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BONUS: Balto, Togo and the Great Race For Mercy Mar 10, 2021

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The story of the 150 dogs and 20 men who raced against odds, weather, frostbite, fake news, and the worst storm in decades to save the kids and Indigenous people of Nome, Alaska, from a deadly diphtheria outbreak 5 years after the flu of 1919.
This is the first bonus episode of Bewilderbeasts- and it was originally told in Episode 10: The Dogs Who Saved a Town at the End of the World to commemorate the running of the Iditarod sled dog race that is happening right now, and the anniversary of when Melissa's town went into lockdown due to COVID restrictions. The resources for this throwback can be found
https://bewilderbeastspod.podcastpage.io/episode/ep-10-the-dogs-who-saved-a-town-at-the-end-of-the-world
#Balto #Togo #Iditarod #History #Quarantines
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Your host, Melissa McCue-McGrath is an author, dog trainer, and behavior consultant in Southern Maine. She'll talk about dogs all day if you let her. You've been warned :)

Ep 27: Living His Best Afterlife Mar 08, 2021

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Sea cucumbers magic superpower, a bear found and ate 76 pounds of cocaine he found in the woods, and a flock of holy geese saved Rome.

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Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA, is a professional dog trainer outside of Boston, MA, and author of the book, "Considerations for the City Dog".
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Intro Music: “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz
Interstitial music: MK2
Sea Cucumber:
https://www.livescience.com/sea-cucumber-poop-reef.html
Cocaine Bear:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_C._Thornton_II
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/50220
@ SouthernOddPod on Twitter https://twitter.com/SouthernOddPod/status/1359866565039173636
@ My Favorite Murder, minisode 101 NOT for kids :)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oB2s1W7Is8IHkZqpwnoBg
The Geese Who Saved Rome
http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,959901,00.html
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article91223657.html
https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/pablo-eskobear-story-legendary-cocaine-8474914
https://www.npr.org/2012/05/05/152092224/how-swiss-guards-and-sacred-geese-saved-rome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Allia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu8Tt4HsO_U (a fun 3 minute animation on the battle, totally kid safe and really helpful for me, who never, ever studied ancient history.)

Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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Ep 26: The Rebellious Runaway Reenacting Rooster Mar 01, 2021

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Today's topics: Civil War reenacting rooster flew the coop, a dark walk through history thanks to a Border collie who inherited $5 million from her dead owner, and pigs can play video games for science!
Send in your topic ideas via: BewilderbeastsPod@gmail.com,
About your host:
Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA, is a dog trainer& author of the book, "Considerations for the City Dog". More about Melissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com
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Intro Music: “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz. Interstitial music: MK2
Runaway Chicken
"Final Count" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100657
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

And Zacharia Hickman with his song, "In the Sweet By and By"
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCxXuycyfYH17CZ_1NtwX1g

@peep_the_towel on Instagram

https://nypost.com/2021/02/12/teen-reunites-with-pet-rooster-after-losing-it-at-alabama-cracker-barrel/
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alabama/articles/2021-02-14/pet-rooster-reunited-with-owner-after-going-missing
https://wgno.com/news/viral/teens-civil-war-reenacting-rooster-found-in-alabama-after-escaping-at-a-cracker-barrel/
https://ushistoryscene.com/article/civilwaranimals/
Richard Miller Devens’s Pictorial Book of Anecdotes and Incidents of the War of the Rebellion

Lulu the Border collie and Bill Dorris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest_Statue
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/nashville-tn/charles-dorris-9918582
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/13/us/dog-border-collie-lulu-5-million-dollar-trust-owner-trnd/index.html
https://nypost.com/2021/02/12/8-year-old-border-collie-inherits-5-million/
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/us/24kershaw.html
https://www.britannica.com/event/Fort-Pillow-Massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Pillow

Pigs play video games
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56023720

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Ep 25: The CIA's Failed Spy Cats Feb 21, 2021

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The one time the CIA tried - and failed - to use a cat as a spy (code name Acoustic Kitty), some cats need hypoallergenic humans, and what happens when cats bail on sea shanties. #AcousticKitty
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About your host:
Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA, is a professional dog trainer outside of Boston, MA, and author of the book, "Considerations for the City Dog". She has a dog training channel on YouTube that has free classes and lessons for anyone who is interested in positive reinforcement dog training. More about Melissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com
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Intro Music: “Tiptoe out the Back” by Dan Lebowicz
Interstitial music: MK2
I got today's information from:

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/ernest-hemingways-cats/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/578211/cat-facts

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-cias-most-highly-trained-spies-werent-even-human-20149/

https://www.history.com/news/cia-spy-cat-espionage-fail

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/laws-of-motion/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ernest-hemingway-taught-one-of-his-many-many-cats-to-drink-whisky-73691/

https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/research-medical-benefits/can-your-pet-be-allergic-to-humans/
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/integrative_medicine_digestive_center/news_events/lactose_intolerance.html

https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/research-medical-benefits/can-your-pet-be-allergic-to-humans

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brazil-island-of-cats-covid-19-starving_n_5f8b045bc5b6dc2d17f75d97

https://www.hisgo.com/us/destination-japan/blog/top_3_ca

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Ep 24: Emily Spinach Feb 14, 2021

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We meet Emily Spinach - the pet garter snake of wild-child first daughter, Alice Roosevelt. Also, the hilariously creepy, Wild Taxidermy Room in Melbourne, Australia, says goodbye and pandas throw the weirdest parties.
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About your host:
Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA, is a professional dog trainer outside of Boston, MA, and author of the book, "Considerations for the City Dog". She has a dog training channel on YouTube that has free classes and lessons for anyone who is interested in positive reinforcement dog training. More about Melissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com
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Interstitial music: MK2
I got today's information from:
Alice Roosevelt and Presidential Pets:
https://www.childrensmuseum.org/blog/why-pet-snake
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/12/first-daughters-alice-roosevelt-113302
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/03/29/at-90-alice-roosevelt-longworth-didnt-care-who-she-offended-in-this-mean-funny-1974-interview/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_pets
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hA1WAAAAIBAJ&pg=7004%2C3105108
https://patch.com/maryland/hyattsville/hoover-s-opossum-brings-luck-to-hyattsville-ba645rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrfgvfgvseball-team

Pandas Roll in Horse Poop:
https://www.livescience.com/pandas-roll-in-horse-poo.html
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/scientists-finally-think-they-know-why-these-pandas-roll-horse-poop

Melbourne's Wild Taxidermy Room:
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/search?collectingarea=Mammalogy
https://mashable.com/2015/07/05/bad-taxidermy/
https://www.ranker.com/list/bad-taxidermy-pictures/ashley-reign

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Ep 23: Dwarf Giraffes and Two Danny DeVitos Feb 07, 2021

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Melissa talks about the cutest little toilet plunger thief, the tallest dwarfs in the animal kingdom, and how honey bees twerk murder the murder hornets while using the grossest tool to protect their hives.
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About your host:
Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA, is a professional dog trainer outside of Boston, MA, and author of the book, "Considerations for the City Dog". She has a dog training channel on YouTube that has free classes and lessons for anyone who is interested in positive reinforcement dog training. More about Melissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com
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Interstitial music: MK2

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I got today's information from:

https://mashable.com/article/giraffe-dwarf-discovery/
https://www.verywellhealth.com/how-many-types-of-dwarfism-are-there-2860725

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dwarfism/symptoms-causes/syc-20371969#:~:text=Dwarfism%20is%20short%20stature%20that,different%20medical%20conditions%20cause%20dwarfism.

https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s13104-020-05403-9?sharing_token=ntjvG3fP1wY_nrBV0eDdO2_BpE1tBhCbnbw3BuzI2RO_hp-8Guw6xV7ywaIirtjhYCijpdOVcpcsRSq7HBvvCbScuMwHpvQOGkFiUA-k4_ttaOODkzWhYBOHXQo5ujaizGjqTke6RMmuFIZAkUUXjslcFxiMDL3g07YUIA8JPsA%3D

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/20/948056982/meet-beave-the-internets-most-famous-beaver

https://mymodernmet.com/beave-the-beaver/

https://www.tiktok.com/@beaverbabyfurrylove?lang=en

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/12/honeybees-use-tools-dung-repels-giant-hornets/

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-the-first-tool-and-non-plant-weapon-used-by-honeybees-poo

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Ep 22: The Skydiving Beavers of 1948 Jan 31, 2021

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Melissa talks about a monkey who killed the King of Greece, skydiving beavers, and one lizard earns the number one slot for the largest number 2. Let’s go!
We discuss white colonization and urban sprawl by way of parachuting beavers.

If there are topics you would be interested hearing about on the podcast, know of any historical animals who changed the world, animals who help humans, or wacky animals in the news, send them in to:

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I’m Melissa McCue-McGrath with Muttstuff media, author of Considerations for the City Dog and cotraining director of the New England Dog Training Club, the oldest AKC Obedience Club in the United States -

Now, go get curious!

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I got today’s information from
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Geronimo
https://time.com/4084997/parachuting-beavers-history/#:~:text=At%20last%2C%20the%20world,become%20the%20Internet's%20latest%20favorite

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/skydiving-beavers/

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/parachuting-beavers-idahos-wilderness-yes-it-really-happened#stream/0

https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2015/10/23/9604608/parachuting-beavers-video-idaho-fish-game
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/208/idaho-parachuting-beavers-mccall-fish-and-game/277-f3ee3ca0-f029-4744-9461-f256a84fbe6a

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-king-of-Greece

https://historycollection.com/40-animals-that-changed-history/3/

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SU19201026.2.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a18832/royalty-and-their-strange-deaths/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_of_Greece

https://www.inverse.com/science/deceptively-chubby-lizard-breaks-poop-record

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Ep 21: Fish Fart Diplomacy Jan 26, 2021

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How fish farts nearly caused a war between Russia and Sweden, how severed octopus arms continue to try to feed the octopus, and why we use a rodent to predict the future.
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Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA, is a professional dog trainer outside of Boston, MA, and author of the book, "Considerations for the City Dog". More about Melissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com
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Resources:
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/for-15-years-sweden-thought-enemy-submarines-were-invading-its-territory-it-turned-out-to-be-herring-farts/
How herring farts almost lead to a diplomatic crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ1Jr6QqSlE

No Such Thing As A Fish https://audioboom.com/posts/7771797-no-such-thing-as-potter-the-great

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/severed-octopus-arms-have-a-mind-of-their-own-2403303/
Severed Arm Resisting Stranger Octopus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP6Usm5bi_U

https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2016/10/07/5-reasons-the-octopus-is-the-coolest-animal-in-the-sea

Scientific American: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/even-severed-octopus-arms-have-smart-moves/

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/how-octopus-arms-regenerate-with-ease/
Science Alert: https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-octopus-arms-make-decisions-without-input-from-the-brain

https://io9.gizmodo.com/detatched-octopus-arms-show-independent-awareness-1209041248

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day

https://bestlifeonline.com/hilarious-groundhog-day/

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Ep 20: Quoth the Raven, "Baltimore!" Jan 19, 2021

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Today on BewilderBeasts, we’re going to meet a pig who wants to be a therapy dog, a headless chicken lives for 18 months & and the raven who haunted the grandaddy of creep, Edgar Allen Poe. Let’s go!

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About your host:
Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA, is a professional dog trainer outside of Boston, MA, and author of the book, "Considerations for the City Dog". She has a dog training channel on YouTube that has free classes and lessons for anyone who is interested in positive reinforcement dog training. More about Melissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com
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I got today's information from:
https://www.ranker.com/list/historical-figures-with-syphilis/philgibbons

https://www.ushistory.org/oddities/grip.htm

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grip-raven

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allusions_to_Poe%27s_%22The_Raven%22
Lilou_sfpig on Instagram
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-therapy-pig/worlds-first-airport-therapy-pig-hogs-the-limelight-at-san-francisco-airport-idUSKBN1XL1M7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTOs1UrqIA4 Mike the Headless Chicken a la Josh from Josh and Chuck fame at Stuff You Should Know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken

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Ep 19: Armadillo Justice! Jan 12, 2021

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Melissa dives deep on how horseshoe crabs are saving us from COVID19 (this was recorded before the vaccines started rolling out), platypuses are WAY weirder than imagined, and a case of armadillo justice!
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Don’t forget to like, subscribe, review and share with your curious friends - you know, all the things the other podcasts tell you to do!
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I got today's information from:
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/baby-blue-blood-drive

https://curiokids.net/better-than-the-blood-of-a-unicorn-the-blue-blood-of-horseshoe-crab-that-saves-thousands-of-lives/?lang=en

Sawbones https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/how-horseshoe-crabs-probably-saved-your-life/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/forget-dinosaurs-horseshoe-crabs-are-weirder-more-ancient-180963952/

https://blog.therainforestsite.greatergood.com/horseshoe-crab-blood/#:~:text=Horseshoe%20Crabs%20Survived%20The%20Dinosaurs%20And%20May%20Have%20Saved%20Your%20Life,-For%20an%20animal&text=These%20little%20critters%20have%20been,our%20opinion%2C%20is%20pretty%20cool!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-armadillo-shooting_n_59838ae2e4b08b75dcc5f622

https://www.scie

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