Strange Animals Podcast
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Episode 458: The Tasmanian Tiger and Friends
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]:
Episode 457: Parrots!
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
Episode 456: The Loch Ness Monster
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
Episode 455: Spooky Animals
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 SquidNocturnal Spiders Use Trapped Fireflies as Glowing Bait to Attract Additional PreyA m
Episode 454: Bats!
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
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
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
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
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
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





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