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What do basking sharks eat? With Shane Wasik and Rachel Brooks
FromWorld of Sharks
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Nov 11, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
This episode we are jumping fins first into the weird and mysterious life of the second-largest shark in the world - basking sharks! I am joined by Shane and Rachel from Basking Shark Scotland, an organisation on the beautiful west coast of Scotland, which happens to be one of the global hotspots to see these sharks. Over summer they spend everyday in the water with basking sharks and know a thing or two about them...together, we answer all your questions about the big beasties, including what they eat, where they go after summer, how they mate and what threats they face. Stay tuned to find out how such a huge shark is adapted to eat enough of its tiny food source, meet a humpback whale called Barney, and why basking sharks touch fins sometimes...
Rachel: @rach.underwater, @rachelbrooksart, https://rachelbrooksart.com/
Shane: @shanewasik
Basking Shark Scotland: www.baskingsharkscotland.co.uk, @baskingsharkscotland
Video of basking shark breaching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJgon0C3bbs
This podcast was brought to you by the Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF). You can find out more about our work here: https://saveourseas.com/
Rachel: @rach.underwater, @rachelbrooksart, https://rachelbrooksart.com/
Shane: @shanewasik
Basking Shark Scotland: www.baskingsharkscotland.co.uk, @baskingsharkscotland
Video of basking shark breaching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJgon0C3bbs
This podcast was brought to you by the Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF). You can find out more about our work here: https://saveourseas.com/
Released:
Nov 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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