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Top Ways To Stay Cool (The Bird Pee Technique) Jul 19, 2023

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Top ways animals stay cool in the heat, your results may vary! From gular fluttering to a stinky cool down method, bee fans and mucus cocoons, there are all sorts of ways to stay chill in the summer heat!

Guests: Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Caroline Roper

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/197ka55555R0ejpocBcPs4je_ZKXen1aDLbwqcwfw9rY/edit?usp=sharing

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Listener Q's: Otter Armpit Pockets Jul 12, 2023

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I answer your questions, from otter armpit pockets to bugs that come back from the dead!

Footnotes: Listener puppet maker bat video: https://vimeo.com/778536169

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Creature Classic®: Will It Cuddle or Kill You? Jul 05, 2023

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Today, we’re going to be playing a little game: see if you can guess which one of these animals we’re about to discuss is more likely to kill you than to cuddle you? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: can you trim your hedges with a crocodile?

Guest: Joey Clift

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Striped eel catfish: https://lh6.ggpht.com/HPMmXXIdHNPICfAwmozv5rDOOO3isj6S4eCmO7xsAdh03ZvnetNJpowsNwLajM_YTOEgDer-ClRaMr9G2iT0=s1200

The gharial crocodile: https://usercontent1.hubstatic.com/14168422_f1024.jpg

The basking shark: https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2017/baskingshark.jpg

Blue-ringed octopus (if you see this RUN AWAY): https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/nk8JcdyT-e1AU_Qt5i_iivC0924=/2796x2097/smart/filters:no_upscale()/blue-ringed-octopus-467490389-5b66e3fcc9e77c0050c8aebc.jpg

Be wary of the cassowary: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Southern_Cassowary_7071.jpg

The shoebill stork is not a stork (but is kinda a dork): https://i.redd.it/fwvsltmy5lw41.jpg

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Listener Q's: Third Eyes & Swole Gorillas Jun 28, 2023

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I answer your questions about speciation, weird eye situations, and swole gorillas!

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Creature Classic®: Animals vs. Video Game Bosses Jun 21, 2023

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Katie has returned to her home nesting ground for a quick break, so enjoy one of her favorite episodes from the past! I'm joined by Patch, the creator of the amazing biology YouTube channel TierZoo, to discuss how animals might beat some of the toughest, most iconic video game bosses out there!

Guest: Patch from TierZoo

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EqBX-Pmk6SpmRBxFIO6W_k8tflRskHjyumSu5k70PpM/edit?usp=sharing

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Missing Parts Jun 14, 2023

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Don't worry, these critters haven't been mutilated, but rather through evolution, they've ditch certain appendages. Legs? Don't need 'em. Wings? Forget about it. Tails? Lose 'em. Sometimes efficiency requires sacrifice, and body parts have go to go! Apologies for an initial audio issue (ironically, some missing audio data)! This has been fixed! Thank you for your patience

Guest: Joelle Monique

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v9AWcvOv1K2ailxCWHMD-LMOWn2DtGcAPD5udVNdNiE/edit?usp=sharing

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Listener Q's: Butterfly Goo Jun 07, 2023

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I answer your questions, from what happens in a cocoon to the evolutionary history of bird bones!

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Leeches Are Okay! May 31, 2023

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Leeches leeches leeches leeches! How big can they get? Can we really use them in medicine? And are they secretly... cuuuute?

Guest: Joey Clift

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15XDOP0Auky-Ot2LdYBj0T6td_xGXm7wmyDrQy21nQWg/edit?usp=sharing

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Plants vs. Animals May 24, 2023

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Plants are just the hapless victims of herbivores, right? Wrong! Listen to how plants fight back in sometimes delicious fashion.

Guest: Dr. Vikram Baliga

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Animal Lecter May 17, 2023

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These critters have a taste for the weird, the morbid, and the wildly unethical. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: what do you do with a cannibal boss baby?

Guests: Michael Swaim & Abe Epperson

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/111Bvmkr8zACAH3thS90DmvDLI0YqKQvunMMT_8Tzpv4/edit?usp=sharing

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