Love, Loyalty, and Friendship Among Sharks

<p>Jim Abernethy, diver and shark advocate, claims that sharks are "the dogs of the sea." How is that possible? What does that even mean? Lisa and Ann dive deep into their fears and fascinations. Who are sharks really, can you befriend them, and is it safe or even sane to do so? What does shark friendship look like?</p> <p>Want to follow up on our sources or watch any of the videos we mention? <a href='https://thisanimallife.com/'>Go to ThisAnimalLIfe.com </a>and <a href='https://thisanimallife.com/?page_id=392'>click on Show Notes</a>.</p> <p>References:</p> <p>Abernethy, Jim, featured in “<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPGb9FMLl8g'>Guy and Wild Shark Have Been Best Friends for Decades</a>,” The Dodo Wild Hearts. August 4, 2020.</p> <p>Abernethy, Jim, featured with Eric Cheng in "<a href='https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6807146/'>Misunderstood Predators: Part 2</a>," Tales by Light,  Netflix April 2017..</p> <p>Abernethy, Jim. <a href='https://scuba-adventures.com/'>Scuba Adventures</a>, dive-with-the-sharks website.</p> <p>Abernethy, Jim featured in “<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrpCw1K3cGE'>Shark Encounter in 180: Worth More Alive,</a>” National Geographic on YouTube. Surprising and sobering interdependence between human and shark.</p> <p>Abernethy, Jim, “<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEu1qsFMOdk'>Tiger Shark Love</a>,” YouTube video of Jim and Tarantino, November 2014.</p> <p>Benchley, Peter, <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126232.Jaws?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=wI4qhCOmtS&rank=1'>Jaws</a>, Random House, 1974.</p> <p>Frazer, Bryant, "<a href='https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:X__07zGo-lcJ:https://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2012/06/the-deep.html+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari'>The Deep (1977) Blu-Ray</a>," Film Freak Central, June 2012. Article about the making of the film and Percy the eel puppets.</p> <p>Ghose, Tia, “<a href='https://www.livescience.com/29198-shark-embryos-cannibalize-others.html'>Why Shark Embryos Go