9 8 5 , ▁and ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁( Ph . D .) ▁in ▁Bi omed ical ▁Sciences : ▁An atom y ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁There , ▁she ▁worked ▁with ▁anth rop ologist ▁Jeff rey ▁La it man . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁British ▁production ▁company ▁approached ▁her ▁about ▁coming ▁to ▁Ireland ▁on ▁a ▁short ▁notice ▁to ▁help ▁dis sect ▁a ▁ 1 9 . 8   m ▁( 6 5   ft ) ▁fin ▁wh ale ▁that ▁had ▁was hed ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁coast . ▁She ▁conducted ▁the ▁dis section , ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁so ▁happy ▁with ▁her ▁performance ▁that ▁they ▁asked ▁her ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁regular ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁Inside ▁Nature ' s ▁Gi ants , ▁dis sect ing ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁animals ▁( 1 8 ▁episodes ▁in ▁total ), ▁including : ▁fin ▁wh ale , ▁s perm ▁wh ale , ▁l ion , ▁t iger , ▁ele ph ant , ▁g ira ffe , ▁hi ppo , ▁cro cod ile , ▁python , ▁great ▁white ▁sh ark , ▁giant ▁squ id , ▁cam el , ▁k ang ar oo , ▁c ass ow ary , ▁b ab oon , ▁le ather back ▁sea ▁t urt le , ▁polar ▁bear , ▁race ▁horse , ▁giant ▁j ung le ▁insect s . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 ▁episode ▁series ▁" S ex ▁in ▁the ▁Wild " ▁( on ▁P BS ▁in ▁the ▁USA ), ▁also ▁known ▁as