EPISODE · May 30, 2024 · 1H 7M
Around the ocean in 80 sharks with Dr Helen Scales
from World of Sharks · host Save Our Seas Foundation
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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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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