unaware paddleboarder before heading south toward the Santa Monica Pier.