Wildlife
I like wildlife.
I work with wildlife.
I talk about wildlife.
25 November, 2022 Ten years ago, we tracked some great white sharks
'Tracking' involves tagging a device to a great white shark and following it around the sea., tracking its movements over time. Read in full...
24 July, 2022 Akulabyte
Akulabyte is a separate project through which I'm documenting the progress of my foray into games design, specifically for wildlife sim. Read in full...
9 July, 2022 Fear at the top
Free Willy has been killing Bruce. If that's not sciencey enough for you - Orcas (killer whales and pricks) have been killing great white sharks (the best animal ever). This raises serious questions. Read in full...
27 April, 2021 A great white shark named Nukumi
It's been a while since I shared stories of some of the great white sharks I've worked with, so I figured it'd be worth talking about another who has recently been making headlines. Read in full...
17 December, 2020 Flatback sea turtle v tiger shark – A surprising victor?
When a tiger shark decides to try a flatback sea turtle for lunch, you'd be forgiven for thinking a full stomach was inevitable. A new paper on such an interaction should give you second thoughts. Read in full...
22 April, 2020 Shark Free Chips has launched
Shark Free Chips is a new collaborative effort between Apex Expeditions, Marine Dynamics and shark-lovers the world over. Read in full...
29 February, 2020 A great white shark named Bitey
Great white sharks are generally known for biting things, so the name 'Bitey' would generally make sense. In this particular fish's case, it's a little more ironic. Read in full...
21 October, 2019 A great white shark named Spud
Spud was a great white shark I worked with briefly in Gansbaai, South Africa. What made this shark was special, was that we technically met some ten months before. Read in full...
4 April, 2019 Happy birthday children
Will and Sassy turn one year old this week. They've come a long way since flying across my living room and spraying us with napalm shit along the way. Shitpalm, if you will. Read in full...
17 March, 2019 A great white shark named Flag
Flag was a 4.5 metre great white shark, seen in both Gansbaai and Mossel Bay (South Africa) from 2007 to 2009. She was massive and terrifying. Read in full...
20 February, 2019 Great white sharks against cancer
Because not only are white sharks absolute bad asses who generally have no interest in killing humans, but they're actively helping us battle one of the most terrible diseases on the planet. We're welcome! Read in full...
4 December, 2018 Predatory birds in slow(l) motion
I try to talk about and photograph our children/great horned owls with the same annoying level of frequency as those who parent human offspring. Read in full...
30 October, 2018 Our kids are getting big!
Sassy girl and Will are still barely a few months old, but their appetite and penchant for mid air tantrums could put even my own to shame! Read in full...
27 July, 2018 Time to say goodbye
After a month of being loved, looked after and shitting all over my home, our children are no longer with us. I feel like how my parents must've when I finally buggered off, too. Read in full...
29 May, 2018 They grow so fast
While I'm happy to report that the children have become surprisingly tall, I'm sorry to say I must keep this entry quite 'short'. Hehehehe... ugh, I'm dead inside. Read in full...
22 May, 2018 How can something so small, create so much shit?
While they're definitely growing, there's absolutely no way animals of this size should yet be able to produce ten times their mass in faeces. Read in full...
18 May, 2018 They’re sooooooo cute!
I've never worked with owls before and I've never been comfortable around babies. Since these are a mixture of the two, I figured week one would be about getting to grips with the basics. Read in full...
9 May, 2018 Owl you doin’?
An insight into life with a pair of winged, infant demons who poo everywhere, devour flesh and make bizarre noises. Now I know how my parents must've felt. Read in full...
16 May, 2017 I’m going to poke some sharks.