Whale Sharks: the biggest fish in the sea with very weird eyeballs

The Wild Walk of Fame

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A secret field that summons lightning. A massive spiral that disappears into a salt lake. A celestial observatory carved into a volcano. Meet the wild—and sometimes explosive—world of land art, where artists craft masterpieces with dynamite and bulldozers. In our Season 2 premiere, guest Dylan Thuras, cofounder of Atlas Obscura, takes us off road and into the minds of the artists who literally reshaped parts of the Southwest. These works aren’t meant to be easy to reach—or to explain—but they just might change how you see the world. Land art you’ll visit in this episode: - Double Negative and City by Michael Heizer (Garden Valley, Nevada) - Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson (Great Salt Lake, Utah) - Sun Tunnels by Nancy Holt (Great Basin Desert, Utah) - Lightning Field by Walter De Maria (Catron County, New Mexico) - Roden Crater by James Turrell (Painted Desert, Arizona) Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group.…

about a year ago 10:56

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In this week’s episode of the wild walk of fame we talk about wonderful whale sharks.

Find out about their highly unique eyeballs, if they can chew or not and just how big and heavy they can grow!!

Inspiring children to fall in love with wildlife through sharing facts in a fun and engaging way about animals from all over the world.

Find out more at www.blackandwhitebookproject.com

40 episodes

Whale Sharks: the biggest fish in the sea with very weird eyeballs

The Wild Walk of Fame

published about a year ago

MP3•Episode home

In this week’s episode of the wild walk of fame we talk about wonderful whale sharks.

Find out about their highly unique eyeballs, if they can chew or not and just how big and heavy they can grow!!

Inspiring children to fall in love with wildlife through sharing facts in a fun and engaging way about animals from all over the world.

Find out more at www.blackandwhitebookproject.com

40 episodes

#Little Black And White Book Project #Little Black #White Book Project

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Flamingo: a flamboyance of pink feathered loveliness 10:55

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Komodo dragon: the biggest and most feared lizard on earth 11:38

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