Shark and Awe

Episode 8 - Sand Tiger Shark - 10/10/2025


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Great news has been reported about the sand tiger (grey nurse) shark in Australia! Tune into this week's episode to find out what's happening in the land Down Under!

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SHOW RESOURCES:

  • Worldwide names: https://tinyurl.com/mr2em4ds
  • Worldwide names (blue-nurse): https://tinyurl.com/2e2wnxfv
  • OnlyOne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPeHJzJk0SC/?img_index=4
  • OnlyOne website: https://tinyurl.com/2a4pycnb
  • IUCN - Australia: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44070/10854830
  • IUCN - Mediterranean: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3854/16527817
  • Teeth: https://tinyurl.com/y57v7vs5
  • ISAF: https://tinyurl.com/mtcwf7k6
  • Species Implicated in Attacks: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/factors/species-implicated/
  • Habitat: https://virginiaaquarium.com/sand-tiger-shark#:~:text=from%20all%20sides.-,Habitat,during%20the%20summer%20each%20year.
  • Oceana: https://oceana.org/marine-life/sand-tiger-shark/
  • FL Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/sand-tiger-shark/
  • Breathing methods: https://cimi.org/blog/spiracles-the-secret-of-the-benthic-shark/
  • NatGeo Kids: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/sand-tiger-shark
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-13/critically-endangered-grey-nurse-shark-numbers-on-the-rise/105765674
  • DCCEEW: https://tinyurl.com/23sbkea
  • Grey Nurse Shark Recovery Plan: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/recovery-plans/recovery-plan-grey-nurse-shark-carcharias-taurus-2014
  • Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey: https://conservewildlifenj.org/?species=carcharias-taurus
  • IFL Science: https://www.iflscience.com/meet-rip-the-worlds-first-sand-tiger-shark-pup-born-by-artificial-insemination-63799
  • ReefQuest Center for Shark Research: http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/shark_profiles/c_taurus.htm#:~:text=Due%20to%20its%20large%20size,was%20previously%20in%20general%20usage.
  • Ripley's story: https://www.aza.org/connect-stories/stories/ripleys-aquariums-research-efforts-birth-sand-tiger-shark-first-successful-by-artificial-insemination
  • Ripley's Aquarium Myrtle Beach: https://www.ripleys.com/attractions/ripleys-aquarium-of-myrtle-beach/conservation


SOUND CREDITS

**Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android.

**Background ocean waves courtesy of Youtube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG

**Outro music called “Coral Chorus” from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app)

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Shark and AweBy Hawkeye Fierce