Strange Animals Podcast

Strange Animals Podcast


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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

Episode 447: So Many Legs!
August 25, 2025

Thanks to Mila for suggesting one of our topics today! - Further reading: The mystery of the missing giant millipede Never-before-seen head of prehistoric, car-size 'millipede' solves evolutionary m

Episode 446: Termites
August 18, 2025

Thanks toYonatan and Eilee for this week's suggestion! - Further reading: Replanted rainforests may benefit from termite transplants A vast 4,000-year-old spatial pattern of termite mounds A family

Episode 445: Salinella
August 11, 2025

It's a tiny mystery animal! - Further reading: - Salinella what the crap was it? - Some of Frenzel's drawings of Salinella: - Show transcript: - Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. Im your host, Ka

Episode 444: Diskagma and Horodyskia
August 04, 2025

It's Invertebrate August! These creatures are the most invertebrate-y of all! Further reading: Dubious Diskagma Horodyskia is among the oldest multicellular macroorganisms, finds study A painting of d

The Books Have Been Claimed! and a bonus mouse
July 28, 2025

I just wanted everyone to know that a listener has claimed the books and magazines I offered for giveaway in episode 443. You can also learn about 60 seconds' worth of information about the African py

Episode 443: Ant Lions and the Horrible Seal Problem
July 28, 2025

Thanks to Jayson and warblrwatchr for suggesting this week's invertebrates! - Further reading: - Parasite of the Day: Orthohalarachne attenuata Trap-jaw ants jump with their jaws to escape the antlion

Episode 442: Trees and Megafauna
July 21, 2025

Further reading: - The Trees That Miss the Mammoths - The disappearance of mastodons still threatens the native forests of South America - Study reveals ancient link between mammoth dung and pumpkin p

Episode 441: Mean Birds
July 14, 2025

Thanks to Maryjane and Siya for their suggestions this week! - Further reading: - Look, dont touch: birds with dart frog poison in their feathers found in New Guinea - The hooded pitohui: - The rufou