[Music] Shark Bay off Australia’s western coast
Shark Bay off Australia’s western coast
Shark Bay off Australia’s western coast is home to an amazing diversity of life
is home to an amazing diversity of life
is home to an amazing diversity of life including sea snakes sharks and of
including sea snakes sharks and of
including sea snakes sharks and of course
course
course sea turtles even though they are both
sea turtles even though they are both
sea turtles even though they are both sea turtles the bays greens and
sea turtles the bays greens and
sea turtles the bays greens and loggerheads are about as similar as
loggerheads are about as similar as
loggerheads are about as similar as sleek fighter jets and lumbering tanks
sleek fighter jets and lumbering tanks
sleek fighter jets and lumbering tanks despite their hard shells both are on
despite their hard shells both are on
despite their hard shells both are on the menu for the bays top predator the
the menu for the bays top predator the
the menu for the bays top predator the tiger shark but researchers here want to
tiger shark but researchers here want to
tiger shark but researchers here want to know why loggerheads are killed five
know why loggerheads are killed five
know why loggerheads are killed five times as often as their green cousins is
times as often as their green cousins is
times as often as their green cousins is it just because the loggerheads are
it just because the loggerheads are
it just because the loggerheads are slower to answer that
slower to answer that
slower to answer that there’s Crittercam a technology
there’s Crittercam a technology
there’s Crittercam a technology developed by biologists and engineers at
developed by biologists and engineers at
developed by biologists and engineers at the National Geographic Society
when the green turn away here turn right
when the green turn away here turn right hard right hard right ready
the green smooth shale is perfect for
the green smooth shale is perfect for the Crittercam suction once on it won’t
the Crittercam suction once on it won’t
the Crittercam suction once on it won’t come off until a magnesium washer
come off until a magnesium washer
come off until a magnesium washer dissolves and releases the Crittercam
right here turn around for the
right here turn around for the loggerheads rough shale the team uses a
loggerheads rough shale the team uses a
loggerheads rough shale the team uses a harmless epoxy and a base plate which
harmless epoxy and a base plate which
harmless epoxy and a base plate which will slough off after a few days
the other participant in this equation
the other participant in this equation the tiger shark is perfectly suited for
the tiger shark is perfectly suited for
the tiger shark is perfectly suited for hunting large prey
hunting large prey
hunting large prey the adults can grow to almost 15 feet
the adults can grow to almost 15 feet
the adults can grow to almost 15 feet and 2,000 pounds they stalk from below
and 2,000 pounds they stalk from below
and 2,000 pounds they stalk from below and rely on surprise the Tigers heavy
and rely on surprise the Tigers heavy
and rely on surprise the Tigers heavy jaws are filled with serrated teeth that
jaws are filled with serrated teeth that
jaws are filled with serrated teeth that can easily cut through turtle shell as
can easily cut through turtle shell as
can easily cut through turtle shell as the Sharks thrash their bodies from side
the Sharks thrash their bodies from side
the Sharks thrash their bodies from side to side but why are loggerheads their
to side but why are loggerheads their
to side but why are loggerheads their primary victims at sundown the camera
primary victims at sundown the camera
primary victims at sundown the camera from one of the loggerheads is released
from one of the loggerheads is released
from one of the loggerheads is released and is ready for pickup
the first clue the loggerhead angles
the first clue the loggerhead angles towards the surface for air straight to
towards the surface for air straight to
towards the surface for air straight to the danger zone and stays there for more
the danger zone and stays there for more
the danger zone and stays there for more than two minutes plenty of time for a
than two minutes plenty of time for a
than two minutes plenty of time for a tiger shark to take advantage the first
tiger shark to take advantage the first
tiger shark to take advantage the first green turn true – it’s faster nature
green turn true – it’s faster nature
green turn true – it’s faster nature gives the Crittercam crew the runaround
gives the Crittercam crew the runaround
gives the Crittercam crew the runaround before they can retrieve the camera
the footage reveals a startling contrast
the footage reveals a startling contrast the Green spends almost no time at the
the Green spends almost no time at the
the Green spends almost no time at the surface one breath and then plunges back
surface one breath and then plunges back
surface one breath and then plunges back to the safety of the sea bottom the
to the safety of the sea bottom the
to the safety of the sea bottom the scientists find this pattern repeatedly
scientists find this pattern repeatedly
scientists find this pattern repeatedly the critter cams have given them a
the critter cams have given them a
the critter cams have given them a window into how speed agility and
window into how speed agility and
window into how speed agility and behavior have helped the green turtles
behavior have helped the green turtles
behavior have helped the green turtles to stay clear of tiger sharks and why so
to stay clear of tiger sharks and why so
to stay clear of tiger sharks and why so many loggerheads bear the visible
many loggerheads bear the visible
many loggerheads bear the visible consequences of being a slowpoke in
consequences of being a slowpoke in
consequences of being a slowpoke in Australia’s Shark Bay
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