About this episode
Dr. Solomon David joins Alie Ward to discuss the fascinating and misunderstood gar fish.
A long snout. Hundreds of teeth. Scales that could slice you. What is a gar and should we fear it? Should we hug it? One of the world’s most passionate and knowledgeable experts on this ancient, mysterious fish joins to make you fall in love with these slimy longbois. Dr. Solomon David is affable, charming, enthusiastic and absolutely shameless when it comes to fish puns. Slip into some hip waders and jump in the muck to learn all about a creature that -- despite decades of mudslinging -- is not a gar-bage fish. Also: why gar caviar is a very bad idea.
People in this episode
Host: Alie Ward
Guest: Solomon David
Topics covered
- gar fish
- aquatic life
- fish puns
- marine biology
- wildlife education
Keywords
- gar
- fish
- marine biology
- caviar
- wildlife
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: gar
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