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"Whale Wars" a new series about the work of the Sea Shepherd
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At 2:21pm on December 3, 2008, Simon Dilts said…: Ya Beaufort is a beautiful place, I worked on Pritchards Island just off of Fripp, I loved wandering the marshes and chilling on the docks during the day. I also know Toronto a little as I lived in Kitchener Waterloo for about 13 years. Small world :)

At 7:59pm on December 2, 2008, Simon Dilts said…: Yup not a lot of people do including myself :) To where they also have Grevey's zebra, and Heatabeest. I first worked with Sea Turtles on an Island near Beufort SC and my younger sister in law is from close to Macon. I know also consider myself a little georgian after working for the turtle center there

At 3:24pm on December 2, 2008, Simon Dilts said…: Hello Lisa,
the lemurs are on an island off the cost of GA that is home to various endangered animals that they watch as well as use in breeding programs all over the world.

At 2:09pm on December 2, 2008, Simon Dilts said…: Hello
There you go :)

At 9:12am on December 2, 2008, Herman said…: Thanks Lisa! :)

At 5:16pm on October 28, 2008, Aquila said…: LOL Glad it is prehistoric. :) Estimates are it was between 50 and 80 feet long. A good size man standing up could fit into it's jaws. Yikes! It fed on whales so it had to be huge.

At 4:36pm on October 28, 2008, Aquila said…: Hi Lisa, the tooth is from the Carcharodon megalodon shark. They swam the waters millions of years ago. About the only thing found of their existance are these huge teeth. LOL I guess you would say it is fossilized yet the actual tooth part feels pretty much like a tooth one might take off a shark today. It is very smooth with many extremely sharp serations along the edge. As big as this one is... it is by no means the biggest that are found from these massive extinct sharks.

At 6:55pm on October 19, 2008, alexander sletten said…: Hi Lisa
I have not seen Mr. Marco in a long time, but will tell him when I see him
Cheers
Alex

At 1:25pm on October 17, 2008, alexander sletten said…: hi there. Nice to see here as well. We need more people like your self:)
regards
alex

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Rare-Earth Magnets used to repel sharks

For SharkDefense partners Eric Stroud and Michael Herrmann, the latest eureka moment in their efforts to repel sharks came not from their extensive research but their utter geekiness.

Since 2001, SharkDefense has been working on a chemical shark repellent. According to Herrmann, he and Stroud were playing around with powerful rare-earth magnets in 2005, when he dropped one next to their shark research tank in Oak Ridge, New Jersey. The lemon and nurse sharks inside instantly darted to the op… Continue

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