Sharks Aren’t Just Apex Predators (w/ Forrest Galante), How Cats Affect Online Dating, and When Giant Prehistoric Sea Scorpions Ruled the Seas
Forrest Galante, host of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, explains why sharks are so important to their ecosystems. You’ll also learn about giant prehistoric sea scorpions who used to rule the sea and how cats affect online dating.
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Show Notes
Forrest Galante, host of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, helps us celebrate Shark Week by explaining why sharks are so important to their ecosystems. You’ll also learn about giant prehistoric sea scorpions called Eurypterids who used to rule the sea and how cats affect online dating.
More from Animal Planet’s “Extinct or Alive” and host Forrest Galante:
- Extinct or Alive official website — https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/extinct-or-alive/
- Animal Planet Go — https://www.animalplanet.com/watch/animal-planet
- Forrest Galante official website — https://www.forrestgalante.com/about
- Follow @animalplanet on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/animalplanet/
- Follow @forrest.galante on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/forrest.galante/
- Follow @AnimalPlanet on Twitter — https://twitter.com/AnimalPlanet
- Follow @ForrestGalante on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ForrestGalante
Giant sea scorpions were the underwater titans of prehistoric Australia by Cameron Duke
- Bicknell, R. D. C., Smith, P. M., & Poschmann, M. (2020). Re-evaluating evidence of Australian eurypterids. Gondwana Research, 86, 164–181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2020.06.002
- Christopher, R. D., & Smith, P. M. (n.d.). Giant sea scorpions were the underwater titans of prehistoric Australia. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2020-07-giant-sea-scorpions-underwater-titans.html
- PBS Eons. (2019). When Giant Scorpions Swarmed the Seas [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sQXTXbuLYo
Women harshly judge men who pose with cats on their dating profiles by Kelsey Donk
- Cat People, Beware — Posing With Your Pet Could Make You Appear Less Dateable. (2020, July 9). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/07/09/cat-people-beware-posing-with-your-pet-could-make-you-appear-less-dateable/
- Kogan, L., & Volsche, S. (2020). Not the Cat’s Meow? The Impact of Posing with Cats on Female Perceptions of Male Dateability. Animals, 10(6), 1007. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10061007
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