Cool Facts About Animals

Latest Episodes:

Jaguar Presents: All About Cooking Meow Meow Jun 11, 2021

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This is Jaguar meow meow! Learn how to cook endangered meat with just a flame thrower, trebuchet and elbow grease in this best ever episode!

Hippo/Hippopotamus Jun 06, 2021

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In this episode we learn all about lake cow bacon, otherwise known as the hippopotamus! You'll learn about poop-flinging, built-in sunscreen, mouth gape, how huge they are, and more.

Thanks for listening! If you would like to support us on Patreon, please head here: https://www.patreon.com/coolfactsaboutanimals We have fun benefits like shout-outs and outtakes (including a funny one on poop today).

Here's our website. https://coolfactsaboutanimalspodcast.wordpress.com/2021/06/06/hippopotamus-hippo/

I've loaded a picture of Teddy when he was smaller at the zoo, with a wide-mouthed hippo behind him.

Here's a link to buying hippo poop: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/618838/buy-fiona-hippos-poop

And to hippo poop flinging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-jXMeo4a4k

If you know the creature quiz answer or do the kid challenge, send us an email at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com or tweet us at @coolanimalspod.

Thanks to Andrew at Ear Snacks for our theme music!

Finally, check out the fellow Kids Listen podcast Fairies and Dragons, Ponies and Knights. It's a fun, episodic storytelling podcast that we think you'll really enjoy! https://dirtroadtheater.com/fadpak/

Cicadas - Brood X May 10, 2021

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We at Cool Facts About Animals are pretty jealous of our east coast listeners who are about to get visited by TRILLIONS of cicadas! In this episode, we give you all the information you need to know about this amazing insects, which have been waiting for the past 17 years to emerge. Included in that is a zombie fungus disease that makes their butts fall off! You don't want to miss this one.

Thanks to our Patreon sponsors August and Wren! If you would like to be a Patreon sponsor, you can sign up here. https://www.patreon.com/coolfactsaboutanimals

If you haven't yet sent us your cool fact for an upcoming episode, please send it to us, along with your name, age and where you're from by May 31, 2021. We'd love to have an audio clip of you, but email is just fine. Send it to us at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com

Earth Day! Endangered and Comeback Animals Apr 22, 2021

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Happy Earth Day! In this special bonus episode, we each choose an endangered or extinct animal to learn about, then we choose an animal that's making a rebound, and share an idea for how you can help to keep animals of the endangered list!

In this episode, we learn about:

Black rhinoceros
White rhinoceros
European Jaguar
Blackfooted pigeon
Tooth-billed pigeon
Condor
Vaquita
American alligator

Here's a great website to learn more about ethical and sustainably-produced seafood:

https://thehealthyfish.com/how-to-tell-if-youre-buying-sustainable-ethically-produced-seafood/

Here are the episodes that we mentioned on this episode:

Past earth day episodes

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-earth-day-animal-episode/id1334467437?i=1000409436677

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/extinct-animals-special-earth-day-episode/id1334467437?i=1000436001946

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/earth-day-episode-cool-animal-facts/id1334467437?i=1000472264858

Condor:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/california-condors/id1334467437?i=1000425872502

Submit your cool animal facts to us at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com and we will play them in an upcoming episode!

Herons Apr 12, 2021

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In this special double episode, we learn all about herons. First, we are joined by Patreon supporter and friend Meryl to learn all about the third biggest heron, the great blue heron. Then, the usual crew learn more about the second biggest and biggest herons - the white bellied heron and the Goliath heron.

We want to hear from you too! Send us an audio clip with your cool animal fact to coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com and we will include them in an upcoming episode.

If you'd like to be a Patreon sponsor, you can head here:

Thanks for listening!

https://www.patreon.com/coolfactsaboutanimals

Just for Fun: Jaguar & Corduroy Present Laughtown - The Trash Debacle Mar 21, 2021

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Jaguar wants to cover the world in trash. Can Corduroy stop him?

(No animal facts in this one - this is just for fun!)

Horseshoe Crabs Mar 07, 2021

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Horseshoe crabs have been around since before the age of dinosaurs! During the time, they've seen a lot of changes in the world. We talk about these living fossils, including why their blood is so valuable, their many eyes and legs, and many other cool facts.

If you think you know the answer to the riddle or creature quiz, or if you do the Kid Power challenge, send us an email at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com or tweet us at @coolanimalspod and we'll send you a bookmark!

If you'd like to be a Patreon sponsor, you can head over here. https://www.patreon.com/coolfactsaboutanimals

Thanks to Andrew of Ear Snacks for our theme song!

Dragons with Mr. Eric and Dracomax of What If World Feb 14, 2021

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Dragons are one of the most amazing animals in the world - but it's hard to get the facts about them when they are so rare.

Luckily, we were able to speak with Mr. Eric of What If World and a real live What If World dragon, Dracomax! Dracomax fills us in on all sorts of interesting stuff about dragons, like their favorite jokes, systems of governance, and their deepest, darkest secrets (it involves pudding). We hope you have as much fun listening as we did making this episode. If you do, be sure to check out What If World!

Thanks to our Patreon sponsors June, Iris and Manni! If you'd like to support us financially, you can check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/coolfactsaboutanimals

Toads, Alligators and Turtles with Gina Zwicky Jan 29, 2021

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We have a really cool special episode for you today. In this one, we interview Gina Zwicky. Gina is a graduate student at the University of New Orleans, where she studies reptile immuno-evolution, and she knows a ton of stuff about toads, frogs, alligators and turtles. In this episode, we learn about snapping turtles' butt-breathing, how to tell an alligator from a crocodile, and why frogs have the coloring they do. We also learn about Gina's frog watch events, and why they're helpful to science. We hope you enjoy!

Honey Badger Jan 10, 2021

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This is one tough animal. Smart, recklessly aggressive, equipped with tough skin, stink bombs and sharp claws - even lions run from the honey badger!

We mentioned a bunch of things in this episode. Here's a link to the Nature documentary:

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/honey-badger-honey-badgers-masters-of-mayhem/8636/

Here's a link to our YouTube channel - you can check out our collaboration with At Your Level and we will post a drawing lesson in the near future:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt89IP0pdPUfvETol8qHKjg

Here's a link to our Patreon page:

https://www.patreon.com/coolfactsaboutanimals

Yogurt recipe:

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017991-creamy-homemade-yogurt

Granola bar recipe: