Creature Feature

These animals seem like hoaxes! Living tampons that walk the earth, purple blobs who walk UNDER the earth, a new animal superhero, and the weird sex-capades of horny bees! Discover this and more with guest Vanessa Guerrero, as we answer the age-old question, is that a snorkel coming out of your butt or are you just happy to see me? Footnotes: (Warning, icky) rat-tailed maggots look like crawling tampons Purple frog (blob) Such a little blob Backwards butt lookin guys Purple frogs in love :) Purple frog tadpole Alligators can regrow tails! Blister beetle larvae tricking horny bees Pile of larvae pretending to be a sexy female bee Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A quokka for your patience :) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the BEE MOVIE CANCELLATION SPECIAL!!! That’s right, we are TAKING ON BEE MOVIE, to HOLD IT ACCOUNTABLE for all its inaccuracies with Jamie Loftus and Caitlin Durante!! Footnotes: Bee orchid Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this holiday special, we will explore three holiday classics, Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer, Die Hard, and The Santa Clause, and recast the leading roles as even more incredible real-life animals with Joelle Monique! Footnotes: Rudolph the Glowing Tasmanian Devil? Glowing platypus Glowing wombats Glowing bilby ears Bioluminescent sea unicorns? GIANT pyrosome: Flashing pyrosome Blizzard of glowing pyrosomes Die Hard planarian Planarian looking silly Oh come on Yeti crabs (aka hoff crabs) Rock ptarmigan summer fashion Rock ptarmigan winter fashion Rock ptarmigan peekin’ out of a snow cave Queen bee body vs. Worker bee Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Creature Feature holiday special episode will air next week! In the meantime, please enjoy this soothing Q&A where I answer your questions about animals! And though we talk about alien parasites and the horrifying truth behind guinea pigs, let the soothing tones of my voice and ambient music bring you some tranquility. Footnotes: Parasitic salminicola Sun bear epic tongue Plough snails absolutely booking it Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show, we’re talking about those tubular dudes, those little wiggle pipes, those cylindrical squamates, SNAAAAAKES! From the goofiest, to the cutest, to the most dazzling snakes, we’re going to find out how truly odd snakes can be with our guest, Maggie Mae Fish!Footnotes: Arabian sand boa! Madagascar leaf-nosed snake Male and female leaf-nosed snakes Tentacled snake Elephant trunk snake Hognose snake Blunthead tree snake Big-eye green whip snake Sunbeam snakes Brazilian Rainbow boa Formosan odd-scaled snake Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This year I know a lot of your responsible folks are modifying your normal holiday season to be safer. But we don’t have to isolate from turkeys, so I’m gonna invite a whole flock of turkeys into your home! We’re gonna talk turkey facts, turkey romance, turkey history, and alternative turkeys with our guest Alison Stevenson!Show Notes: A turkey snood that's... um... Turkey sounds! Ocellated turkey! Ocellated turkey sounds! Australian brush turkey! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The past few weeks have been pretty hectic when it comes to news, so here are some animal news stories that you may have missed with our guest Alex Schmidt! Footnotes: Anti-bear robot wolves! Dystopian bear facial recognition! Bear raids convenience stores! Wolves got voted in! Giant murder hornet nest found! Two new species of greater glider discovered, found to be TOTALLY CUTE! Somebody let the devils back into Australia! GLOWING. PLATYPUS. Half male, half female bird, split right down the middle! Wrinkles faced bats think mask-wearing is sexy! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I don’t know about you guys, but my brain is completely melted after this election week! So I thought I’d take it easy today and answer some fascinating listener questions!Footnotes: Baby pygmy hippo ;) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re discussing some horror tropes you can find right in nature! Evil deadly lakes, fungus that isn’t fun, terrifying ANT-ics, and things that go bump in the night! Stay tuned for an audio guessing game with David Bell & Tom Reimann !Footnotes: Lake Natron Dead animal statues of Lake Natron Alien fungus Uh oh more alien fungus Jumping spider ant mimic Predatory female spider ant mimic Predatory male spider ant mimic Ant algorithim Extinct vampire ant trapped in amber Mystery caller #1 Mystery caller #2 Mystery caller #3 Mystery caller #4 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re visiting the spookiest, smartest, most spectacular family in the animal kingdom: the corvids! Crows, ravens, rooks and more! Are crowsthe smartest being on earth? Do they mourn their dead? Featuring crow expert Dr. Kaeli Swift!Footnotes!Dr. Swift's spooky crow study! DO NOT BE ALARMED! CROW RESEARCH! Genius New Caledonian crows Crow gifts? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this first episode of our two-episode spooktacular, Bridgett Greenberg and Abe Epperson help us flee from a chitinous terror, a ten-legged devilish decapod, a creepy crustacean crawling closer and closer! ATTACK! OF THE KILLER CRAAAAABS! Footnotes: King "crab" Porcelain "crab" Hairy stone "crab" Inspirational tweet Flower crab spider Another crab spider Happy face spider Clown face on a green crab spider! Pubic lice, aka, "crabs" Halloween crab, spooooky! Christmas island crabs! Coconut crab! Yeti Crabs! Japanese spider crab! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From slimy love unicorns to sexy eight-legged twerking, we’re looking at all the beautiful and bizarre mating habits of all sorts of creatures, gastropods, arthropods, birds, and mammals with our guests Carolina Barlow & Devin Leary.Footnotes: Snail love dart, aw yeah... Black widow males twerk for love! Cosmophasis umbratica rave! Twelve-wired bird of paradise video Wilson’s bird of paradise video Six-plumed bird of paradise video Naked mole rat mutant sperm Mouse sperm swim teams You know what they say about mice who eat yogurt... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we’re scouring the animal kingdom to look for a new species of animal to cast as the replacement Garfield! Will it be the pygmy bluetongue skink? The gulper eel? Reticulated python? Or another candidate? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: is Garfield measured more by his laziness, his hatred for Mondays, or his ability to eat an entire tray of lasagna in one bite? Find out with our guests Hana Michels and Joey Clift.Footnotes: Pygmy bluetongue skink pokin' out of its burrow! Starfish everting its stomach! Gulper eel caught on camera Tasmanian devil Garfield colored pythons? Golden pheasant Tiger moth caterpillar Carrion beetle Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I got my brother, Aaron Goldin, to come on the podcast to talk about siblings in the animal kingdom! From siblicide to unstoppable armies of siblings! Footnotes: Baby sand tiger sharks eat each other in the womb! Tiger salamander cannibal morph! Baby bald eagles A giant caterpillar? Millipede baby buddy ball! Black lace weaver spiders at a uh, family dinner... Copidosoma floridanum wasp caterpillar thunderdome (warning: NSFE, not safe for eating) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While us humans are all trying to figure out our favorite hobbies to occupy our time, animals are already running, crocheting, and baking circles around us! We’re talking bee bakers, web-spinners, carpenters, fake astronomers, and dolphin shenanigans with our guest, Teresa Lee!Footnotes: Bee bread! Bee sorbet! Webspinner! Carpenter ants handiwork! Honeypot ants! Carnivorous stars! Dolphin vape tricks! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reproduction is the key to evolution, which means that mother nature can get a little strange when it comes to sex. We’re talking about strange equipment, bizarre courtship, and fatal attraction with Arden Myrin!Footnotes: Crane Fly! Echidna! Echidna penis (NSFW) Bull penis cane? Whiptail lizards Hanging flies hanging out North American Porcupine! Old world porcupine Brown widows (yes that little guy is a male) Anaconda breeding ball Dawson's burrowing bees (NSFW: BEE SEX) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show, we’re talking about INTERSPECIES BUDDIES! We’ll talk about the difference between mutualism and commensalism, why every birdy loves a capybara, how the beaches of the Galapagos are a great place for friendship, and the only time you want to be inside the mouth of a giant moray.Footnotes:Marine iguana! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Amblyrhynchus_cristatus_%283838137696%29.jpgMarine iguana and lava lizard! https://i.pinimg.com/originals/28/f5/aa/28f5aab7039f29b4f33bb950a12c1395.jpgMarine iguana with a bad case of crabs! https://dhtt.smugmug.com/Other/Galapagos-789/i-NbXhP5D/0/L/P1030305-L.jpgCapybaras with a bad case of birds! https://www.researchgate.net/figure/FIGuReS-21-26-Capybaras-as-clients-of-cleaner-birds-21-A-disturbed-capybara_fig5_277776494Ducks walking all over a capybara! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D6lrkc81Js&app=desktopMoray eel and cleaner wrasse! https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/giant-moray-eel-and-cleaner-wrasse-mathieu-meur.jpgMeat ant eating butt syrup! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Common_jassid_nymph_and_ant02.jpg/1024px-Common_jassid_nymph_and_ant02.jpgDolphins and birds coming together to screw over fish! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE49xEU_z7g Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we’re talking about ridiculous species names, and learning all about the animals behind them. Can you really judge a pigbutt worm by its name? Or a screaming hairy armadillo? Or a lumpsucker fish?Footnotes: Pigbutt worm: Pigbutt worm face: Lumpsuckers! Lil lumpsucker sucking on a finger Lumpsuckers on balloons Lumpsuckers sucking on lumpsuckers Tassled wobbegong Hellbender salamander Screaming hairy armadillo Screaming hairy armadillo, well, screaming Cinereous mourner Cinereous mourner acting Fried egg jellyfish Red-lipped batfish https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/p/proboscis-monkey/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Animal pranks aren’t always just for fun, they can be crucial for survival. We’re going to fall down a web of lies, deceit, and outright mockery. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: you can pick your nose, you can pick your friend’s nose, but can you pick a monkey’s nose? Footnotes: Portia spiderIranian spider-tailed viper Fork-tailed drongoCapuchins pranking eachotherChimps pranking visitorsOctopuses pranking everyone Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are some animals nocturnal? What evolutionary adaptations do you have to make to be awake during the GRAVEYARD SHIFT with horror expert with Sabina Graves? And what lurks in the ocean… at night? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question, why is owls? I mean, why… why is owls? Footnotes: The cathemeral fossa Barking gecko mating call Australian greater glider THE TAILS The tarsier Incredible zooplankton Spiny tiger shrimp Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re talking animals that are unusually musical, from up in the skies to deep under the ocean. We have a special guest Dajae Williams, an Engineer at NASA, who uses music to educate and inspire, as answer the age-old question: do all birds like Taylor Swift, or just the swifts?Footnotes: Dajae Williams' website SongHive Musician wren Wood thrush Humpback whale song Blue whale song Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we’re going to look at the truth behind viral stories about animals! Which claims are real, and which are dirty lies?Footnotes: Salmon shark pictures on Twitter? Dwarf lantern shark Pygmy shark Famous orca pregnant again? Decapitated wolf eel head biting? A live wolf eel Spotted zebra? Melanistic fox? Cross fox? Many different fox color morphs Unicorn puppy? Seal trying to impress a cat? Margay mimics Orangutan handwashing? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The animal kingdom is full of devoted parents, whose child rearing skills are incredible, shocking, and gross! Some parents, like our guest Steph Williams, would give you the shirts off their backs, and others would give you the skin off their backs... literally.Footnotes: Horned marsupial frog Horned marsupial frog with eggs (warning, yucky) Blue poison dart frog with tadpole on his back Suriname toads (warning, trypophobia trigger) Killdeer mating Killdeer faking injury Rhea dad with babies Octopus mothers Cotton topped tamarin Barbary macaque Elephant showing off her baby to rescuers Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when you stick two different animals together and let nature take its course? Some whacky evolutionary mixups! We’re talking scientists who accidentally created a hybrid, how hybridization works in the first place, and the mysteries of animals like the narulga and pizzly. Discover this and more as we and guest Kayla Maria answer the age-old question: how come scientists tried to make a Jesus fish? Footnotes: Sturddlefish!!! Geep! The Narluga The Leopon Pizzly!! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we’re talking about D-D-D-DANK ANIMAL MEMES, KIDS with Alex Schmidt! Did you know humans aren’t the only ones spreading sweet memes? That’s right, we’re talking about viral birdsong that’s getting retweeted like crazy, otter tupperware parties, and dolphins engaging in the hottest new trend, “shelling.”Footnotes: Otter tupperware parties Dolphins shelling! Tandem recruitment in ants Viral birdsong Sperm whale dialects Baby meerkat eating scorpion Orangutan building nests Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summary: This week we're talking about something very important. We’re going to cover the use of dogs in cases of police brutality, the history of how dogs have been used as weapons, and the harm this does to people as well as to the dogs themselves. And at the end, we'll cover some of the positive jobs that dogs can do that are better for people and better for dogs.Guests: Pallavi Gunalan, Joelle MoniqueFootnotes: Police dog bite study Cancer sniffing dogs Little "fairy" penguin Oddball the sheepdog giving a fairy penguin a kiss Supporting Black Lives mailing list Supporting Black Lives Google Drive link Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catch some Z’s with nap-time transformers, contortionists, animals who barely need a wink, and animals who slept in past their alarm by a few years. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: how do you sleep floating in the middle of the sea? You’ll be otter-ly surprised with guest Alexis Torres! Footnotes:Dead leaf butterflyMore of the dead leaf butterflyMalachite sunbirdMalachite sunbird asleepSea otter use kelp to babysitGiraffe sleeping with its head on its buttSperm whales sleep VERTICALLYViral "drunk" owlSnowy owl chicks sleepingBurrowing owl striking an Instagram poseDesert snail forgot to set its alarm Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show, we’ll be talking about a BRIEF HISTORY OF BIRDS. Are there secretly still dinosaurs still lurking among us? How did birds learn how to fly? Why did some birds decide to be so small? Discover this and more as we answer the age old question, is birds dinosaurs? Footnotes: Birds is dinosaurs? Archaeopteryx WONDERCHICKEN Sandhill crane Baby blue heron Baby southern ground hornbill Adult southern ground hornbill The hoatzin Inca tern mustache! Inca tern calls Indohyus (whale ancestor) Bee hummingbird Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we’re going to be playing a little game: see if you can guess which one of these animals we’re about to discuss is more likely to kill you than to cuddle you with Joey Cliff? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: can you trim your hedges with a crocodile? Footnotes: Striped Eel Catfish The Gharial Crocodile The Basking Shark Blue-Ringed Octopus (if you see this RUN AWAY) Be Wary of the Cassowary The Shoebill Stork is not a Stork (but is kinda a dork) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re talking about animals who are all about the presentation with Katie Cullen! Sequined spiders, mantises with deadly cosplay, fish who prove the devil really does wear Prada, a bird who literally slays on the runway, and the cutest little Billie Eilish loving hyena on the planet. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: have you ever watched a crab swim? I mean, really watched it? Footnotes: Sequined mirror spiders These spiders look like jewels Pine processionary caterpillars form a giant conga line! Stunning orchid mantis A flower mantis with an emoji on her wings! Blue glaucus or blue dragon Portugese man o' war is surreal Yellow boxfish! Crabs swimming! Indian bullfrogs look like a crazy sports fan Indian bullfrog orgy! Secretary birds stomp down the runway Aardwolf cubs, the cutest hot topic emos in the world Charities to donate to: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://peoplesbudgetla.com/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re talking about PETS with Dr. Lisa Lippman and Richie Redding! When did humans decide to own pets? Do we own pets, or do pets own us? We’re also going to go into depth on animals, coronavirus, and zoonotic diseases, and how you can protect yourself and your pet. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question, should we be making dog arcades?Footnotes: History of pet ownership Domestication of dogs Farmers brought their dogs with them when migrating The evolution of domesticated cats Dog visitation therapy Enrichment for older dogs Researchers made a dog arcade Enrichment techniques for your dog Olfactory (smelly) enrichment for cats Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I'm joined by particle physicist Daniel Whiteson to talk about RADIATION! What does it do to humans? How have animals adapted to radioactive contamination? Also: killer bananas!?!Footnotes: Birds Adapting to Chernobyl Study on Chernobyl's Birds Chernobyl Wildlife 30 Years Later Tardigrades Have Radiation Shields! How Tardigrades Might Help Human Cells Conan the Bacterium Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re talking about introverts! Fish who want to stay inside all day and play Fintendo, an animal who doesn’t want to see anybody right now, in fact, it’s completely ditched its eyeballs, and spiders who should be called shy-ders, because, well, they’re very shy. Footnotes: Aquarium in Tokyo needs your help to socialize eels! Garden eels getting facetimed European conger That's a moray! The electric eel (which is not an eel) The golden mole (which is not a mole) The wrap around spider (which is not a tree branch) The bird dropping spider (which is not a bird dropping) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show: INVASION OF THE MURDER HORNETS! I’ll also be talking with Alex Schmidt about two of the world’s other most notorious invasive species, a big toad with a bad attitude, and an adorable little fuzzy noodle who just loves to kill things! Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: how many decapitations a minute can the murder hornet do?Footnotes: Murder hornet! Japanese Honeybees Roasting Murder Hornets to Death Alien Cane Toad Call Via the Western Australia Museum The Unstoppable Cane Toad The Northern Quoll Australian Water Rats Dissecting Cane Toads (Yay?) The Adorable Invasive Indian Mongoose The Amani Rabbit Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're admiring some particularly devilish animals, like the Dracula parrot, a very gothic gastropod, a satanic gecko, bleeding plants, exploding trees, and a beetle with a biblical reputation. Discover this and more while we, and out guest Megan Salinas, answer the age-old question: can humans and birds unite over our love of fashion? Footnotes: The Dracula Parrot is a Gothic Icon Dracula Parrot Call Sounds Like a Creaky Door on a Cold Stormy Night Goth Snail Long Wattled Umbrella Bird Umbrella Birds have PRESENCE The Bare Necked Umbrella Bird The Desert Bloodwood Tree, You Know, Bleeding Monkey No Climb Tree and Seed Pumpkin Explosive Seed Pod Bleeding Tooth Fungus Devil's Beetle Flamingo Satanic Ritual, or a Nice Family Dinner? SATANIC LEAF TAILED GECKO! A Leaf Tailed Gecko Showing Off Red Tongue (featured in episode art) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re gonna CREATURECISE! We’re gonna see some of the most impressive animal athletic feats! Woodcocks love to boogie! Dung beetles are gymnasts! Bats do crunches every time they pee! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: Are dolphins jerks? Footnotes:Woodcock dancing:Chameleon video to soothing classical music: Dance of the dung beetle: Baby bat learning to backflip and pee! Klipspringer jumping around:Copepods swimming: Impressive copepod jump: Spinner dolphins!! Fishing spiders walking on water: Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show, we review the Animal Crossing game from a scientific perspective. We’ll be fact-checking some Blathers facts about evolutionary biology! Can goldfish grow bigger than a foot? Do they have teeth in their throats? Can tarantulas shoot butt hair at you? Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: what is Blathers the owl hiding? We attempt to answer all these questions with our guests Maggie Mae Fisher and Adam Ganser.Footnotes: GIANT GOLDFISH Pharyngeal/Throat Teeth! Yikes! Bitterlings Spawning Using a Mussel (video) Coconut Octopus (Video)! Spider Shooting Urticating Hairs Mantis Attacking Hummingbird Video (WARNING: anti-bird content. Hummingbird does get saved in the end though). A Nice Detailed Coprolite (Fossilized Dung!) Dunkleosteus Fossil Megacerops Reconstruction Diplodocus's Ridiculous Proportions We got Creature Feature T-Shirts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re gonna talk about some goat invaders, macaque riots, and what pandas are up to with some added...privacy. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: when you let penguins take over an aquarium, what’s next? The world?? Footnotes: The Vaquita The Sea Shepherds Mission to Protect the Vaquita in Danger Goats Taking Over Welsh Resort! Macaques Brawling in Lopburi, Thailand Sika Deer Painting the Town Red Some Zoo Animals Miss Us! Pandas Finally Got It On The Tiger who got Covid KITTENS VISIT AQUARIUM! Elephant Visits Sea Lion PENGUINS HAVE TAKEN OVER! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Right now, dating is difficult amidst this pandemic. So let's check in on some animals and how their romantic lives are going. Will you be wooed by throbbing red face balloons, pufferfish art, and sea slug conga lines? Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: if your date is 30 times your size, how do you make sure you don’t end up as her appetizer?Footnotes: Hooded seals doing sock 'em boppers Pufferfish's romantic art The argonaut octopus Banana slugs (don't put 'em in your mouth) Sea hare sex conga line Oops it's a snake orgy Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today it's an auditory journey as we listen to some ANIMAL SOUNDS! Listen to lyrical lynxes, possessive porcupines, chirping cheetahs, whistling walruses, and other very vocal critters! Discover this and more a we answer the age old question, are horses mocking us? Our guest this week is David Bell.Footnotes: Lynx argument Lynxes REALLY love to argue Grey go-away bird The ballad of Mr. McBouncy Pants Porcupine throwing a tantrum over corn Cheetah chirping It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a cheetah! Cheetah barking like a puppy Cheetah meowing More cheetah sounds Baby rhino squeals Baby rhino arguing with mom Harp seal calling for mom Harp seal mumbling to himself Seals sounding like synthesizers Harbor seal having to get a butt shot Walrus whistling Attractive walrus noises Horse mockery Horsing around Man arguing with a goat Goat screams Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Check out theses weird adaptations! We’ll look at some incredible immunities from critters we think of as “dirty” or “dangerous,” some animals who are hardcore to the bone, and some insects who are getting pretty creative with this whole adaptation thing. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: are birds real? Footnotes: Creature Feature shirts!Opossums help fight against lyme diseaseOpossum vs PossumCompound found in dogfish shark has antiviral propertiesSpanish ribbed newtAn adorable potto! Hummingbird moths! THEY'RE MOTHS! Ladybug invasion!!! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I want to talk to you about animal homes! We’ll discover animals who built their homes out of straw, built their homes outof sticks, and built their homes out of bricks and… poop… and… mucus? Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: what the heck is that ant doing with that larva’s butt??? Footnotes: Baya Weaver Nest Sociable Weaver Nest Weaver Ant Nest Weaver Ant Using Baby Butt Glue Bagworm Log Cabin African Bullfrog and "teeth" Red Ovenbird Nests Hornbill Nests Incredible Caddisfly Cases Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re talking about POKEMON ANIMALS! These creatures are even more unbelievable than those fantastic little pocket monsters. I’m talking cute little critters crazier than Pikachu, sea animals that seem too cute to be real, and behavior that you’d think you’d only find in a Pokedex.Footnotes: Check out our new shirts in the shirt store! Lowlandstreaked Tenrec Someone did a fanart of a tenrec as a pokemon! Armadillo Girdled Lizard David Attenborough bothering an armadillo lizard Pangolin SEA BUNNY!!!! Seriously though SEA BUNNY Sea bunny butt! Lemon flavored sea bunny (just kidding, still toxic) This is a real animal, the sheep leaf sea slug Mary river turtle rocking an algae mohawk Tadpoles with spiral bellies Diving bell spider Pipevine swallowtail caterpiller Tailed emperor butterfly caterpillar The Japanese emperor butterfly caterpillar Uh oh, the GUM LEAF SKELETONIZER Goofy phengodidae beetle Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re talking about ALIENS! Right here on earth. Does that sound paradoxical? Well, maybe you should think about whether we were the aliens all along??? We’ll be looking for aliens on earth from the bottom up: aliens under the sea, on land, and in the skies. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question, do animals really need to breathe? With special guest Joelle Monique.FOOTNOTES: FINALLY SHIRTS! First ever animal discovered who doesn't breathe?!? The blanket octopus! Behold the blanket octopus's cape of wonder! Blanket octopus looking like an alien spaceship The sarcastic fringehead (open mouth for a surprise) The pink fairy armadillo burrowing right into our hearts Treehoppers are out of control WHAT ARE YOU DOING TREEHOPPERS? WHAAAAAT?? The King Vulture is the most festive undertaker ever She colorful. She chic. But most importantly. She eats dead meat Cock-of-the-rock AKA Mr. Handsome Potoo's are alien ghosts, exhibit A Potoo's are alien ghosts, exhibit B Potoo's are alien ghosts, exhibit C Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode we’re talking about WEREWOLVES! Where are they? What are they? And is there any truth behind the werewolf legends? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: does your dog want to eat your face? With special guest Nick Turner.FOOTNOTES: The weird origins of the werewolf Dire wolf skulls at the La Brea Tar Pits! Breeding a dire wolf dog? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I want to take on a trip to Imagination Station for the WHOLE ENTIRE EPISODE! That’s right, we’re exploring the world of imagination. What is imagination? Do animals have imagination? And can your imagination run as wild as nature itself? Discover this as we answer the age old-question: what’s the point of having a broom for a butt! With special guest Kim Winder.FOOTNOTES: Sloth bears are smart! Vividness of visual imagery questionnaire PINK manta ray! Troll haired mystery bug! Another fuzzy-butt planthopper Another broom-butt Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Valentines times! Today I thought that we’d look at a different type of love… platonic love between species! That’s right we’re looking at some cross-species cuddles, some dynamic duos, and truly unusual friendships within the animal kingdom! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: is it fun to suck on a shark? With special guest comedian Blake Wexler.FOOTNOTES: Microhylid frog and tarantula best friends Coyote and badger going on adventures together! Coyote and badger hunting together (WARNING: squirrel carnage) Geladas and wolves have a diplomatic relationship Birds & people working together to screw over bees The weird sucker-head of a remora Shark with pilotfish groupies Urchin crab giving a piggyback ride to an urchin Owen the hippo adopted by Mzee the tortoise Dalmation adopts spotted lamb Sperm whales seemingly adopt dolphin with spinal deformation Check out the koala hospital where my daughter Twinkles (the koala) is from Potoroo Palace in NSW Australia Animal Tracks Sanctuary in Los Angeles Wild Haven Ranch in Lake Arrowhead Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's discover the CUTEST bugs on the planet! Bugs are some of the most populous and diverse animals on the planet, with a fascinating range of behaviors. I think that bugs are often overlooked: everybody loves a cute cuddly panda, but an adorable jumping spider? Who will hug ITS eight fuzzy arms? With special guest Carmen Angelica.FOOTNOTES: Velvet worm in action Velvet worm looking absolutely adorable Another velvet worm looking cute as heck I AM IN LOVE WITH VELVET WORMS Velvet worm cuddle pile! Peacock spider dancing for its life! Peacock spiders showing off all their moves Absolutely beautiful peacock spider Bee flies are fantasy fairy creatures Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.