Join the South Carolina Aquarium Sunday, August 2 to kick- off a week long celebration of all things more dangerous than sharks as the Aquarium takes the bite out of sharks during the Discovery Channel's Shark Week, August 2- 8. Enter the Aquarium through the mouth of a great white and explore the truth about sharks with numerous educational stations and special activities.

Did you know 410,000 people are injured by chairs each year in the United States? That is 409,900 more people than get hurt from sharks! Earn an "O- fishal Investigator" certificate with Carlos the Shark on the Aquariumwide Mythbusters Mystery Hunt and learn about chairs, televisions and other simple objects that are actually more dangerous than sharks. Visitors can also catch a sharkthemed dive show, enjoy one of the shark educational programs or experience an interactive shark activity. Stop by the Aquarium's shark cage for a photo opportunity, watch sharks swim in the Aquarium's

385,000- gallon Great Ocean Tank and get creative

at the craft station led by the Children's Museum of the Lowcountry.

Want to help care for a shark of your very own? During Shark Week, when you support the sand tiger shark through the animal adoption program, you will receive a special gift and customized Shark Week adoption certificate.

Shark Week activities are included with general admission to the Aquarium. For more information visit scaquarium.org or call (843) 577-FISH (3474).

The South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston's most visited attraction, features thousands of amazing aquatic animals from river otters and sharks to loggerhead turtles in more than 60 exhibits representing the rich biodiversity of South Carolina from the mountains to the sea.

Dedicated to promot- ing education and conservation, the Aquarium also presents fabulous views of Charleston harbor and interactive exhibits and programs for visitors of all ages.

The South Carolina Aquarium, a 501(c)(3) not- for- profit organization and is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm. The Aquarium is closed Thanksgiving Day, half day December 24 (open 9 am to 1 pm) and December 25.