Water Monarchs and Monsters
b'River Monsters
Guest: Nizar Ibrahim, paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer
The 50-foot-long spinosaurus was one of the most terrifying prehistoric creatures, but it didn\\u2019t roam the earth like the T. rex\\u2014it was actually lurking underwater.
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Monarchs of the Sea
Guest:\\xa0Danna Staaf, marine biologist and author of \\u201cMonarchs of the Sea: The Extraordinary 500-Million-Year History of Cephalopods\\u201d\\xa0
The Jurassic Park franchise may have put T. Rex and velociraptors in the spotlight, but strange and slimy marine creatures ruled the planet almost 250 million years before dinosaurs were even around! These cephalopods are the prehistoric ancestors of squid, octopus, and cuttlefish, and their name means "head foot," and, guess what? They\'ve got a brain in each!'