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As star presenter of highly rated series like Rogue Nature, Predator versus Prey, and After the Attack, Dave Salmoni succeeds through his ability to transfer his own excitement into the imaginations of millions of viewers across the globe.
For Dave, the excitement is rooted in experiencing new behaviors among spectacular – and often highly dangerous – species of animal.
Dave's field of specialization as a biologist has been big cats. The cats have taught him principles of behavior and observation that he's now carried to other species: Sharks, killer Squid, Crocodiles, Alligators, Grizzlies, Hippos, Elephants, and even man-mutilating Chimpanzees (to name just a few of the animals Dave has worked with, eyeball-to-eyeball, in his Dave Salmoni driven programs).
"One of the things I love about what I do," Dave comments, "is the chance to see animals do the unexpected. Naturalists love to make up rules about animals, but there's always the individual out there that's going to break the rule. Sometimes you expect the worst and it doesn't happen. Other times – the calm switches so fast to all hell…"
Dave's twin grounding as a biology honors graduate and, later, professional big cat trainer, allows him to access two worlds: the picture as seen through scientific facts and figures, and the picture as felt through raw, heart-hammering experience.
Dave gives his viewers both perspectives. When he tries something new – like scuba diving for the very first time; then scuba diving again soon after, with Great White Sharks – he brings us both a foundation of scientific understanding and that sweet sense of sudden accomplishment.
Dave is never afraid to admit inexperience or naivety, never shy of getting excited about a new experience. But he always keeps a bedrock confidence in his own physicality, common sense and knowledge of the principles of animal behavior. And these qualities – the combination of fresh excitement with confidence – are why those millions of viewers count also as millions of fans.
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