How To Have A Career in Shark Science

Shark Week's Daily Bite by Discovery

Aug 7, 202327:57Science & Medicine

Shark Week’s Luke Tipple tackles the question “How can I work with sharks?” alongside two experts in the field – and their answers are not always the obvious ones. Luke is joined first by Kelly Link, Associate Curator of...

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