On this episode of Nature League, Brit investigates how the nurse shark and other species got their intriguing English names.

Written, edited, and presented by: Brit Garner
Graphics and illustrations by: Tamar Ziri
Original concept art: Maia Ledesma and Matthew Gaydos

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Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/plant/rose...
https://www.nps.gov/articles/netnspe...
https://www.merriamwebster.com/dicti...
http://1.droppdf.com/files/GbjU8/grzi...
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
https://www.thebhs.org/publications/t...
https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/...
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/...
https://www.sleloinvasives.org/invasi...
https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/discover/He...
https://www.merriamwebster.com/dicti...
https://www.britannica.com/animal/dik...
[Book] The Sharks of North America. Castro, 2011
[Book] The Century Dictionary Supplement. 1909
[Book] The Fishes of North and Middle America. Jordan and Evermann, 1898
[Book] ShakespeareBacon: An Essay. 1899
[Book] Middle English Dictionary. Kuhn, 1983


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Nature League is an edutainment channel that explores life on Earth and asks questions that inspire us to marvel at all things wild. Join host Brit Garner to learn about, connect to, and love the amazing living systems on Earth and the mechanics that drive them.