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  1. Creature Classic: Tiny Penguin Naps

    18 december 2024 · 1 uur 2 min

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    Happy holidays! While I'm frantically making gingerbread apes, enjoy this Kringletimes special from last year! From hibernations to teeny naps, these wintery animals know how to catch a few z's! I'm joined by guest Jeff May. Lees meer

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dEiKigGPXidNf5Jaa_LQ8HvJkP0h-9Tz6KNzC-OkFds/edit?usp=sharing

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  2. Life Uh Finds A Way?! (Evolution's Best Mistakes)

    11 december 2024 · 1 uur 9 min

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    Today on the show: They're not dinosaurs, they're from BEFORE the dinosaurs, and they're very, very, very strange. Giant apex predator shrimp thingies, centipedes you could ride on, the tully monster, evolution's most amazing mistakes! I'm joined by paleontologist and science educator Dane Pavitt. Check him out at www.theaveragescientist.co.uk and www.youtube.com/danepavitt Lees meer

    Footnotes:

    Last week's mystery animal sound source

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  3. Creature Classic: Remember To Breathe Through Your Butt!

    4 december 2024 · 1 uur 1 min

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    A rerun classic about not freezing to death! Today we'll be talking about how animals prepare for winter! From hibernation, to magical wardrobe changes, to cryogenic freezing! Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: when, if ever, is the right time to breathe through your butt? With guest, Caitlin Durante!
    Ads: 19:42; 32:19
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    Footnotes:

    My frozen bear heart: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110207142625.htm

    Calendar cells: https://phys.org/news/2015-09-seasonal-body-clock-animals.html

    Arctic fox faceplanting into snow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EiV-ERKRRs

    Arctic fox's awkward wardrobe malfunctions: https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/470x370/arctic_fox10.jpg

    Arctic fox shedding its coat: https://external-preview.redd.it/yFIfslfvQOZezp2EoX48ZArPc1B48xAh6IfRcZpT3k0.jpg?auto=webp&s=abaec6cc70925d3441a05b55f238ab6f5f114523

    Ancient snow goggles: http://www.beyondbuckskin.com/2012/04/some-history-slick-inuit-shades.html

    Frozen wood frog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLPeehsXAr4

    Siberian salamander: https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Salamandrella&where-species=keyserlingii

    Painted turtles breathe through their butts: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/animals-winter-hibernation-turtles/

    Wild Yakut horses: https://eaq.org.au//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/yacut-horses.jpg

    MORE. FLUFFY. HORSES: https://siberiantimes.com/PICTURES/OTHERS/Tipsy-deer-and-horses/2.jpg

    Kulning video by Jonna Jinton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc7F_qv3eI8&t=0m40s

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  4. Short and Sweet and Full of Poop

    27 november 2024 · 42 min

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    It's a poopisode! I've got a serious case of poop brain, so let's learn about some fascinating evolutionary biology facts vis a vis poop! Penguin defensive poop turrets, snake poop acting, and the medicinal pooping of bees. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: why hasn't there been a movie about vampires getting pooped on? I'm joined by comedian & actress Kimia Behpoornia! Lees meer

    Footnotes:

    Penguin defensive poop

    Penguin poop diagram

    Snake poop paper

    Bee poop

    Last week's mystery animal sound source

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  5. Breakfast Club for Animals

    20 november 2024 · 1 uur

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    Today on the show, interspecific animal friendship! These are special friends who don't care about their species! Can lions, tigers, and bears be buds? What of the shrimp?! Who will be friends with shrimp!?? Lees meer

    My guest is standup comedian Pallavi Gunalan!

    Footnotes:

    Animal friendship PBS

    Animal friendship KBPS

    Pistol shrimps and gobies

    Mongooses and warthogs

    Sea robin sound

    Sea robin walking

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  6. Creature Classic©: Don't Boop These Snoots!

    13 november 2024 · 1 uur 17 min

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    Regular programming will return shortly, but in the meantime enjoy this classic episode! I'm joined by Tiktok's favorite zoologist Mamadou to talk about animals who seem cute... right up until they absolutely wreck you. Lees meer

    Footnotes

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  7. Moo Deng! Pesto! Giant Babies!

    6 november 2024 · 44 min

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    Moo Deng! Pesto! What do they have in common? They're big babies!! We talk about these giant babies, and also, the tiniest babies who grow to enormous sizes. I'm joined by comedy writer Lydia Bugg! Lees meer

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  8. Creatureween 2024: BATS!

    30 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 2 min

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    Happy Creatureween! We're getting scary and spooky (but not really) with a special bat episode! Bats may not be the horrible halloween monster that they're made out to be, but they're still one of my favorite orders of animals in the world! Then, just for more fun, we'll talk about a who's who list of halloweeny critters and why they're so special! Joining me to talk about the most incredible, unusual bat species, as well as separating bat fact from bat libel, is science journalist and co-author of the new book, Atlas Obscura Wild Life, Cara Giaimo! Lees meer

    Footnotes:

    Bats & Pesticides study

    Last week's mystery animal sound

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  9. Eurovarmints

    23 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 10 min

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    We're talking about animals who belong on stage at Eurovision! Or not, I suppose, I'm being told that's against the rules! I'm very excited to be joined by the hosts of Eurovangelists, Jeremy Bent, and Dimitry Pompee! Lees meer

    Footnotes

    1. Frigatebirds

    2. Red howler monkey

    3. Fruit flies

    4. Ducks eating peas

    5. Animals on the Eurovision stage!

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  10. Creature Spooktacular Classic©: Undead Fish Skin

    16 oktober 2024 · 52 min

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    It's another 'ween classic! This one comes from 2023, and has a story in it that'll really make your skin crawl! I'm joined by Seanbaby & Robert Brockway to discuss factual Halloweeny tales of animal biology! Undead fish skin, vampire mice, and flying zombies! Lees meer

    Stay tuned for new episodes this month, including our 2024 Creatureween spooktacular!

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  11. Creature Classic®: Halloweenisode 2022!

    9 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 12 min

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    OooOOooO the spookiest scare of all: a rerun! Please enjoy this return of a Halloween episode from 2022! Don't worry, we'll celebrate Halloween this year with a very scary spooky episode the day before Halloween, plus all new episodes leading up to it! But for now, enjoy these ghosts of Halloween past! Hags, slime, frogs, and the boogie woogies who can kill you with a touch! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: can we use ectoplasm as a substitute for egg-whites in baking? With guest, David Bell! Lees meer

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  12. Listener Q's: Stay Away from the Bear Buffet

    2 oktober 2024 · 32 min

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    What's slimy, has a home, and four legs? I answer your animal questions, exonerate black cats, and I do NOT invite you to check out the bear buffet. Lees meer

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  13. Belly of The Beast

    25 september 2024 · 49 min

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    Today we talk about animals who escape after being eaten! There's only a few exits to choose from, but these Houdinis make sure not to end up being dinner, even after all hope seems lost. But it's a race against the clock to not be burned alive in the most horrifying way possible. Also, we mention Moo Deng, everyone's favorite little pygmy hippo, yay! Lees meer

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  14. Creature Classic: Don't Mind Me I'm trash!

    18 september 2024 · 36 min

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    Enjoy one of my favorite old episodes: animals who live the trash lifestyle, pretend to be trash, live inside trash, or are generally having a crappy day (and that's how they like it)! With guest, Pallavi Gunalan! Stay tuned for the results of last week's Mystery Animal Sound next week! Lees meer

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  15. Weird Little Guys

    11 september 2024 · 1 uur 17 min

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    Today on the show, Weird little guys! Animals that are a wee bit freaky, and also, a bit wee. We're going to get progressively littler, and weirder as we go on. From a cryptid that is essentially a tiny sandworm from Dune, to an even smaller animal that likes to get ahead of home security, these animals have devised some odd evolutionary strategies. Featuring Molly Conger of the new podcast Weird Little Guys! Lees meer

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  16. Don't Be Mean To Crocs

    4 september 2024 · 56 min

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    Crocodilians may have a somewhat intimidating appearance, but that doesn't mean they don't have feelings! We talk about why it's not cool to bop crocs on the nose with a shovel unless you're about to get eaten. Lees meer

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  17. Listener Q's: Dogs Playing Fetch In Space

    28 augustus 2024 · 27 min

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    I answer your questions! Why are some cats born without tails? Can dogs play fetch in space? What's the deal with leafcutter ants, and what are cool insects wings not used for flight? Lees meer

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  18. Bonnethead Sharks Are Sweet Babies

    21 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 1 min

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    Today on the show we continue hot shark summer with shark biologist and author of the book, "Sharks Don't Sink," Jasmin Graham! Lees meer

    Guest: Jasmin Graham

    Footnotes: Minorities in Shark Science website: https://www.misselasmo.org/

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  19. Creature Classic©: Lap Camels

    14 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 23 min

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    Everything you could possibly ever want to know about camels! Plus: flesh balloons (romantic flesh balloons)! Lees meer

    Guest: Bridgett Greenberg

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wzSqttUixtTsUlLPKKKmXWuHRQyUgko7TT9UUz6y33I/edit?usp=sharing

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  20. Cocaine Sharks

    7 augustus 2024 · 55 min

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    Sharks on cocaine? Embryonic sharks with super powers? Stomach eversion!? We talk hot shark summer. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: how much musk can a musk duck chuck? Lees meer

    Guest: Chris Crofton

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oIBqVnzRnWU0dk2eUqPueCsMxlJyxc7-jEMLgvh6l14/edit?usp=sharing

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  21. Fresh WHATer

    31 juli 2024 · 55 min

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    The weirdest, wildest animals you can find in bodies of freshwater! From mysterious lumpy orbs, to the largest living pancake in the world, we're talking about all that's wet, fresh, and slimy. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: how many baby bjorns can you carry at once? Lees meer

    Guest: Abe Epperson

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MMRHJvxBAZB6O-LaiV9X-0mBMNVeybNZ1yAFNfE5rUM/edit?usp=sharing

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  22. Listener Q's: Bigfoots...feets?

    24 juli 2024 · 41 min

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    I answer your questions! From debunking bigfeet to wascally wabbit phywogeny, and whether aliens could be revived after billions of years (and then kill us). Lees meer

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  23. Creature Classic©: A Delicious Plate Of Hot Worms

    17 juli 2024 · 52 min

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    Beat the summer heat with these worm facts! Some worms like it cold, some like it hot, but what they all have in common is living life as a basic tube. That's right we're talking about worms who live in the most extreme places on earth, able to endure temperatures and chemicals that would easily kill a human. Lees meer

    Guest: Soren Bowie

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_0sOAU6eIBMyVGfW6KFU2IDu3TMVBnJ5kQLI1pW3FEI/edit?usp=sharing

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  24. Is Earth Alive?

    10 juli 2024 · 53 min

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    Today on the show, earth! Is it a spaceship? Is it a blue marble? A giant egg? A hologram projected by aliens? Or is it a living, breathing organism? I'm joined by science writer Ferris Jabr to talk about his new book "Becoming Earth" and whether the planet is alive! Lees meer

    Guest: Ferris Jabr

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  25. Creature Classic® The Bird Pee Technique

    3 juli 2024 · 1 uur

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    Katie is hiding under her bed from the fireworks, so here's one of her favorite summer episodes: Top ways animals stay cool in the heat, your results may vary! From gular fluttering to a stinky cool down method, bee fans and mucus cocoons, there are all sorts of ways to stay chill in the summer heat! Lees meer

    Guests: Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Caroline Roper

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/197ka55555R0ejpocBcPs4je_ZKXen1aDLbwqcwfw9rY/edit?usp=sharing

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  26. Mike Wazowski's Eyeball

    26 juni 2024 · 26 min

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    How do zebras get stripes? How does Mike Wazowski keep his eyeball moist? And how come a group of crows is called a "murder?" I answer your questions! Lees meer

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  27. Happy Pride!

    19 juni 2024 · 1 uur 26 min

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    From clownfish to bonobos, biology and the animal world is far more complex than prudes like to think it is. Joining me today are Laine and Owen, hosts of the podcast A Field Guide to Gay Animals, a podcast exploring queerness in the natural world! Lees meer

    Guests: Owen Ever & Laine Kaplan-Levenson

    Footnotes: Last week's mystery animal sound source

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  28. Mouth Thieves

    12 juni 2024 · 54 min

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    These animals steal the food right out of your mouths! The most daring (and grossest) thieves in the world. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question, should there be spider butt dentists? Lees meer

    Guest: Katherine Spiers

    Footnotes: This week's mystery animal sound source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPiFdOStVkM

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  29. Fallout Critters

    4 juni 2024 · 1 uur 2 min

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    Today we're looking at the mutated creatures of the Fallout franchise and discussing whether they could actually exist in a nuclear wasteland! It's a real optimistic episode and we discuss BIG BUGS! How can we bring back big bugs?! Lees meer

    Guest: Will Poole

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  30. Creature Classic®: Leg Day

    30 mei 2024 · 40 min

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    These animals did NOT forget leg day! From leg battles, to deadly runway assassins, to miraculous thighs. Lees meer

    Guest: Joey Clift

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uMXBcVWbP2SsR00Gh4NUuXFZbPKlRpSFo2GOtjznN7k/edit?usp=sharing

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  31. Orangutan, Heal Thyself

    22 mei 2024 · 1 uur 11 min

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    These animals have figured out how to treat their own ailments with the medicine available to them in their habitats. Plus, what can we learn from animals about human medicine? Discover this and more as we answer the age old question, does swallowing a rough leaf a day keep Doctor Zaius away? Lees meer

    Guest: Dr. Kaveh Hoda

    Source for last week's mystery animal sound: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v_rSygXA1lw

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  32. Listener Q's: Eclipse Blues

    15 mei 2024 · 29 min

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    I answer your questions, like why do animals act weird during an eclipse? How do animals know what to eat? What's the deal with dino penises? Lees meer

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  33. Animal Stereotypes

    8 mei 2024 · 54 min

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    The Wise owl, the lazy sloth, and the courageous lion, how much do these animals live up to their names, or should we not judge a book by its cover or a sloth by its algae? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: is owls stupid? Lees meer

    Guest: Adam Todd Brown

    Source of last week's mystery animal sound:

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TDMftMtr5to

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  34. Creature Classic®: Brood X!

    1 mei 2024 · 1 uur 17 min

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    To celebrate cicadageddon 2024, here's one of my favorite past episodes, this one on cicadapocalypse 2021: BROOD X has been waiting 17 years to emerge from the ground. What is Brood X? Should we panic? Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: How is it fair that swarms of baby turtles are considered cute, but swarms of bugs are considered “horrifying?” Lees meer

    Guest: Mara Wilson

    Footnotes:

    Cicada

    https://live.staticflickr.com/3067/2607912292_150e08400e_z.jpg

    Cicada tymbal

    https://www.cicadamania.com/images/tymbalanism.gif

    Cicada sounds

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNJ6DL_1R9I

    Holes left by mass cicada emergence (warning for trypophobia)

    https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/A-e1373044330806.jpg

    Lots of cicadas!

    https://mk0charlottestopdskr.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Cicadas-swarm-north-carolina.jpg

    Mass sea turtle hatching!

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/olive-ridley-sea-turtle-swarm-filmed-costa-rica

    Giant river turtle!

    https://zooinstitutes.com/img/animals/83/831567514683_33.jpg

    Mass river turtle hatching!

    https://www.treehugger.com/rare-turtles-hatch-beach-brazil-5092340

    Soft coral

    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/84bPOAlpoBNPmyhMTsbhJ-iF7UDOo1lCST_18GrEChIqlOg6CL-nO1yx_6AVw8g2FWgRFAndhaD3HAUw_zMrVDbbNGYQS2Uqob1196fcVrNv7bveRZTylg03CdBwB3BCnpQ

    Stony coral

    https://www.ecomagazine.com/images/Newsletter/0_2020/Week_1-6-20/underwater-photography-of-coral-reef-3100361.jpg

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  35. Backyard Science

    24 april 2024 · 1 uur 18 min

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    You can be a citizen scientist in your own backyard! Broods! Birds! And mushroom butts! I'm joined by podcaster and voice actress Janet Varney. Lees meer

    Guest: Janet Varney

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  36. Aeroplankton

    17 april 2024 · 1 uur 8 min

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    They're in the air! There's billions of them! And they're tiny! We're talking about aeroplankton, what they're doing up there, and what happens when they get in your nose. Lees meer

    Guest: Soren Bowie

    Last week's mystery animal sound source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Phip5U-Wo

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  37. Rats In The Walls

    10 april 2024 · 1 uur 9 min

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    Today, we talk RATS! From plague to pets, rats have had a huge impact on humanity! What was the role of rats in the plague? What even is a rat?? Should you keep them as pets??? And are we so different after all? Lees meer

    Guest: Jeff May

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/199aAaHgq-CmEoMcR4iRMnbePedjKrs0iafQalrKhp0I/edit?usp=sharing

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  38. Biomimicry

    3 april 2024 · 1 uur 21 min

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    We talk about wild human inventions inspired by animal designs! Lees meer

    Guest: Ellen Weatherford

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZEGyyeNn8trH-FmcchVthmmppq8-XiQlKILt-9fIISk/edit?usp=sharing

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  39. Creature Classic®: Firing the Easter Bunny

    20 maart 2024 · 1 uur

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    Today on the show, we're doing a re-broadcast of an Easter classic! We're firing the Easter Bunny and looking for a replacement! That's right E.B., you're getting benched and we're sending another animal out there to make merry with the eggs and the flowers! Lees meer

    Guest: Soren Bowie

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uBq4b0mnk0TsQJfe5CqOZSg3Yk8CqCZ5vG5I1CgsYM8/edit?usp=sharing

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  40. Listener Q's: Tarzan, Frog Skins, Bird Dinner

    13 maart 2024 · 31 min

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    I answer your questions, from the realism of Tarzan, to the details behind a frog Buffalo Bill, and how to best serve the birds of your community! Lees meer

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  41. Animal, Mineral, or Vegetable?

    5 maart 2024 · 58 min

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    On today's show I subject my guest to a gauntlet of strange oddities, and he (and you) must guess whether these are animals, minerals, vegetables, or something else entirely... Lees meer

    Guest: DJ Danl

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rRUT2Ywx6B9XF-1SyNJ8lxVyLX94eY2n06FjiE4x-O8/edit?usp=sharing

    Mystery animal sound credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMwAgft_kZ8

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  42. Robobees (More Bees Please)

    28 februari 2024 · 1 uur 13 min

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    Today: we're turning animals into robots! All the weirdest and wackiest ways that roboticists and researchers have played robo-god with animals. From robosaurus, to robot bees, and robo falcons, Adam and Katie discuss whether robots will inherit the earth. Lees meer

    Guest: Adam Ganser

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t7NmSAXc6vg0zMZkMHIZKlXSQI_ROlsAyglMHNQ53Ww/edit?usp=sharing

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  43. Lisa Frankimals

    21 februari 2024 · 54 min

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    Today we're talking about animals that look like they jumped off of a page from Lisa Frank's notebook! Pink dolphins, rainbow squirrels, surprisingly fabulous pigeons, and the most beautiful butts in the world. Lees meer

    Guest: Joelle Monique

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12uHLiRYjc0_-rKv_fCFSpkTMN8f4ysX9do1j_uLC0r4/edit?usp=sharing

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  44. A Valentine's Day Gift

    14 februari 2024 · 42 min

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    I dragged my husband on the show to talk about animals who give romantic gifts, like dead voles and nutritional secretions! Hope he takes the hint! Lees meer

    Guest: Brett McCully

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Kn459lVK4NKOeLYcUM47R-EWo4RX6tgwp0cTvQBPFs/edit?usp=sharing

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  45. Feed Drop: Let's Learn Everything, Birds in Space!

    31 januari 2024 · 58 min

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    Feed drop time! Check out this Let's Learn Everything episode I was a guest on! We talk about BIRDS. IN. SPAAAAAACE! Guests: Ella Huber, Tom Lum, Alex Schmidt, Caroline RoperFootnotes: Space quails video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7-hm3A7ayI Lees meer

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  46. Listener Q's & Sloth Poos

    24 januari 2024 · 29 min

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    It's a listener questions episode which means I answer your questions about animal baldness, skin, and poop! Lees meer

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  47. Animals Are Sick!

    17 januari 2024 · 56 min

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    I'm joined by naturalist, educator and author Heather Montgomery as we talk about her book "Sick" and the fascinating world of animal immune systems (and poop). Lees meer

    Guest: Heather Montgomery

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  48. Creature Classic© Festive Swole Deer

    3 januari 2024 · 41 min

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    Summary: Happy holidays! I'll see you soon in the new year, until then, enjoy some of my favorite classic holiday episodes! This one's about weird ungulates. Lees meer

    Guest: Alex Schmidt

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ofN2BMRRxu3ITqZZZjcH7LSae9rq2umS0pJ39rHJlRU/edit?usp=sharing

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  49. Creature Classic© Cave Santa's Sleigh

    27 december 2023 · 47 min

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    Happy holidays! I'll see you soon in the new year, but until then, enjoy a past episode... millions of years in the past. Who will pull Cave Santa's sleigh? Lees meer

    Guest: Alex Schmidt

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-moJs64fD53QyE_xt77iNcMexcY-sP4Pis2g7KK5qmo/edit?usp=sharing

    Credit to Aaron Kenny for Creative Commons music

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  50. Creature Kringletimes Special: Teeny Penguin Naps

    20 december 2023 · 1 uur 8 min

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    From hibernations to teeny naps, these wintery animals know how to catch a few z's! Lees meer

    Guest: Jeff May

    Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dEiKigGPXidNf5Jaa_LQ8HvJkP0h-9Tz6KNzC-OkFds/edit?usp=sharing

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