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Butters: IT'S 13 DAYS TILL "SHARK WEEK,"
AND TODAY, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE OF
"THE DAILY BITE,"
DEDICATED TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T ENJOY "SHARK WEEK"
BECAUSE THEY SUFFER FROM SELACHOPHOBIA --
THE FEAR OF SHARKS.
IT'S A THING, REALLY.
TELL 'EM, JORDAN.
HERE AT S-DUB, A.K.A. "SHARK WEEK," YOU KNOW
THAT WE LOVE TO GET INTO THE WATER WITH SHARKS.
BUT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THAT CAN BE A TERRIFYING IDEA.
THAT'S WHY AQUARIUMS ARE A GREAT RESOURCE
TO GET UP CLOSE WITH SOME SHARKS,
ALL WHILE KEEPING YOUR HAIR DRY.
NOW, WE SENT OUR FRIEND NORE DAVIS
TO THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE SIGHTS.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
DO IT, NORE!
WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
NORE DAVIS, WITH "THE DAILY BITE,"
CORRESPONDENT HERE TO REPORT ON THE SHARK EXHIBIT
AT THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM, AND CONQUER MY FEAR OF SHARKS.
HA!
IT COULD'VE BEEN PENGUINS.
I'M NOT SCARED OF THEM.
WE COULD TALK ALL DAY ABOUT PENGUINS,
BUT NO, I GOT TO GO LOOK AT SHARKS.
I'M FINE. I'M FINE.
THANKS, JORDAN.
THANKS.
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WHAT'S UP, JON? HOW'S IT GOING, NORE?
HOW YOU DOING? THANKS FOR COMING TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, MAN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? A LITTLE FRIGHTENED.
BUT FIRST TIME AT THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM, RIGHT?
RIGHT. DON'T BE SCARED.
WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU WHY, ALL RIGHT?
THE WAY THE SHARKS WORK, OF COURSE,
IS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE APEX PREDATORS.
THERE'S A FEW OF THEM. HMM.
THEY'RE TAKING OUT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF FISH,
WHICH KEEPS EVERYTHING IN BALANCE, BECAUSE...
OH, WAIT. WHAT'S AN APEX PREDATOR?
APEX -- AT THE TOP, RIGHT? AH.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT A FOOD...
SO, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN FOOD PYRAMID?
EXACTLY. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
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AAH!
THAT'S IT, MAN!
THAT IS SCARY.
THIS IS WHAT IT IS, RIGHT HERE.
LIKE, AAH.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THIS EXHIBIT IS DOPE,
'CAUSE, LIKE, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M THINKING.
AAH! RIGHT THERE.
WHAT SHARK IS THIS?
SO, THIS IS A WHALE SHARK, THAT'S A SAND TIGER SHARK.
THIS IS A GREAT WHITE, SO THIS IS,
I THINK, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT?
WHERE YOU'RE WONDERING, "AM I GONNA GET CHEWED UP?"
MAN. BUT, REALLY, WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT IT, WHAT THIS MEANS -- HE'S IN ALL THE MOVIES.
THAT'S THE SYLVESTER STALLONE OF SHARKS.
THAT'S IT. AND THIS IS THE ROCK OF SHARKS.
AND I LIKE THIS, RIGHT HERE, WHERE IT SAYS,
"MYTH BUSTER -- NO SHARK HAS HUMAN ON ITS MENU."
THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.
"SHARK ATTACK ON HUMANS ARE RARE."
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
DO YOU FEEL SCARY?
NO, I FEEL LIKE A CAT.
I FEEL LIKE A CAT THAT'S UNDERWATER
[ Laughing ] THAT DOESN'T WANT TO BE UNDERWATER.
BUT IT'S REALLY -- NO, BUT THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S COOL, THOUGH, RIGHT?
WOW.
SO, HERE IT IS, THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS,
THE SEA THAT NEVER SLEEPS, TONS OF FISH.
SO, ALL THESE FISH ARE LIVING HERE IN NEW YORK CITY?
THAT'S RIGHT. LIKE, IN OUR OCEAN?
THAT'S RIGHT.
IN OUR RESERVOIRS? THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE, REALLY.
WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT, "WHY AM I HERE?"
IT'S KIND OF AN EXISTENTIAL QUESTION,
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE REASON WHY NEW YORK'S HERE,
IS BECAUSE OF ALL THE MARINE WILDERNESS
THAT WE HAVE AROUND US.
JON, I SEE RIGHT HERE, THE TOP-LEVEL PREDATORS ARE SHARKS.
EXACTLY. A FOOD WEB SWIRLS OVERHEAD.
SO, AS A HUMAN, WHERE AM I IN THIS WEB?
SO, THIS IS THE PROBLEM, REALLY.
WHERE HUMANS ARE IS, WE'RE ABOVE EVEN THE TOP-LEVEL PREDATOR.
OH, OKAY. AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
IF YOU REALLY PUT IT INTO BALANCE,
THESE ANIMALS DON'T POSE A THREAT TO US.
WE POSE A THREAT TO THEM.
AND, AS WE SIT ABOVE THIS CHAIN, WE'RE THE ONES
THAT TAKE IT OUT OF BALANCE. HMM.
AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT HAPPENS, OF COURSE,
IS WE LOSE THIS INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY,
THIS COLOR, THIS BEAUTY.
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ALL RIGHT, SO, RIGHT NOW, WHERE ARE WE AT, JON?
SO THIS IS WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE GRIM.
THIS IS LOOKING TERRIFYING.
YEAH, IT GETS A LITTLE GRIM, RIGHT,
WHICH IS THE TREMENDOUS LOSS OF SHARKS AROUND THE WORLD.
SO, FISHERMEN GOING OUT THERE AND --
OH, MY GOD, LOOK AT THAT. YEAH, I KNOW, IT'S GRIM.
IS THERE ANY LAWS, ANY LEGISLATION
THAT'S BEING PASSED RIGHT NOW TO, LIKE...
YEAH. ...TO MAKE SURE
THAT THESE SHARKS ARE DEFINITELY BEING PROTECTED?
THAT'S A REALLY -- 'CAUSE I'M SEEING, LIKE,
IT'S DEFINITELY US THAT'S HURTING THEM.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION, TOO,
BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE GOT TO DO IT, RIGHT?
YEAH, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HOLLYWOOD
LOVES TO PAINT IT AS, LIKE,
"OH, LOOK AT THIS BIG OLD SHARK COMING TO EAT THIS WHITE GIRL."
RIGHT. RIGHT. BUT, REALLY...
WHAT'S THE REAL STORY? ...THE WHITE GIRL GOT --
MM-HMM. 100 MILLION, THAT'S RIGHT.
EXACTLY.
IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO FEAR THEM.
THEY HAVE TO FEAR US,
AND THAT'S THE SAD STORY, RIGHT? WOW.
THIS IS -- THIS IS HEARTBREAKING, MAN.
LOOK AT THAT.
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Butters: IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR NORE,
AS HE LEARNS THAT SHARKS MIGHT NOT BE
THE MOST FRIGHTENING THING IN THE WATER.
PERHAPS, IT'S US.
[ EVIL CACKLE ]
SO, HERE IT IS. OOH-HOO!
YO!
LOOK AT THIS.
OW! DAMN!
NOW THESE ARE SOME SHARKS, RIGHT?
YO, YOU HAVE REAL, LIVE SHARKS THAT ARE LIKE IN THE MOVIES,
BUT I'M NOT SCARED, MAN.
THIS IS JUST BEAUTIFUL. YEAH.
YEAH, THIS IS THE HUDSON CANYON.
YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE HUDSON RIVER
ROLLS PAST YOUR HOME IN YONKERS. YEAH.
WELL, IN THE LAST ICE AGE, IT CARVED THIS MASSIVE CANYON
UNDERWATER, RIGHT? OKAY.
IT'S ABOUT THIS SIZE OF THE GRAND CANYON,
TWO MILES ACROSS, A MILE DEEP, AND NOBODY'S EVER GONNA SEE IT
UNLESS THEY COME TO THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM
WHERE WE'VE MADE A BEAUTIFUL REPRESENTATION OF IT.
JON, I HAVE TO SAY, MAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MEAN, I REALLY HAVE A MUCH MORE,
BETTER UNDERSTANDING FOR SHARKS, MUCH MORE LOVE FOR THEM,
AND I'M DAMN SURE NOT SCARED OF THEM.
YEAH. I'M SCARED OF ME.
US, HUMANS, AND WHAT WE CAN DO...
EXACTLY RIGHT. ...TO THEM AND NOT
TO HELP PROTECT THEM.
AND, YOU KNOW THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, RIGHT?
WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT, ALL THAT BEAUTIFUL WILDLIFE,
WE KNOW IT'S JUST UNDER THE SURFACE OUT HERE.
YOU SEE, PEOPLE ARE OUT HERE, TOO, RIGHT?
THIS IS OUR WORLD. THIS IS OUR LIVES.
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO CONNECT TO,
AND I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING
THAT WE CAN TAKE AWAY FROM.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, PERSONALLY,
FOR COMING OUT... THANK YOU, MAN.
...'CAUSE IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
NICE TO SEE YOU, ALL RIGHT? THANK YOU, MAN.
THANK YOU TO THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM
FOR INTRODUCING ME TO MY NEW OCEANIC FRIENDS.
YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.
LOVE YOU, GUYS.
ABBY, ALANA,
UH, AMY SCHUMER,
JERRY SEINFELD,
THE CAST OF "THAT'S MY MAMA" AND, UH, J.J. FROM "GOOD TIMES."
THAT'S HIS ACTUAL NAME.
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