Landlocked Mermaid

So this was a golden opportunity. August being a five week month, I had the chance to refilm episode three of Sharks @ 7 & 3/4 and get back on track for episode four next month. But the small window of opportunity I had vanished. I feel like the boat for refilming has been missed but rather than abandon this episode entirely, I am going to break this episode down here. The kids did some really great pictures, it's not their fault I fail at filming. So I'm going to showcase their beautiful pictures, share some facts and get my act together for the next episode. Basking Sharks Top: Dylan's. Bottom: Addy's The 2nd biggest shark alive today. They are filter feeders, meaning they eat plankton. They feed with their mouths wide open. They filter 1.5 million litres per hour and catch the microscopic plankton on their gill rakers. See those structures inside the mouths the kids drew? Those are the gill rakers. Their name comes from appearing to bask in the su...

So according to my new super duper organised schedule, today's blog is supposed to be the new episode of Sharks @ 7 & 3/4. If you haven't already guessed... it's not. Between my terrible filming skills, feeling overwhelmed and a severe lack of time, I haven't got enough to produce a full episode which I am 100% happy with. Which is a shame, the kids came out with some golden stuff and drew some lovely pictures. To rectify this, I am going to refilm. (Mum, I need to borrow the kids again!) I am going to coerce someone into being a cameraman for me. (I cannot host and film at the same time, not with my little Flip.) And I am going to bring you the proper episode for Sharks @ 7 & 3/4: British Sharks, next month. Apologies if you were super excited for this, but trust me, I literally broke every filming rule I learned about at University. Every last one. Instead, I am going to whet your appetite with the little bits which I did like. It is mostly the kids...