Strange Animals Podcast

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The Books Have Been Claimed! and a bonus mouse
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
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
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
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
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