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Our white shark character Hennessey in Born Predators swims in sensation: sight, sound, smell and even the electric pulses from the nerves of her prey. But when she can not what a possible prey item is and those senses don’t tell her. She has one option left. She has to taste it.

8 DAYS TO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JAWS: What did the marine biologist in JAWS really know about the hunting, sensory, migration and even social systems of white sharks? In Born Predators, Kinney Austin knows a lot about these and they cause her to doubt the shark attack story.

8 day s till the 50th anniversary of #Jaws wendybenchley

It was the invention of sharp, replaceable teeth that gave sharks their market share, their biological brand in the new world of predators that evolved in the dawn sea. Innovations are key to the success of new groups—in this case the invention of teet in a world of armored prey.

From Extreme Life of the Sea: Shark teeth start deep: they start their lives deep in the mouth, begining as a low hard ridge in the soft tissue of the throat. Ridge after ridge grow in succession and move up toward the mouth like waves rolling onto shore. stephenpalumbi.substack.com/p/born-predato…

5 DAYS TO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JAWS: . THINGS WE KNOW NOW BUT DIDN'T THEN Sharks continuously grow their teeth—a new set every 7–10 days—and discard the old ones like dull razors. Over the course of a life time sharks can lose 10,000’s of teeth. stephenpalumbi.substack.com/p/how-does-a-s…

3 DAYS TO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JAWS How do sharks use their teeth. How are they different between species? The shark researcher in Born Predators, Kinney Austin, shows us the differences, & what teeth tell us. And she does it from the coroner’s office. stephenpalumbi.substack.com/p/born-predato…

2 DAYS TO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JAWS. Shark teeth don't lie. Prof James Estes told me a story of sea otters where the cause of death was impossible to tell. Until they found grooves on the otter bones that matched the serrations only in white shark teeth stephenpalumbi.substack.com/p/born-predato…

Slavery and sharks. A remembrance on Juneteenth: Based on Rediker, M. 2008 "History from below the water line: sharks and the Atlantic slave trade" Atlantic Studies 5:285-297.

TODAY! the 50th anniversary of JAWS, which defined the movie thriller by having a villain, a monster, a mortal danger in the water. Our book Born Predators tells the story differently – with what we now know about how sharks live and what they really do. stephenpalumbi.substack.com/p/born-predato…

#Jaws50 Today we know a lot more about sharks. Can they finally be wildlife not monsters? In our new novel Born Predators the shark biologist sets out to prove the shark Hennessey didn’t attack anyone. But people are much more complex than sharks. stephenpalumbi.substack.com/p/born-predato…

#jaws50th We now know a lot more about sharks. Big white sharks are usually female. They give birth to live young in the summer, looking for a warm shallow cove. In our book Bon Predators, Hennessey the shark is doing that and gets into trouble. stephenpalumbi.substack.com/p/born-predato…

Welcome to summer! Another cruel summer is hitting the US. The most important thing to realize is that Climate Change is real...worst thing you ever heard. Summer is the most but it should be the best! see the whole video youtu.be/acSOHZvgSM8

June 24: In our book Born Predators, Miss Jilly says “Hon, if there’s a dead guy with shark bites, then it’s the shark that did it.” But you can learn a lot more about sharks from their bites. In our post today on substack, researcher Kinney Austin builds a shark from its bites.

It's a Cruel Summer...again. 104 in Boston on my way to the airport to go home. And this is the middle of the heatwave. So here is the middle of Cruel Summer of Climate Change. youtu.be/dfqWquD5eqc

Best wishes going out to folks hit by the first cruel summer heat wave of 2025. The fundamental message is that climate change is real.Hunker down and stay safe.

Shark teeth tell us a lot In our book Born Predators, Kinney looks closely at wounds “A Bull shark has cutting teeth in the upper jaw and stiletto points in the lower for grasping. I don’t see that.” “So, not a Bull shark,” the coroner offered “No,” Kinney said. "Something else"

Shark teeth are toolboxes. Upper and lower teeth sometimes have different shapes and purposes. When they wear out they’re replaced. They’re used in test bites to help find out if prey are worthwhile. Born Predators shows you all about the tools of teeth. stephenpalumbi.substack.com/p/born-predato…

Why is it the hottest day of the year across Europe? Not a surprise. Climate Change is Real! see our version of Cruel Summer Climate Change....

A Substack book series Born Predators: Chapter 6 “Are the beaches safe?” That ‘s one of the questions anyone will ask after a shark encounter. Our shark researche Kinney walks into a maelstrom – a press conference about whether our shark character Henessey is a danger to everyone