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Celebrating weird, wonderful and obscure sharks with A-bel Gong, Brit Finucci and Vicky Vásquez

Celebrating weird, wonderful and obscure sharks with A-bel Gong, Brit Finucci and Vicky Vásquez

FromWorld of Sharks


Celebrating weird, wonderful and obscure sharks with A-bel Gong, Brit Finucci and Vicky Vásquez

FromWorld of Sharks

ratings:
Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Something we talk about a lot on this podcast is the sheer diversity of sharks and their relatives. With over 500 species of shark alone - not to mention the rays, skates and chimaeras - there is so much to them than just the Jaws stereotype. In this episode, we are talking about some species you may never have heard of, each with their own fantastical adaptations - a tiny deep sea shark with lightsabers on its back, a seriously laid-back species with a highly unusual shape, a fearsome pink predator with slingshot jaws, and a shark so rare that our deep sea shark expert had to wait a decade to see it.  
We had the help and expertise of three amazing shark scientists, go show them some love!
Dr Brit Finucci: @BritFinucci (twitter), @britfinucci (IG)
Vicky Vásquez: @VickySharky (twitter), @VickyShark (IG), www.VickyShark.com, www.RogueSharkLab.org
A-bel Gong: @Elasmabel (twitter), @gong_and_a_bell (IG), https://agong1564.wixsite.com/website
Timestamps: 
Getting to know our guests [7.09 - 22.20]
Goblin sharks (Vicky's species) [22.20-35.23]
White-tailed dogfish (Brit's species) [35.23-43.10]
Shovelnose guitarfish (A-bel's species) [43.10 - 51.20]
Velvet belly lantern shark (Isla's species) [51.20 - 54.10]
Shownotes: 
https://saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/podcast
Released:
Jul 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (60)

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.