Sharks with beards. Deep sea sharks with glow-in-the-dark bellies. Sharks that take on submarines. Sharks that walk instead of swim and rays with a hedge trimmer for a nose…this episode has it all! We explore the fantastic diversity of sharks and their relatives (and of all marine life!) with marine biologist, scientific writer and broadcaster Dr Helen Scales, ahead of the release of her new book, What the Wild Sea Can Be. Join us as we travel from the ocean depths to the shallowest rockpools, meeting a colourful bunch of characters along the way. Timestamps: 05.01 - Helen's career journey from scientist to writer 16.33 - Pom-pom crabs, cleaner wrasse 22.14 - Sharks! Lanternsharks, greenland sharks, walking sharks, shysharks 27.10 - Sharks in history and culture 32.30 - The deep sea! 47.04 - Deep sea sharks 51.00 - What the Wild Sea Can Be and the future of our ocean Shownotes: www.saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/podcast Helen’s Instagram: @drhelenscales Helen’s twitter: @helenscales Website: https://helenscales.com/ Helen’s latest book: https://atlantic-books.co.uk/book/what-the-wild-sea-can-be/ Save Our Seas Foundation is on instagram (@saveourseasfoundation) and x/twitter (@SaveOurSeas).
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May 30, 2024
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Welcome to World of Sharks, a podcast all about sharks, rays and their underwater habitat brought to you by the Save our Seas Foundation. Forget Jaws – there is SO much more to sharks than their fearsome reputation. Join scientist and shark nerd Dr Isla Hodgson as she chats with leading experts in shark science, conservation and storytelling to take a deep dive into the fascinating world of one of the most diverse, well-adapted, enigmatic, misunderstood and threatened groups of animals on the planet.
