This week we are "diving" in to the ocean to learn about the majestic giants down under, and why they are so incredibly important.

Art by Kirsten Mayer @graphic_nouns
Music: Synth Ride by Atlss on Premium Beat

giant isopod: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/giant-isopods-curious-crustaceans-on-the-ocean-floor.html
adopt a whale shark: https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/whale-shark
Harvard Crimson article: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/11/7/kronostory/
All sources:
https://www.popsci.com/marine-megafauna-mass-extinction/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalassocnushttps://www.livescience.com/59624-ancient-mass-extinction-of-ocean-animals.htmlhttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/megalodon--the-truth-about-the-largest-shark-that-ever-lived.htmlhttps://hakaimagazine.com/news/sloths-in-the-water/https://dinosaurpictures.org/Plesiosaurus-pictureshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesosaurushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosasaurushttps://www.nationalgeographic.org/photo/marinesize/https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/giant-squidhttps://www.mbari.org/products/creature-feature/giant-tubeworms-landing-page/https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(13)00074-2.pdfhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/giant-clam?loggedin=truehttps://oceana.org/marine-life/southern-elephant-seal/https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/leatherback-turtlehttps://thelivingplanet.com/animal/japanese-spider-crab/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/whale-sharkhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/blue-whalehttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aay7650https://sharkstewards.org/importance-of-saving-marine-megafauna-to-health-of-ecosystems-and-biodiversity/