Shark Week: The Podcast – Dr. Riley Elliott on his Passion for Remarkable Mako Sharks in New Zealand
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Luke Tipple speaks to Riley Elliott aka “The Shark Man”, scientist & star of Discovery’s Shark Week Special Clash of Killers: Great Whites vs. Makos.
September 05, 2022
On this episode of Shark Week: The Podcast, Luke Tipple speaks to Dr. Riley Elliott aka “The Shark Man”, scientist & star of Discovery’s Shark Week Special Clash of Killers: Great Whites vs. Makos. They discuss his research into mako sharks and how they interact with great whites when their migratory routes overlap off the coast of New Zealand. Plus, Luke tells the remarkable story of a Greenland shark which managed to eat a moose.
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