Strange Animals Podcast

Strange Animals Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 457: Parrots!
November 03, 2025

Thanks toFleur, Yuzu, and Richard from NC for their suggestions this week! - Further reading: Worlds rarest parrot, extinct in wild, hatches at zoo Kakapo recovery This Parrot Stood 3 Feet Tall and

Episode 456: The Loch Ness Monster
October 27, 2025

Thanks to William who suggested we talk about the Loch Ness Monster for our big Halloween episode! - Further reading: 1888 (ca.): Alexander Macdonalds Sightings 1933, July 22: Mr. and Mrs. George Spi

Episode 455: Spooky Animals
October 20, 2025

Thanks to Richard of NC, Richard my brother, Siya, Ezra, and Owen and Aksel for their suggestions this week! - Further reading: Creature Feature: Googly-Eyed Stubby Squid Nocturnal Spiders Use Trapped

Episode 454: Bats!
October 13, 2025

This week we're going to learn about a bunch of bats! Thanks to John, Murilo, and Alexandra for their suggestions! - Further reading: Why Bats Cant Walk: The Evolutionary Lock That Keeps Them Flying

Episode 453: The Skeleton Coast
October 06, 2025

It's October, AKA Monster Month! Let's learn about some animals of the Skeleton Coast--which sounds spooky, but actually isn't. - Lots of brown fur seals [photo by Robur.q - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0]: -

Episode 452: Rare Wallabies and Two Hoofed Beasts
September 29, 2025

Thanks to Brody, Oz, and Sam for their suggestions this week! - Further reading: - Chasing gold - Two spectacled hare-wallabies hanging out under a spinifex bush [picture from this site]: - A regular

Episode 451: the Stellar Jay and the Gulper Eel
September 22, 2025

Thanks to Joelle, Jacob, and Anna for their suggestions this week! - Further reading/watching: - Gulper Eel Balloons Its Massive Jaws - Watch rare footage of a shapeshifting eel with 'remarkably full

Episode 450: Geckos and the Snow Leopard
September 15, 2025

Thanks for Preston and Pranav for suggesting this week's topics! - Further reading: DNA has revealed the origin of this giant mystery gecko Snow Leopards Dispersed Out of Tibetan Plateau Multiple Ti

Episode 449: The Gloucester Sea Serpent
September 08, 2025

This is a chapter of theBeyond Bigfoot and Nessie book, which you can buy or request at the library! - Further reading: - Debunking a Great New England Sea Serpent - A narwhal. I use this picture all

Episode 448: Tennessee water mysteries
September 01, 2025

While I'm at Dragon Con, here's an old Patreon episode about Tennessee water mysteries, including some spooky sightings of what were probably bears, and some mystery fish! - Show transcript: - Welcome