Strange Animals Podcast

Latest Episodes
Episode 440: Trilobites!
Thanks to Micah for suggesting this week's topic, the trilobite! - Further reading: - The Largest Trilobites Stunning 3D images show anatomy of 500 million-year-old Cambrian trilobites entombed in vol
Episode 439: The Missing Echidna
Thanks to Cara for suggesting we talk about the long-beaked echidna this week! - Further reading: - Found at last: bizarre, egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years - A short-beaked echid
Episode 438: The Dragon Man Skull
This week we're going to learn about a new finding about the skull referred to as the Dragon Man! - Further reading: - Weve had a Denisovan skull since the 1930sonly nobody knew - The proteome of th
Episode 437: Updates 8 and the Nutria
Thanks to Nicholas,Mns, Warblrwatchr, Llewelly, and Emerson this week, in our yearly updates episode! - Further reading: - An Early Cretaceous Tribosphenic Mammal and Metatherian Evolution - Guam's
Episode 436: Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Thanks to Trech for suggesting this week's topic, the red-eyed tree frog! - Further reading: - Tadpoles hatch in seconds to escape predator - The colorful red-eyed tree frog [photo by Geoff Gallice]:
Episode 435: The Narwhal and the Unicorn
Thanks to Owen and Aksel, and Dylan and Emily for their suggestions this week! - Further reading: - Where did the unicorn myth come from? - The narwhal is my favorite whale: - Show transcript: - Welco
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