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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]:

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