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Jonathan Bird's Blue World Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
Aquarist for a Day
Sat, Oct 3, 2009 27 mins
Season 2 opens with a visit to the New England Aquarium. Included: the 200,000-gallon Giant Ocean Tank; feeding sharks; the mandarinfish, a colorful reef fish native to the Pacific; and the whale shark.
Episode 2
Mantas of Yap
Sat, Oct 10, 2009 27 mins
A visit to the Micronesian island of Yap to observe large gatherings of manta rays. Also: a New England Aquarium Dive Club mission off Rhode Island to catch tropical fish that, because of the gulf stream, are thousands of miles from their native waters; a Bahamian expedition to observe tiger sharks.
Episode 3
Sea Turtles in Malaysia
Sat, Oct 17, 2009 27 mins
A Malaysian island that's home to sea turtles; Caribbean and Pacific mangroves (plants that thrives in shallow, salty water); wolffish, an eellike fish with sharp teeth.
Episode 4
Diving the Mexican Underground
Sat, Oct 24, 2009 27 mins
The underground rivers of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula; venomous fish; the Greenland shark.
Episode 5
Stars of the Sea
Sat, Oct 31, 2009 27 mins
Sea stars (aka starfish); the clownfish. Also: shark-feeding frenzies.
Episode 6
The King of Crustaceans
Sat, Nov 7, 2009 27 mins
The lobster industry is explored on an excursion with a Maine fisherman. Included: a dive reveals large lobsters. Also: remoras, sucker-equipped fish that attach themselves to sharks and other large creatures; the human-stingray relationship at Grand Cayman.
Episode 7
Antarctic Adventure
Sat, Nov 14, 2009 27 mins
The Season 2 finale explores Antarctica. Included: the kelp forests of Patagonia; penguins; a dive beneath an iceberg; a 3-ft. jellyfish; an encounter with a leopard seal.