A massive thank you to my 4 scientific experts that provided quotes and/or fact checked this huge piece: @whysharksmatter.bsky.social; @melissacmarquez.bsky.social; @kjparton.bsky.social & Mckenzie Margarethe.

It was a privilege to have input from some of the biggest marine SciComm voices (8/9)

I think it’s a great idea for a video Emilie, it’s on the (ever-growing) list!

I’m sure I remember reading some research about 10 years ago that had trained lemon sharks to hit a target for a food reward. The experiment went on to show that individuals who hadn’t been trained could learn how to perform the task by observing those who had been trained - very interesting!!

Hi! Could you please send me an email r.e this (kp336@exeter.ac.uk) - I’ll try my best to get back to you asap

Hadn’t seen this! I’m gunna look into it a bit more