![]() She also works on the aquarium’s public programs. As education supervisor, Erin facilitates the aquarium’s shark citizen science research program, Global FinPrint. Our guests today are Erin McCombs and David Bader of the Aquarium of the Pacific. And although you are far more likely to see many other species of sharks at aquariums, our guests from the Aquarium of the Pacific do know a bit about this special creature. Many divers will make special trips to these waters hoping that they’ll be lucky enough to find one of these elusive creatures. They spend their time in the warm seas of the world. Whale sharks can live to be around 100 years old. The remaining seawater releases back into the ocean through the shark’s gills. The whale sharks will suck water in through their three-foot-long mouths, and then they use a special part of this mouth to filter out the tasty seafood. They catch these meals of plankton, schooling fish, and squid by acting like massive swimming vacuum cleaners. They eat mostly eat small marine critters. But despite their intimidating appearance, whale sharks are really gentle giants. That’s the same as four elephants! You can recognize whale sharks by their broad, flat head their short snouts and their distinctive white, yellow, and grey checkerboard skin. ![]() Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea - they can be as long as a school bus and weigh as much as 50,000 pounds. HOST: Now, before we begin our chat, let’s set the stage for today’s deep dive: Thankfully, Peso saves the day by tickling the shark’s gills, opening up its giant mouth and allowing the team to swim to safety. When Dashi, Captain Barnacles, and Kwazii get trapped inside the mouth of a whale shark, the Octonauts learn that they are too big to escape through the filter feeder’s gills. ![]() Today, we’re talking about Episode 1: The Octonauts and the Whale Shark. ![]() I’m the Knauss Marine Policy Fellow for NOAA’s Office of Education. This podcast is hosted by NOAA’s Office of Education and the Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center Network. HOST: Our monthly podcast brings together experts from inside and outside of NOAA to help you - and the children you care about - learn more about the real-life versions of the Octonauts sea creatures and the ocean they call home. MUSIC: Explore! Rescue! Protect! Octonauts! Their mission: to explore the world’s ocean, rescue the creatures who live there, and protect their habitats. HOST: You’re listening to "NOAA & the Octonauts" - an episode-by-episode discussion of the children’s TV show The Octonauts, which features a crew of quirky and courageous undersea adventurers. MUSIC: Octonauts, to your stations! Barnacles! Kwazii! Peso! ![]()
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