An Electric Eel and a Caiman
Wherein Isobel and Maria show us the ropes -- or nets -- for surveying fishes in the Amazon. The distribution of fish in tropical river systems is important to understanding how animals move...
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:introduction jingle: :sloshing water and bird sounds as gentle orchestra music plays in the background: So, we're out here with Maria and Isabel. And, they're Icthyologists, and we're going to go fishing. They have this net. Where they sweep the net through the deeper parts of the water. And, try to get the fish to either be pinned against the bank or into the net. And, then they pull it up. And, see what's in this area. We're going to go do that. So, are you ever afraid you're scaring the fish off by walking up the stream and they're probably getting out of the way? Or is that something that? Well let us know if we need to be quiet. Oh! Okay. They can hide out. Yea, camouflage. Webs, all over the place. So, Maria'...
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:introduction jingle: :sloshing water and bird sounds as gentle orchestra music plays in the background: So, we're out here with Maria and Isabel. And, they're Icthyologists, and we're going to go fishing. They have this net. Where they sweep the net through the deeper parts of the water. And, try to get the fish to either be pinned against the bank or into the net. And, then they pull it up. And, see what's in this area. We're going to go do that. So, are you ever afraid you're scaring the fish off by walking up the stream and they're probably getting out of the way? Or is that something that? Well let us know if we need to be quiet. Oh! Okay. They can hide out. Yea, camouflage. Webs, all over the place. So, Maria'...
