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Ila France Porcher
Giants in the Deep
09 Jul, 2025
Where Have All the Sharks Gone?
07 Jul, 2025
Shark Tales: An Unusual Nurse Shark
19 Jun, 2025
The Whale Navigators: A Mystery
12 Jun, 2025
Ghosts Beneath the Waves: The Mystery of Lost and Wrecked Ships
07 Jun, 2025
Light in the Darkness: The Mystery of Bioluminescence
05 Jun, 2025
Into the Abyss: The Mysteries of the Mariana Trench
04 Jun, 2025
Profile: Alex Buttigieg
05 Jan, 2025
The Hidden Lives of Blacktip Reef Sharks
02 Aug, 2024
Ila France Porcher
Sentience or Consciousness?
02 Aug, 2024
Behavioural Complexity of Sharks
07 Mar, 2024
Mysterious Sawfish Strandings Baffle Scientists in the Florida Keys
06 Mar, 2024
Et spørgsmål om sansning
31 jan, 2024
Et spørgsmål om sansning
31 jan, 2024
Enigmatic World of Shark and Ray Behaviour Unveiled
20 Nov, 2023
Hva' glor du på?
10 aug, 2022
Merlin's Sentience: The Story of a Sea Turtle
18 Jul, 2022
The Fabulous Spawning Ritual of Striated Surgeonfish
29 Nov, 2020
The Mystery of Eels, Part II: Freshwater Eels
05 Nov, 2020
Seeking Eye Contact: Fish Gaze Reveals Self-Awareness
01 Jun, 2020
What Are Sharks Aware Of?
29 Mar, 2020
Shark Fishing: Can Commercial Shark Fishing Be Sustainable?
08 Dec, 2019
The Remarkable Intelligence of Fish
02 Oct, 2018
A Matter of Sentience
18 Aug, 2018
A Matter of Sentience
18 Aug, 2018
Randall Arauz: The War for Sharks
11 Apr, 2018
The Underrated Nurse Shark
23 Feb, 2018
Sharks: Turning Fear into Love
20 Apr, 2017
Ila France Porcher
Posturing Sharks
25 Oct, 2016
Remoras: Shark Companions
23 Aug, 2016
The Mysterious Megamouth Shark
11 Jun, 2016
Sharks Don't Bite Like We Do
07 Mar, 2016
The True Nature of Sharks
23 Jan, 2016
Cognition and Self Awareness in Manta Rays
28 Aug, 2015
Research and Adventure on the White Sea Coast
01 Mar, 2015
Doc Gruber, Part 1: Pioneer of Shark Science
31 Dec, 2014
Pain in Fish & Sharks
21 Oct, 2014
The Art of Wolfgang Leander
03 Jul, 2014
Cognition in Sharks
02 May, 2014
Deep Trust In Sharks
28 Oct, 2013
What Are Sharks Doing When No One is Looking?
30 Jul, 2013
Where and Why Sharks Attack
25 Apr, 2013
When Sharks Really Attack
19 Jan, 2013
