That's Just Wild

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions!🐍 Ever thought about owning a corn snake… and then realised how big the commitment actually is? We get into exotic pets and what it really means to care for them. 🤔🦘 What’s the point of marsupials — and is there such a thing as a “useless” animal? From pouches to egg-layers, we explore the strange paths of evolution. 🌍✨💰 Pangolin scales, rhino horn, and even fish bladders worth more than gold… why are these wildlife products so valuable, and what’s the real cost behind them? 🐅🌴 And finally — can one person actually make a difference in saving a rainforest? From palm oil to conservation in Borneo, we explore what protecting land really looks like 🌱📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie roll up their sleeves to share some of nature’s most ingenious architects 🏗️🐝🦫 Could the world’s biggest beaver dam really dwarf the Hoover Dam? From booming “beaver cities” to their surprising comeback (and even “beaver bombing”), these furry engineers are reshaping landscapes. 🌿🌾 Social weaver birds build giant tree-top apartment blocks packed with life — while swiftlets craft bizarre saliva “hammocks”… and antlion larvae set deadly sand traps like tiny snipers. 🎯🐝 Giant Asian honey bees defend their homes with shimmering waves, and underwater, a pufferfish creates intricate sand masterpieces to build the perfect nest. 🌊✨📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah tackle more of your wildest questions!🦚 What is the real purpose of sexual dimorphism? From strutting, show-off peacocks to enormous male seals and tiny females, plus the bizarre love life of the anglerfish. 🤯🌊🐬 Dolphins aren’t always the friendly faces we think they are… what really goes on during mating season, and just how dark can their behaviour get?🐾 And is there actually an evolutionary advantage to being cute — or are humans just projecting our own ideas onto the animal kingdom? ✨📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah are seriously chatty as they discuss some of nature’s most outrageous communicators📞📢🔊…🦜 From the red-eyed vireo, the tiny “preacher bird” that somehow belts out a staggering 22,197 songs in just 10 hours (yes, really!), to the white bellbird, whose call is so loud it’s basically like standing next to the speakers at a rock concert… except it’s screaming directly into a female’s face. 🔊🎚️🤘🐋 Humpback whales might be trying to chat with us — not out of fear, but pure curiosity — by blowing perfect bubble rings underwater. 💬🐒👃🏽 Meet the Brazilian bare-faced tamarin, which communicates through scent marking… and Steve’s face-off with a satin bowerbird. 💙📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve and Sarah tackle more of your wildest questions! 🐆 How close should you really get to a snow leopard? Steve shares a heart-stopping near miss with one of the most elusive predators on Earth. 😳🏔️🌵 How do animals survive in the harshest places on the planet — and what happens when apex predators like dingoes and Tasmanian devils are brought back to restore balance?🕷️ And do spiders actually eat their own webs? Plus, a simple challenge: what might you discover if you wake up early enough to watch one being built…📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah are exploring into the surprising world of animal memory. 🧠🐿️ 🌰From squirrels with a near-perfect mental map of their buried snacks to goldfish that can remember far more than you’d think… 🧠🐠🐘 Meet the matriarchs of the animal kingdom — elephants whose incredible memories may hold the secret to longer lives, thanks to the rare and remarkable “grandmother effect.” 👵🌍🪶 And it’s not just remembering — some of the smartest birds on Earth, like crows, can make tools, solve problems, and even pass knowledge on… proving memory in the wild is anything but simple. 🐦‍⬛⚒️📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Sarah is joined by special guest Shark Man Dan for a Shark Q+A special🦈💙🌊🦈 Ever wondered if sharks are good mums? Turns out life as a baby shark is brutal. The moment they’re born, they’re on their own — just survival in the big blue. 😬🌊👀 Do sharks ever hunt together? We dive into the surprising social side of these ocean predators… like how many sharks show respect to the biggest females. 👑🏝️ And if you actually want to see sharks in the wild, where should you go? Plus the incredible sharks that can swim from the ocean hundreds of kilometres up rivers. 🚤🦈📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Sarah is joined by special guest Shark Man Dan for a deep dive into the world of sharks… and the wild path that led Dan to dedicate his career to them. 🦈🌊🎥🦈💙 Dan shares how he turned his love for sharks into a career — taking a very unconventional route to become one of the ocean’s biggest shark champions. 🏆Meet Dan’s favourite shark, the epaulette shark — famous for its incredible ability to “walk” across reefs and out of rock pools to escape predators. 🪨🐚🌊 Things get seriously intense as Dan and Sarah share one of their closest calls — caught in a powerful vortex current and later stranded out at sea in Japan without a boat. 🇯🇵🗾📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve and Sarah tackle more of your wildest questions! 💪🏽 Ever wondered what the bite force of a goose is? Steve reckons he might’ve bite-tested more animals than anyone else on Earth… and honestly, we believe him. 🌏😅🕷️🕸️ Do wild animals ever keep other animals as pets? Meet the spiders that open their homes to frogs. 🐸🏠🐜🐄 And we ask the big questions… what’s the most successful species in Earth’s history — and can animals actually hold a grudge? 😤📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episodeGo to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah are exploring motherhood in the animal kingdom… from the sweetest care to the most jaw-dropping survival strategies. 💛🐣🐻‍❄️🐊 From polar bears to crocodilians carrying their babies gently in their mouths… to reptiles like leopard iguanas leaving their hatchlings in a protective pile of poo — motherhood in nature comes in many wild forms. 🥚💩🕷️ Meet the ultimate self-sacrificing mum — the crab spider mother who lets her babies drink nutrients from her legs… before they eat the rest of her. 🕷️🦀🐼 Not all mums can raise twins — giant panda mothers often choose one cub to care for, leaving the other behind in a tough twist of sibling rivalry.🐸 Some mums go to incredible lengths — like the gastric-brooding frog that swallows her eggs, switches off her stomach, and protects them inside her body.📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!Ever wondered if animals have accents? Sarah and Lizzie discuss if orcas really pass down their own unique calls and communication styles through generations. 🐋🎙️From gorillas to leafcutter ants to dung beetles… who’s the true strength champion for their size in the animal kingdom? 💪🐜And do all animals defend a territory— and what happens when that animal packs up and migrates? 🗺️🦅📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episodeGo to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild Lizzie and Sarah are racing into all things speedy... blink-and-you’ll-miss-it speedy.And Sarah's got a new book! https://linktr.ee/Wild_Apprentice⚡👀 🕷️ Meet the flattie spider — whipping around its prey in a spin so fast it holds the title for the quickest terrestrial twirl on Earth. 😵‍💫🕸️🦅 🦅 We spotlight the peregrine falcon, the fastest animal on Earth, zooming through the sky in an incredible super-speed dive.🚄 🇯🇵And nature inspiring transport engineering — Japan’s bullet train modeled on the kingfisher’s beak to slice through air in near silence. 👑🎣📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!Scorpions that can survive underwater thanks to their wild “book lungs.”Animals reaching heighests hieghts.. from Vultures spotted by an airliner at cruising altitude to Spiders kite-flying to the edge of the stratosphere.And the gloriously named golden-butted leaf-eared mouse. And yes… the Echidna’s four-headed penis...📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episodeGo to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah are going Ancient… seriously ancient. 🦖⏳🌊 From the deep cold, dark waters where life moves slowly and lives ridiculously long... where some Glass sponges have survived 17,000 years.🧽🔎Meeting Ming the giant clam — 507 years old that was already alive when Leonardo da Vinci was painting the Mona Lisa.🐚🖼️🦈 We trace ancient lineages: Sharks cruising our oceans for 400 million years, Horseshoe crabs older than dinosaurs and Velvet worms predating flies and mosquitoes.🪱🧲🦀📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!🦈 Why are some orcas obsessed with shark liver — and what’s the story behind pods wearing salmon as actual hats? 🐋🐟 (Yes. Salmon hats.)🦁 Why don’t big cats bother with tiny snacks? When you’re a lion or tiger, why ignore small prey and go all-in on the big prey?🧠 And does neurodivergence exist in animals? Can wildlife have different brain wiring too?📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episodeGo to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Lizzie, and Sarah dive heart-first into the wildest, weirdest, and most jaw-dropping hearts in the animal kingdom.❤️❤🐟 How many hearts is too many? From fish and reptiles to squid with multiple hearts, the animal kingdom might suprise you!🩺 Meet the zebrafish that can regenerate it's heart… and the frogs that literally stop theirs to survive freezing temperatures ❄️🐸🦑 And finally… Steve makes his case for three-hearted cephalopods as the strangest hearts of them all.🫀🫀🫀📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions! Ever wondered why a snake might suddenly throw up its lunch? 🐍🤢🐝 Why are honey badgers called honey badgers… and how did they become fearless, beehive-raiding machines?🦡🍯🏙️ And how can you spot the fastest bird on the planet hiding in plain sight — yes, even in the middle of a city? 👀🦅📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episodeGo to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Lizzie, and Sarah go in search of romance and Valentine’s vibes in the animal kingdom 💕🐾And just a head's up, adult themes are discussed so this episode might not be suitable for small ears....How common is monogamy in the natural world? 💍🌿How different positions make reproduction more likely… in frogs 🐸👀The obscene noises made by 95-year-old tortoises… and yes, Steve does an impression 🐢😳🎤And is love just “the negotiating procedure of how to pass on your DNA” (as Lizzie describes it)… or is it something more magical? ✨❤️🧬📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!Where on earth do eels actually go to reproduce… and why is it still such a massive mystery?🪱🔍🧠 Why do some animals have brains in the weirdest, wildest places? 🪳🎥 When filming out the the WIld, Steve Lizzie and Sarah discuss the fine line between observing nature… and when to step in and save a life. 🚨💪📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episodeGo to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Lizzie, and Sarah are getting Muddy — plunging into the gloopy, squelchy, wildly misunderstood world beneath our feet. 🐾Frrom mud-loving marvels like the Chilean helmeted bullfrog 🐸, to the paradox frog whose skin slime could help treat diabetes 🧪Sarah shares experience wrestling with sharp-tooth catfish, and explains how some dolphins use mud as a hunting tool. 🐬Plus: Busting quicksand myths, ancient lungfish that cocoon themselves in mud for years, and muddy landscapes where woolly mammoths likely took their final steps.📝 Leave us a review and tell us what you thought — we love hearing from you.🔔 Follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode.Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!Are any animals left-handed? 🦀🤨Did dinosaurs shed their skin like snakes? 🐍🍌And do any animals other than humans have baby teeth? 🦷👶🐘📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episodeGo to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Lizzie, and Sarah dive into the weird and wonderful world of exoskeletons — and why critters and crustaceans deserve more love. 🦀🐞From the bizarre process of moulting 🐛to the mad scientists who tried to build exoskeletons for humans (and then attempted to get eaten by a snake to prove they work 🐍😳),and why ladybirds are a gardener’s best friend 🌱but cause havoc here in the UK 🇬🇧🐞Plus, there’s another banger of a TV blooper from Steve 📺😂📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team!🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode!Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!Why do dogs love rolling in fox poo? 💩🦊Why do pine martens delay having babies? 🧭🤨And how do midges form massive swams in Scotland? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦟📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episodeGo to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Lizzie and Sarah are seeing blue 💙 — and discovering why it’s one of the rarest, cleverest and most mind-blowing colour in the natural world.Lizzie dives into the science behind the jaw-dropping blues of the electric blue tarantula, Morpho butterfly, and the Hyacinth macaw. 🕷️🦋🦜Discover why guillemot eggs look like tiny blue works of art, each one totally unique — and how their unusual shapes are an evolutionary masterstroke.🥚💙Hear why Blue-tongued skinks flash their electric tongues at predators.📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team!🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode.Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A 🎙️🌍, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!Do animals experience anxiety… even flies? 🧠Why is Alfred Russel Wallace Steve’s hero? 🧭📚And Cope's Rule: why do animals get bigger over time? 🐴📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episodeGo to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Lizzie and Sarah get sketchy. We’re talking animals that thrive on risk & love living on the edge.. and that includes our hosts!And Steve sends us a message from Chile 🇨🇱, where he’s hoping to track down the elusive puma 🎥😼Sarah and Lizzie dig into…How barnacle goose chicks launch themselves off 100 metre high cliffs 😱The sneaky Bluestriped Fangblenny, who loves to take bites out of unsuspecting fish who’ve come for a spa day 🐟 🦷Why you should never step in a puddle in the Northern Territories of Australia without checking for a saltwater crocodile first 🐊📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team!🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episodeGo to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions! 🎙️🌍🧬 What’s the real skin difference between us humans, our ape cousins, and our ancient ancestors?🤰 Are there other animals like seahorses where the males get pregnant?🕷️ Do tarantulas recognise or remember their owners in captivity? ...Steve shares a story of one flirting with him!📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team! 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode!Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, on That's Just Wild, we revisit our favourite moments from 2025: Hypnotising a shark by turning it upside down? 🦈Does Sarah have parasites? 🦠Why we need to protect ugly animals... Plus, THAT banana slug story. 🍌📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team! 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode!Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas from all of us at That's Just Wild! 🎅Steve Backshall has a secret he's been burning (or should I say, freezing?!) to let you all in on...Plus, a rerun of our first ever episode: Freezing 🥶What do you get when a polar bear mates with a grizzly 🐻‍❄️A walrus starts making music 🎶And a scientist decides to freeze themselves on purpose?! 👨‍🔬❄️A wild podcast episode!Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts talk snow blindness, getting deliberately hypothermic in the name of science, and the mashup that is the Pizzly Bear (or Grolar Bear, depending which way round it goes). Plus: walrus songs, narwhals, questionable taxidermy, and even a surprisingly useful penis bone.Follow wherever you get your podcasts so that you never miss an episode.The walrus chiming clip was recorded by Diane Calamar Okonek, and posted to Instagram by wildlife photographer Acacia Johnson.Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions! 🎙️🌍👩‍🍳 Are there any chefs in the animal world that prepare food simply for taste?🦇 Why do bats not fall off the ceiling when hibernating?🐟 And how on earth did fish start breathing air?📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team! 💚🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode!Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Lizzie and Sarah go deep, discussing the wild world of the deep, dark ocean 🌊🦑And Steve sends us a message from Indonesia 🇮🇩, where he’s filming the latest season of Deadly 60 🎥🐍The clever ways that manta rays use the depths of the ocean to help them navigate 🧭Octopus Gardens discovered by deep-sea submarines 🐙🚢And are whale falls one of the greatest sights in the natural world? 🐳💀🌍📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team!🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episodeGo to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions! 🎙️🌍What are the animal sounds we can’t hear — and how might they be connected to our understanding of the supernatural? 🐘👻Which animals act most like they’re in a soap opera? (There’s a lot of scandalous behaviour in the animal kingdom!) 🎥🎭And how do squirrels remember where they hid their nuts? 🌰 🐿️📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team!🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode!Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Lizzie and Sarah dig into the surprising creatures making a living in urban environments.🦛 Hear how hippos are making a habit of munching on people's lawns for a midnight snack🌿🐻 Meet Hank The Tank: Lake Tahoe's beloved 500-pound house burglar 🦹🦈 And uncover how artificial light is helping breaching great white sharks make a comeback in South Africa 💡📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team!🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode!Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts tackle your latest wild questions! 🎙️🌍🐊 What’s Steve’s number-one rule for meeting wild animals -and how it helped him during a close call with a huge crocodile? 😳🐝 How does a hive choose its new queen?And why are tiny Queen bees being mailed around the world? 📦👑🐍 The team reveal which snakes show parental care and whether baby snakes are really more dangerous than adults. 🤔🔔 Follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Lizzie and Sarah delve into some of the strangest and most spectacular stories from the natural world! 🌍✨🐋💙 Steve relives the unforgettable moment he swam alongside the largest animal on Earth — a true ocean giant.🕷️ Meet Namibia’s spoor spider a crafty hunter that catches ants… then cooks them on scorching desert sand. 🐜🔥🐠🍑 And discover the mischievous pearlfish, famous for living up a sea cucumber’s bottom (yes… really).📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team!🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode!Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts dive into another batch of brilliantly bizarre questions from you! 🎙️🌍⚔️ Do animals know how strong they are before they choose to fight — and how do they size each other up in the wild? 🐾💥🦈 The team discuss why a dissected dogfish had no brain..❓🧠🦀 And find out what a crab is really doing in that viral video where it makes those suspicious little side-steps on the beach! 👀📣🔔 Follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild, we're celebrating World Jaguar Day with an episode packed full of Spotted cat brilliance! 🐆🌎🐆💥 Jaguars that crush turtle shells and take down crocs — and Steve’s wild front-row stories!🎨🐈‍⬛ Why big cats wear spots, rosettes and bright colours — and how that bold fur is actually perfect camouflage.Plus we meet the world’s smallest cat, the rusty-spotted cat, tiny enough to curl up in the palm of your hand. 🐈🤲📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team. 💬💚🔔 Follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts tackle your latest wild questions! 🎙️🌍🦌 Why do deer, reindeer and moose shed their antlers?Steve breaks down the mystery of the fastest-growing bone tissue on the planet. 🦴💫🐍 What’s the deal with two-headed snakes?Are they different species — and can other animals grow two heads?🌿 Thinking of a career in conservation? Steve, Lizzie and Sarah map out the jobs — and the experience that actually matters.. 📚🦺🦈 And find out the best places to spot sharks in the North Sea? 🌊📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team. 💬💚🔔 Follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a Scotland special this week on That’s Just Wild 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Steve, Lizzie and Sarah explore the very best that Scottish wildlife has to offer. 🦈 What happened when Steve searched for basking sharks off Scotland’s west coast? 🐳 🦦 Where's the best places to spot orca, otters and seals, (oh my!) off Shetland? 🦞 Plus, how conservationists around the world are turning to Arran Seabed Trust to show 'em how it's done! 🦐 This episode is supported by VisitScotland and TripAdvisor, why not start your own Scottish adventure?!See basking shark beauties next summer from Oban with Basking Shark Scotland.Take a winter day trip with Shetland Wildlife for magical moments.Drop into the COAST Discovery Centre to learn more about marine protected areas. Spot pine martens and Highland tigers  🐾 in the UK’s largest national park 🏞️📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team. 💬💚🔔 Follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts are back to tackle your wildest questions from the animal kingdom! 🎙️🌍 What are keystone species — and why are animals like sea otters and Salmon so important for the planet? 🐟🦦🐈 A Cornish cat survives three months trapped in a shipping container — how did it do it? 🕸️💧🐝⚡ Discover how Bees and spiders use electromagnetic forces to their advantage.. Could this mean animals have secret senses we still don’t understand? 🕷️✨⏳ And could humans have hidden senses too — like feeling time or even the Earth’s magnetic field? 🧭🤯📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team. 💬💚🔔 Follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🪸 This week on That’s Just Wild, we’re delving into the vibrant beauty of coral reefs and to learn more about the incredible creatures that make them so special 🐢🐙.Steve tells us about that time he got told off by a Clown Fish 🤡🐠🔊 Why these little ocean oases 🌊 are louder than you think (and the incredible reason noise is so important 🎶🐡)💪 And how ‘Super Coral’ might be the answer to repopulating reefs in the future 🌞🌿📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team ❤️🔔 Follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🌿 This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts dive into more of your wildest questions! 🎙️🦁❓ What actually is a Plankton... and does it really have anything to do with size? 🌊🔬🦩 What makes a Flamingo pink — and can other birds turn pink too? 💕🪶🧦 Plus, Steve’s got a great use for his old used tights... 😆📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team. 💬💚🔔 Follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧🌍Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.