Marine Biologist Uncovers An Underwater Secret After Something Fishy Caught Her Attention

Published on 10/22/2023
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A Little Bit Of Luck And A Whole Lot Of Questions

As we’ve already said, before de Vos, nothing was known about the region and it had seldom been researched. Their method of documenting is fantastic since it places a strong emphasis on cataloging and classifying various species. De Vos mentioned how lucky she was when capturing images in a TED Fellows interview. But what was this aquatic species that they had discovered? “I was able to take plenty of photos of [its] characteristic features,” the scientist said. They were adamant about figuring things out.

A Little Bit Of Luck And A Whole Lot Of Questions

A Little Bit Of Luck And A Whole Lot Of Questions

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What Was Seen Was Quite Different Than Anything Else

They had just witnessed a massive animal they had never seen before approach and circle their boat while they were shooting shots of him. A shark, perhaps? The whale? What’s that? When they returned to land, she and her pupils immediately started working while still in shock and wonder. They quickly pulled out their picture albums and notebooks. “That’s when we began to realize that what we’d seen was quite different to anything we had ever seen before,” stated de Vos to TED Fellows. Even though Asha de Vos had a lot of knowledge of whales and marine biology, she would still require assistance in this situation.

What Was Seen Was Quite Different Than Anything Else

What Was Seen Was Quite Different Than Anything Else

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