Fact Check: Are there sharks in GTA Online after The Last Dose update?

Grand Theft Auto V and its multiplayer variant, GTA Online, have the most flora and fauna in the entire series. Rockstar Games skillfully designed the map of The State of San Andreas while drawing inspiration from previous games. Many players also claim that the Red Dead Redemption series inspired the majority of the fauna in the game. While animals run free in Story Mode, they are absent from the multiplayer version except for their voices.

Sharks are among the most common and dangerous animals in Grand Theft Auto V and can be a nightmare for anyone alone in the sea. While several sources in the multiplayer game have mentioned their existence, many players are unable to locate them in person and dismiss it as a hoax. This article explains whether or not sharks exist in the game after The Last Dose update.

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Can you find sharks in GTA Online free roam?

The short answer is yes; sharks can be found in Grand Theft Auto Online during free roam. However, most times, they are not alive and can be found as a corpse.

According to Grand Theft Auto Wiki, Rockstar Games included sharks in the multiplayer game with the release of the Enhanced version for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, as well as the GTA 5 Expanded and Enhanced version for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Rockstar Games added two species of sharks in Story Mode: Tiger Sharks and Hammerhead Sharks. However, the multiplayer version only includes the Tiger Shark as a corpse. Players can find it on the eastern shores of Cayo Perico Island.

A Tiger Shark corpse in Cayo Perico (Image via GTA Wiki)

Aside from that, you can spot a shark in the sea if other players consume a Peyote Plant in GTA Online while they spawn. Rockstar Games provides 24 underwater Peyote Plants, consuming one of which can transform players into Tiger Sharks. As is customary, it will not be a natural spawn and will only be available for a limited time.

However, there is no definitive answer as to which Peyote Plant will transform you into a shark, and players must continue experimenting with them all.