If, like me, you live in perpetual fear of being mowed down by the world’s slowest reptiles, write this number on the back your insurance…
View More Not sure your HMO will cover that…Author: Alistair Dove
Dr. Alistair Dove is a systematic and ecological parasitologist by training, with broader research interests in the natural history and health of marine animals, especially whale sharks. He is currently Director of Research and Conservation at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta USA. His comments here do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Georgia Aquarium
ReefBase broadcast tonight!
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums is holding its annual conference in Atlanta this week (Twitter #AZA2011) and at tonights iceabreaker event at Georgia Aquarium,…
View More ReefBase broadcast tonight!One for the bizarre-o files
Check out this 2 ton plastinated partial whale shark dissection on display in a pedestrian shopping mall in Dalian, China: I can’t decide whether this…
View More One for the bizarre-o filesIn nomeni patri, et fili, et spiritus octi
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View More In nomeni patri, et fili, et spiritus octiBehind the veil
We had a bit of a mystery pop up while in Mexico recently for our annual whale shark research project, one with a funky twist…
View More Behind the veilPostcard from Mexico
Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet lately, but this whale shark fieldwork thing has a way of consuming every available moment. I’ll get to some new…
View More Postcard from Mexico
Hello old friends
So here we are in Mexico for the first of two Georgia Aquarium research trips this summer. This is the logistically simpler of the two,…
View More Hello old friendsGet a fish’s eye view of Shark Week
Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is an immensely popular block of programming that focuses on our toothy buddies, the elasmobranchs. This year Georgia Aquarium will play…
View More Get a fish’s eye view of Shark WeekSpotting the difference between whale sharks
It’s getting to that time of year again. It’s hot here in Atlanta, and really hot down in Mexico, where, in between the tropical storms…
View More Spotting the difference between whale sharksExploration, thy name is Atlantis
If everything goes smoothly, this morning at around 11 o’clock, four brave souls strapped to 800,000 gallons of liquid oxygen, hydrogen and hydrazine will ride a…
View More Exploration, thy name is Atlantis