I remember just tripping balls on the idea that there were animals that were breathing water. It's one of those things that turned, that was absolutely terrifying and turned out to be the best possible answer because goby's are so fascinating and variable. They do anything, like any evolutionary thing you wanna study, a goby is doing it pretty much. I wanted to fact check and see if there were any celebrity ichthyologists or like fish people to the stars. And the closest competition I found was these two guys who run an aquarium business in Las Vegas and have a reality show which took me to a surreal clip of Tracy Morgan appreciating biodiversity.
ALL. ABOUT. FISH. Hilariously charming fish expert and LA County Natural History Museum Curator of Ichthyology, Dr. Christine Thacker, sits down with Alie in a basement full of several million jars of fish to chat about the worst fish husbands, the weirdest mating behaviors, the scariest fish, the nicest fish, the tiniest fish, how they breathe, how you can help reverse global warming, and whether you should pee in wetsuits. I love her so much and so will you.
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Editing by Steven Ray Morris
Music by Nick Thorburn