Swimmers vs sharks — who matters most?
Short & Curly
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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2020
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
On a hot sunny day there's nothing Molly loves better than a swim in the ocean. But the sea can be dangerous, right? There are big waves, dangerous rips and SHARKS! Even though shark attacks are actually very rare, they can be deadly. So, should we kill sharks before they have a chance to kill us?
Brains Trust: Guardian Angels Primary School in Queensland — Cienna, Daniel, Ellena, Eva, Kaizin and Laetitia. Paul De Gelder — Former Navy Diver and shark attack survivor.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an ABC podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | Quick heads up, Curly crew. |
| 0:07.0 | In this episode of Short and Curly, we talked to a guy who was attacked by a shark. |
| 0:11.0 | So maybe if your little siblings are about it might be a bit-sized inflatable pool in the middle of the recording studio? |
| 0:29.5 | Oh, hey Carl, yes I am. |
| 0:31.2 | Care to splash around when I'm finished? I would love to. You know, I am. Care to splash around when I'm finished? |
| 0:33.0 | I would love to. You know, I always wear my bathers under my clothes just in case I find a surprise pool to splash around in. |
| 0:41.0 | Ha ha, don't we all? |
| 0:43.0 | Can I ask, why are you blowing up an inflatable kitty pool though? |
| 0:48.0 | I'm really in the mood to go for a swim since it's an absolute ripper of a day. |
| 0:52.0 | Sun shining, birds chirping, a beautiful 27 degrees Celsius or 80 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| 0:58.0 | Cracker of a day. |
| 1:00.0 | But I really don't want to swim in the ocean and get eaten by a shark. |
| 1:04.0 | Wait, what are you talking about? |
| 1:06.0 | Oh, a shark? It's like a big fish with sharp teeth and a fin? |
| 1:10.0 | No, no, no, I know what a shark is, but why do you think you'll get eaten by a shark if you swim in the ocean? |
| 1:17.0 | Well, sharks are apex predators, they're top of the food chain. |
| 1:21.0 | They eat almost everything everything including us people. |
| 1:26.0 | Someone was attacked last week by a shark and now I'm never going to the beach again. |
| 1:31.6 | I mean they mostly just eat fish. Did you know that there have |
| 1:35.9 | been more than 600 recorded shark attacks in Australia since colonization and nearly 200 of those attacks were fatal and there are about 80 |
| 1:47.0 | unprovoked attacks on humans per year around the world. |
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