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First Aired - 03/14/2011 12:00PM
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Where The Naturalist goes, you - the listener - can follow! Tune in to another informative episode of The Naturalist as Bernie Wides & Carol A. Butler recap Bernie's trip to Belize and explore interesting topics such as dolphin identification and whale biology. Learn more about how dolphins communicate with each other and how we are able to identify them by their dorsal fin. This episode was sponsored by Cain Five. For more information visit www.CainFive.com
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The Naturalist Introduction: Dolphin Identification off the Coast of Belize (26:33)
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Bernie Wides, Carol A. Butler, The Naturalist, Heritage Radio Network, Belize, Oceanic Society, whale biology, Eric Ramos, dolphin behavior, off the coast of Belize, bottle nosed dolphin, identify dolphins by dorsal fins, cloud cover, Beaufort Wind Force Scale, wind speed, Peter Randazzo, fin identification, hydrophone readings, echo location, snorkeling, marine reserve, resident dolphins, dolphin biology,Careers in Marine Biology & Interesting Facts About Whales (27:15)
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marine biology as a career, more women are studying math and science these days, Field Guide to the Caribbean, coastal dolphins, porpoises, Great Blue Whale, biggest animal that's ever lived on earth, whales started on land?, Museum of Natural History, blowholes, seals, sea lions, external vs internal ears, whales have internal genitals, Grey Whales, humpback whale, echo location, sonar, whistles and clicks, water is a great conductor of sound, pelagic,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 04/12/2010 12:00PM
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Bernie Wides recaps his trip to Puerto Rico this week on The Naturalist.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Tour of Puerto Rico! (12:52)
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Bernie WIdes, The Naturalist, Hearst Ranch, Puerto Rico, San Juan, eastern Caribbean, volcanic island, The Butterfly People, bombing range, snorkeling, bio luminescent bay, dinoflagellate, phytoplankton, pyrodinium bahamense, micro organism glows when the water is disturbed, Great South Bay, Long Island, Red Mango trees, pontoon boat, Vieques,Arecibo Observatory & Limestone Caves (9:46)
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TJ Ranch, radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory, limestone caves, karst, old German word that meant baron land, limestone is easily eroded, the radio telescope was put in Arecibo because there was a huge valley formed by a huge sink hole, Lago Dos Bocas,The Arecibo Telescope & The Coqui Tree Frog (16:27)
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Arecibo Telescope, the large optical telescopes collect as much light as possible, the bigger the telescope the bigger the mirror, electro magnetic spectrum, visible light is a small part of the spectrum, radio energy, radio waves, parabolic reflector, 1000 feet across, quasars, hands on museum, tropical rain forest, last March was a record month for rainfall, pigeon peas, carbonic acid, lactates, coqui tree frog, Eleutherodactylus, frogs are developed in miniature eggs,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
