Barbara Block Quotes
Sometimesin winter the surface waters, which are less salty, were so cold that
the sharks spent more time in warmer, saltier waters below... When I glimpsed the sharks' radio positions from these frigid
seas, I often wondered what it would be like to overwinter in the wilds
of an Alaska fjord chasing herring in constant darkness.
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They're capable of keeping their hearts beating at temperatures that would have long stopped a mammal's heart.
- Barbara Block
[As part of the
Science study, the researchers sought to understand why the salmon
shark's heart continues to function when it is ice cold.] The shark
heart slows down in the cold, just as our own heart would... But what sets it apart is where our heart would simply stop, the
salmon shark keeps on ticking. - Barbara Block
Science study, the researchers sought to understand why the salmon
shark's heart continues to function when it is ice cold.] The shark
heart slows down in the cold, just as our own heart would... But what sets it apart is where our heart would simply stop, the
salmon shark keeps on ticking. - Barbara Block