Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
"Who hears the fishes when they cry?"
Henry Thoreau--1817-1862
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><)> From: owner-nova-online at franz.wgbh.org
><)> [owner-nova-online at franz.wgbh.org]
><)> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 5:10 PM
><)> To: NOVA Bulletin
><)> Subject: [NOVA] "Ancient Creature of the Deep"
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><)> Next on NOVA: "Ancient Creature of the Deep"
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><)> http://www.pbs.org/nova/fish/
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><)> Broadcast: October 25, 2005 (Repeat)
><)> (NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your
><)> local listings as
><)> dates and times may vary.)
><)>
><)> The most famous "living fossil" is the coelacanth,
><)> a huge primitive
><)> fish once thought to have died out with the
><)> dinosaurs. NOVA tells
><)> the amazing story of its rediscovery in 1938, how
><)> live specimens
><)> were captured on video, and how new colonies of
><)> the ancient fish
><)> have recently been found, raising hopes for its
><)> continuing survival.
><)>
><)> Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site:
><)>
><)> Overviews
><)>
><)> Anatomy of the Coelacanth
><)> This survivor from the age of dinosaurs has
><)> body parts found in
><)> no other living creature.
><)>
><)> Other Fish in the Sea
><)> The coelacanth gets all the attention, but
><)> there are other
><)> "fossil fish" just as fascinating.
><)>
><)> Article and Quiz
><)>
><)> Moment of Discovery
><)> Relive the excitement of the coelacanth's
><)> discovery through
><)> letters between the woman who found it and
><)> the expert she
><)> consulted.
><)>
><)> Coelacanth Quiz
><)> Does this fish lay eggs? Find surprising
><)> answers to this and
><)> other questions in this illustrated true-false quiz.
><)>
><)> Also, Links & Books, the Teacher's Guide, the
><)> program transcript,
><)> and more.
><)>
><)> http://www.pbs.org/nova/fish/
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