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How to get a PhD in Whale Watching ? (84)
Season 1 · Episode 84

How to get a PhD in Whale Watching ? (84)

Shirtloads of Science · Karl Kruszelnicki

May 27, 201823m 46s

Show Notes

Meet one hardworking Sydney Uni student, Vanessa Pirotta. She works with a boat and a drone. Off Sydney (and in Antarctic waters) she has developed a health profile of migrating whales without touching them. Whales have a 12 month gestation cycle. They synchronise with the seasons. From the tropics to the roaring 40's marine mammals have a story we must listen to.