The Natural History Cupboard Podcast

Latest Episodes:

A somewhat specialised fish Dec 11, 2022

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This week we hear the interesting tale of a man who fell into the sea and maybe swam with sharks, then see how Dartmoor is proving to be a stronghold for the rare blue ground beetles. And we slip below the weed covered surface of an African river to meet the amazing Bichir! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A true tarantula Dec 04, 2022

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This week there's news of Scottish wild cats being released in Devon and a wildlife park has an issue with some swearing parrots. Then follow Aaron down into the undergrowth to meet the original tarantula. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A bird imprisoned in poop Nov 27, 2022

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This week we have a bird rediscovered 140 years after it was thought extinct, and just how big was T-rex? A new paper has some interesting ideas. Then we meet the Great Indian Hornbill, the beautiful bird we try badly to impersonate. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A tale of the Trilobites Nov 20, 2022

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This week we hear about the Office star who has changed his name to help promote environmental protection. We also hear how wolves are being scared away with paintballs. Then dive into the ancient seas to hear the tale of one the most successful animal groups that has ever existed! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A flesh eating bull Nov 13, 2022

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This week we hear how mass pond digging is helping Swiss frogs, and, if you fancy holidaying to the tarantula capital of America, we have a suggestion for you. We also meet the short-armed, horn-headed, meat-eating, bull-dinosaur, Carnotaurus! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A hungry hungry water horse Nov 06, 2022

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This week we hear about a new sun bird and Drew has some choice things to say about fireworks. Then travel to an African river bank and meet one of the largest and most deadly animals the continent has to offer, the hippopotamus! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A spooky species special (2022) Oct 30, 2022

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This week in the spooky cupboard we have a trio of hellish creatures: everything from devils and demons to harbingers of death. All this and more, the haunted cupboard is open, come on in... if you dare!

A bouncy shrew Oct 23, 2022

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This week in the cupboard, we have: black holes throwing up their dinner; a sad tale of, if one man had got his way, how things could have been very different for the thylacine; then we meet the bouncy little Leptictidium. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A god amongst fish Oct 16, 2022

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This week we hear about Pterosaur relatives found in Scotland, how the waxworm's ability to eat plastic could help recycling in the future, and Aaron tells us about the largest fish in the ocean, the whale shark! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A crest frozen in time Oct 09, 2022

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This week we have news about: the UK government effectively declaring war on environmental protections, and brown bears and other mammals make a comeback in Europe. Then take a trip to the bottom of the world to meet its former master, the king of Antarctic, Cryolophosaurus. All this and more, the cupboard is open, come on in!