Nature News - Week 32 - Playful Sharks & Avian Flu Update!

Nature News - Week 32 - Playful Sharks & Avian Flu Update!

From Into The Wild by Ryan Dalton & Nadia Shaikh

December 3, 2025 · 34 min · Episode 209

About this episode

This episode discusses playful behavior in sharks and provides an update on avian flu.

To play or not to play? That is rarely the question but in this week's Nature News.....it actually is. After an experiment involving sharks & human toys took place during a controlled study, a question was raised asking "do sharks play?". It's also that magical time of year where we have.....AN AVIAN FLU UPDATE. Okay, so not quite the festive feels but nevertheless, an important look into what this virus is doing. Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Avian Flu / Shark Play / Tree Poison Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird Elevator Music: Local Forecast - Slower Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0creativecommons.org

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Dalton, Nadia Shaikh

Topics covered

  • sharks
  • avian flu
  • nature news
  • animal behavior
  • science updates

Keywords

  • sharks
  • avian flu
  • animal behavior
  • nature news
  • science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Avian Flu, Shark Play, Tree Poison, Local Forecast - Slower Kevin MacLeod

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