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How Big Is It? Part 2: Nature's Biggest and Boldest Creatures
Season 15 · Episode 26

How Big Is It? Part 2: Nature's Biggest and Boldest Creatures

The Backyard Naturalists · Debbie Foster and Laurie Horne

April 11, 202634m 6s

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Show Notes

In this fun and fast-moving second installment of "How Big Is It?", Debbie and Laurie explore some of the biggest creatures in the natural world—from the world's largest vulture and giant hummingbird to the Komodo dragon, Goliath frog, capybara, and even a massive Australian sea snail. Along the way, they share surprising facts about size, habitat, diet, and behavior, with plenty of laughter and off-the-cuff conversation that makes this episode feel like you're sitting right at the kitchen table with them.

Listeners will come away with a new appreciation for the incredible diversity of wildlife around the globe, including species from South America, Australia, Indonesia, and Africa. Whether you are fascinated by record-breaking animals, love quirky nature trivia, or just enjoy hearing nature explained in an entertaining and approachable way, this episode delivers. It is a lighthearted but informative look at some of the most astonishing animals on Earth—and a reminder that nature is always bigger, stranger, and more wonderful than we expect.