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Weird Species #7: Sperm whales - Moby Dick's dark-skinned cousins
Episode 6
Friday, 13 June, 2025

Enric Sala used to be a professor of marine biology at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California. Then he realized that he was "writing the obituary of the ocean", quit academia and started putting all of his efforts into conservation. In this episode of "Weird Species", he tells us all about it: partnering with National Geographic to tell captivating stories about ocean life and helping governments and communities all over the world to set up marine protected areas. But of course he also talks about his favorite animal, the sperm whale, and what it's like to see them up close. Enric Sala was awarded the Senckenberg Prize for Commitment to Nature 2024. Watch Enric Sala's TED talk about "turning the high seas into the world's largest nature reserve". Check out Enric Sala's book "The Nature of Nature".Follow Senckenberg onFacebookInstagramTikTokLinkedInYouTube