Thanks to Holly for suggesting this week’s topic!Further reading:Mermaids: Myth, Kith and Kin [this article is not for children]Feejee MermaidA manatee:A female grey seal, looking winsome:A drawing of the “original” Fiji (or Feej

Thanks to Emily, Jo, and Alexandra for their suggestions this week!Further reading:Highland Cattle SocietyMongolian SheepThe Donkey SanctuaryThe Highland cow is so cute (picture taken from the first site linked above):Some fat-tailed sheep (picture

It’s an episode just absolutely full of fish! Thanks toArthur, Yuzu, Jayson, Kabir, Nora, Siya, Joel, Elizabeth, Mac, Ryder, Alyx, Dean, and Riley for their suggestions this week!Further reading:Study uncovers mechanics of machete-like ‘tai

Thanks toMns, Sam, Owen and Askel for this week’s suggestions!Further reading:Shingleback LizardWhat controls the colour of the common mnuka stick insect?The mossy leaf-tailed gecko has skin flaps that hide its shadow. There’s a lizard

Further reading:Study: Giant Therizinosaurs Used Their Meter-Long, Sickle-Like Claws for DisplayShow transcript:Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. Im your host, Kate Shaw.I am delighted to report that Therizinosaurus lived in what is now Mongolia in

Further reading:Mysterious blue goo at the bottom of the sea stumps scientistsThree new species of ground snakes discovered under graveyards and churches in EcuadorShow transcript:Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. Im your host, Kate Shaw.Ive c

Thanks to Alexandra, Jayson, and Eilee for their suggestions this week!Further reading:Scientists have discovered an ancient whale species. It may have looked like a mash-up of a seal and a PokmonThe nomenclatural status of the AlulawhaleField Gui

Thanks to Viki, Erin, Weller, and Stella for their suggestions this week!Further reading:Tasmanian tiger pups found to be extraordinary similar to wolf pupsThe thylacine could open its jaws really wide:A sugar glider, gliding [photo from this page]:

Thanks toFleur, Yuzu, and Richard from NC for their suggestions this week!Further reading:Worlds rarest parrot, extinct in wild, hatches at zooKakapo recoveryThis Parrot Stood 3 Feet Tall and Ruled the Roost in New Zealand Forests 19 Million Years A

Thanks to William who suggested we talk about the Loch Ness Monster for our big Halloween episode!Further reading:1888 (ca.): Alexander Macdonalds Sightings1933, July 22: Mr. and Mrs. George Spicers Loch Ness EncounterThe 1972 Loch Ness Monster Flip