On this short special episode to celebrate the start of "Shark Week", host Kyle Kansman shares fintastic facts about sharks and what makes them such interesting animals! There's a mix of facts based on sharks in general, their anatomy and behavior, and some cool information related to working with sharks in veterinary medicine. The episode then finishes off with a little true or false game, "Fintastic Fact or Fake News".Sources:Smith, M., Warmolts, D., Thoney, D. and Hueter, R., 2004. The elasmobranch husbandry manual. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Biological Survey.Smith, M., Warmolts, D., Thoney, D., Hueter, R., Murray, M. and Ezcurra, J., 2017. The elasmobranch husbandry manual II. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Biological Survey.https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/12-shark-facts-may-surprise-youhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/ampullae-of-lorenzini#:~:text=The%20ampullae%20of%20Lorenzini%20(Figures,by%20activities%20of%20the%20prey).https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/shark-finning-sharks-turned-preyMusic by MBB:https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusichttps://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

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