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A Marine Biologist

2024/11/19
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Jessica Pate 解释了蝠鲼和黄貂鱼之间的主要区别,尽管它们都是鳐鱼。蝠鲼一直在游泳,没有刺,而黄貂鱼生活在沙地中,有刺用于防御捕食者。

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Jessica Pate recounts the pivotal moment when she saved a dead manta ray from being cut up for samples, highlighting the challenges and dedication required in marine biology.
  • Manta rays are negatively buoyant and decompose rapidly.
  • Jessica's colleague was trying to prove the manta rays in the western Atlantic were a new species.
  • The manta ray was preserved in a whale freezer and later moved to a museum.

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Swimming with 20-foot manta rays, suffering through grant applications, and rushing to the whale freezer with Jessica Pate), a marine biologist based in Florida. How have drones changed her work? And what's wrong with being a "parachute scientist"?

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