Into the Deep

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November 25, 2001

You think Greta Garbo was good at ducking the paparazzi?  She could have learned a thing or two from the giant squid.  No one has ever seen one alive.  Zoologist Clyde Roper should know, he’s spent most of his life in pursuit of this low profile ocean monster.  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, a dive into the deep.  Also, a funky fossil from ancient oceans, and the silent, secret death of the world’s coral reefs.

Clyde Roper on the Giant Squid

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Clyde Roper tells Jim Fleming what giant squid look like and what else biologists are learning about the deep ocean while the hunt for giant squid goes on.

Phil Dustan on Coral Reefs

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Biologist Phil Dustan tells Steve Paulson about coral reefs: what they are, how they grow, why they’re all dying, and what we might do to save them.

Richard Fortey on Trilobites

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Richard Fortey tells Anne Strainchamps why he’s been a life-long fan of trilobites, ancient water creatures who swarmed the Earth millions of years before dinosaurs.

Richard Ranft on Sounds in the Ocean

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Richard Ranft says the oceans are teeming with noises and plays Jim Fleming a few examples from snapping shrimp to amorous haddock and walruses.

Sy Montgomery on the Pink Dolphins of the Amazon

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Sy Montgomery tells Steve Paulson about swimming with the pink dolphins of the Amazon.  She says they inspire lots of folklore, and are really a species of toothed whale.

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November 25, 2001
Guests: 

Clyde Roper

mnh.si.edu

Phil Dustan

spinner.cofc.edu

Richard Fortey

nhm.ac.uk

Richard Ranft

bl.uk

Sy Montgomery

symontgomery.com
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Nature
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August 02, 2024