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True Facts: Fish That Suck

Ze Frank | October 24, 2024



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Thanks to:
Dr Peter Wainwright, UC Davis
Dr Brooke Flammang, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Dr Udo Savalli, Arizona State University
Dr Jamie Seymour, James Cook University
Dr Shinji Sugiura, Kobe University
& all the scientists who have made their research Open Access.

Josh Blank, https://www.instagram.com/joshblankphotography/

Save Our Seas, https://saveourseas.com/

Enrique Martínez, Manta Scuba
Instagram: @manta_scuba
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MantaScuba/
www.caboscuba.com

The Wainwright Lab, https://www.youtube.com/@Wainwrightlab

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