SHARK WEEK 2016
It is “Shark
Week” on the Discovery Channel. I am a
big fan of “Shark Week” and have been for years. I do have to admit, though, that the reason
behind most episodes are, in my mind, malarkey.
Every
episode claims to be doing research to determine more facts about these little known
animals. This research is necessary in
order to protect and preserve these great animals.
Maybe.
I wish they
would be a bit more up front and admit the research is to gather footage for “Shark
Week.”
Not that I
mind either way, I love watching sharks, but seriously as just “Important”
research?
The episode
I watched tonight involved six, count them, six shark scientist experts or
sharkologists. They spent a summer in a
five million dollar ship following great white sharks around an island that is home to a zillion seals. They tagged the sharks, and then followed them with
tracking equipment, mini-subs with cameras and all kinds of super expensive
equipment.
What did
these six, I assume well paid, sharkologists find out?
The sharks
loved this island because they like to eat seals…I knew that, I watch “Shark Week”
every year.
The biggest
sharks are females… I knew that, I watch “Shark Week” every year.
They hunt
during the day and rest at night… I knew that, I watch “Shark Week” every year.
They are
very fast, they are very powerful, they bite to explore… I knew that, I watch “Shark
Week” every year.
More people
are killed by lightening every year than by shark attacks… I knew that, I watch
“Shark Week” every year. (Of course
billions of people are exposed to potential lightening strikes every year and
only a few hundred thousand swim in the same water as great white sharks. If
there is a thunderstorm, do not stand under a tree, and you probably should not
swim with seals.)
Anyway, scientists
tag, follow, film and test sharks every year probably spending more money than
Jerry ever collected for his children and we learn almost nothing new every
year on “Shark Week.”
Still, I cannot
get enough of these “Shark Week” shows.
When is Taco Week?
ReplyDeleteAll we need to do is watch Shark Week every year. That's all we'll ever need to know.
ReplyDeleteHave a terrific day Joe. ☺
we had it on in the deep night of work last night. i don't get it...
ReplyDeleteI've never watched it, as I'm a scaredy cat.
ReplyDeleteWait! Aren't you also a fan of the SHARKNADO movies?
ReplyDeleteCompletely harmless--watching, that is.
ReplyDeleteI saw the original "Jaws" and that's about it. TI heard of Shark week shows. Sounds scary but may be ok.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is afraid of something and i have a fear of sharks, but I respect them immensely and know how important they are to the oceans of the world. And sharks have so much more to fear from us than we do from them. I think they should stop with "Shark Week" and instead have ""Python Week." Pythons are an invasive species no one likes and no one would mind seeing harmed. Well, maybe not everyone.
ReplyDeleteI like sharks. From a safe distance.
ReplyDeleteWhen they can't think up something new to tell, it's time to quit. I guess the film makers are banking on nobody ever having watched the programme before.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your Shark Week!
ReplyDeleteI never found them to be all that tasty. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhy has it been Shark Week for like twenty seven days now? I find just about everything interesting, but one week seems like more than enough for something called shark week.
ReplyDeleteSharks are good eating. Steaks, shark burgers, shark bacon, you name it. I have been petioting McDonalds for a fillet of shark, but have been unsuccessful so far. Maybe thats what we'er getting already. Taco Bell might consider a shark taco.
ReplyDeleteI was in college to become a marine biologist but the book, not the movie, Jaws scared me out of the water. Am not proud of that and had it not happened, I could have been one of those high paid scientists on that cool boat. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point about lightening.
That Crocodile guy always claimed to be doing research, too, but it looked like he was just finding out what happened when you pulled a wild animal's tail or poked it with a stick.
ReplyDeleteWth sharks, it's all fun and games until they form a sharknado. Based on my extensive research, those things are getting more and more common.
So where do I have to send an email to get "gator week" on TV???
ReplyDeleteThat's funny and probably true: research to gather footage for the all-important Shark Week! I just watched Jaws on Netflix last week and loved it as much as I have every other time I've watched it.
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