Strange Animals Podcast

Latest Episodes
Episode 434: The Real Life Dragon
Thanks to Jaxon for suggesting this week's topic, Coelurosauravus! - Further reading: - Coelurosauravus - New Research Reveals Secrets of First-Ever Gliding Reptile - The modern Draco lizard glides on
Episode 433: Flamingos and Two Weird Friends
Thanks to Ryder, Alexandria, and Simon for their suggestions this week! Let's learn about three remarkable wading birds. Two of them are pink! - Bird sounds taken from the excellent website xeno-canto
Episode 432: The Fossa and Other Animals of Madagascar
This week we learn about the fossa and a few other animals of Madagascar, a suggestion by Pranav! - Further reading: - The stories people tell, and how they can contribute to our understanding of mega
Episode 431: The New Dire Wolf
Thanks to Jayson for suggesting this week's topic, the new "dire wolf"! Also, possibly the same but maybe a different Jayson is the youngest member of the Cedar Springs Homeschool Science Olympiad Tea
Episode 430: The Fake and the Real Coelacanth
This week we examine two recent articles about coelacanth discoveries. Which one is real and which one is fake?! - Further reading: - Fake California Coelacanth - First record of a living coelacanth f
Episode 429: Foxes!
Thanks to Katie, Torin, and Eilee for suggesting this week's topic, foxes! - Further reading: - Meet the Endangered Sierra Nevada Red Fox - Long snouts protect foxes when diving headfirst in snow Blac
Episode 428: The Most Venomous Snake!
Thanks to Nora and BlueTheChicken for suggesting the inland taipan this week! - The inland taipan in its summer colors [picture by AllenMcC. - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/i
Episode 427: The Other Cephalopods
Further reading: - Reconstructing fossil cephalopods: Endoceras - Retro vs Modern #17: Ammonites - Hammering Away at Hamites - An endocerid [picture by Entelognathus - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://
Episode 426 Lots of Little Birds
Thanks to Murilo, Alexandra, and Joel for their suggestions this week! - The bird sounds in this episode come from xeno-canto, a great resource for lots of animal sounds! - A cactus wren [picture by M
Episode 425 Rabbits!
Thanks to Alyx and Richard from NC for their suggestions this week! Let's learn about rabbits! - Further reading: Why your pet rabbit is more docile than its wild relative FOUND: Small enigmatic rabbi