Trisha Smith is the nature editor for Discovery Channel Online. When she's not covering expedition races, she enjoys swimming with sharks.

David Sanders was the 1997 Arizona Press Photographer of the Year and is currently a staff photographer with the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. His photographs have also appeared in GEO, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, Velo News, Sunset, and Outside. David's previous work for Discovery Channel Online includes Dinosaurs in the Dunes and Wild Treasures of Bolivia.

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