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Matt and guest Martina Zimmitti chat all about the world of dolphins. Martina has spent years as a dolphin training and thus shares some amazing insights on what it is like to work with these incredible animals. Learn about the world of dolphins, from how they behave and their social interactions to what the day in the life of a dolphin is like. Martina provides some amazing insights into one of everyone's favourite marine mammals.

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Matt and Vanessa chat all about the wonderful world of whales! From the differences between toothed and baleen whales to how they all have belly buttons and that they are a relative of the hippo. Vanessa brings a wealth of amazing whale knowledge to the SEACREATURES podcast.

Part 1 of our end of year whale theme!

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Matt and Johanna chat about the mysterious Nautilus! A still very understudied but amazing animal closely related to Octopus and Cuttlefish. Johanna who worked as a veterinarian treating Nautilus has all kinds of cool and awesome information about these deep sea ancient species. From the how their shell works to what they eat, everything Nautilus is covered on this episode of Seacreatures Podcast.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8566860-nautilus

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1365471.In_Search_of_Nautilus

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https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/chambered-nautilus

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In this episode Matt talks to Mox all about Manta Rays. Mox has spent most of his life diving and snorkelling with these amazing animals and is able to share some very special insights. From cephalic lobes to theories on what Manta Rays eat, tune in to learn more about these gentle giants of the sea.

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Matt chats to comedian Kirsty Webeck all about some weird and wonderful ocean animals. From the Vampire squid to the Wobbegong shark and the Costasiella seaslug the ocean is home to some very quirky seacreatures. Learn about the shark that can bite its own tail, the squid that has bioluminescent mucus instead of ink and the seaslug with solar all on this episode of the Seacreatures Podcast.

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Matt and palaeontologist guest Ben Francischelli chat all about the extinct super predator Livyatan. A 3 million year old giant Sperm Whale that roamed the oceans and likely preyed upon animals like the Megalodon Shark. With huge 40cm teeth, Livyatan was perhaps one of the biggest predators to ever live! Ben talks us through what its like to look for the fossils of a Livyatan and the inferences we can make from these ancient fossils.

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On this episode of the podcast, guest Nerida Wilson talks to host Matt Testoni all about the little known species the Ruby Seadragon. Whilst the Weedy and Leafy Seadragons garner lots of attention there is actually a third species of Seadragon in the world that was only described in 2015. So what do we know about a species so new to marine biology? Find out in this episode of the Seacreatures Podcast.

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On this episode Matt chats to Ruben Vermeule all about diving with Lumpsuckers in the Netherlands. Learn about this amazing fish that is commonly dived with but not talked about enough. From creating a "nest" to turning orange they are one quirky fish!

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