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**Varmints!**

The Varmints! podcast is an education/comedy podcast that’s all about animals! Every week a bunch of nerds a do a whole bunch of reading to bring you a mix of science, education, pop culture and comedy about all things that creep, crawl, slither, fly, jump, hop and swim on this planet one animal at a time.

Latest Episodes:

Tasmanian Devils Jul 22, 2020

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They're cute and hungry and LOUD! Paul and Donna explore the world of Tasmanian devils this week!

Sources: https://www.livescience.com/27440-tasmanian-devils.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AU7AtY-js

https://www.aussieark.org.au/devil-ark/

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47659640

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-14/tasmanian-devil-island-fundraising-program-winds-up/9147124

Any other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe, and Run With Me On This.

Moths Jun 18, 2020

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It's moth season! Cover your drinks and listen to Paul and Donna talk about fluttery little weirdos!

Sources: Links to our sources coming soon.

Leopards May 21, 2020

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Leopards! Paul and Donna love them. Join us as we talk about these amazing big cats. *Note, Paul and Donna discuss the appearance of a black panther in the Little House in the Big Woods, and thought this was probably a black cougar. After some research, though it appears that the cat in the book was either a jaguar (whose range was that far north at the time of the story), or, Grandpa Olsen made it up! We'll talk about that briefly next recording session. Cheers!

Sources:

https://www.positive.news/environment/three-good-things-animals-making-a-comeback/ https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/south-georgia-right-whale-project/south-georgia-right-whale-project-whale-tracking/ https://www.livescience.com/950-leopard-spots.html http://www.krugerpark.co.za/Kruger_National_Park_Wildlife-travel/kruger-park-wildlife-leopards.html https://blog.londolozi.com/2018/09/27/how-do-leopards-climb/ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15954/163991139 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Cat_Diary https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/inside-the-book-celebrating-leopard-print-in-pop-culture-history/

Featured image: "2013-08-14 11.21.20" by MaxH42 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Squid with Dr. Sarah McAnulty! May 04, 2020

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On this special follow-up episode Dr. Sarah McAnulty, we talk about squid butts, delicious squid recipes and Skype A Scientist!

Sarah McAnulty, is the Executive director for the science communication non-profit Skype a Scientist and an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Connecticut. She is also an all-around squid nerd. It was a total delight to talk to her. Do visit Skype a Scientist. It's one of the most incredible free science resources we've ever seen. https://www.skypeascientist.com/

You can follow Sarah on Twitter and Instagram! She is @SarahMackAttack on both.

We support Skype A Scientist on Patreon. You should consider it too. https://www.patreon.com/SkypeAScientist.

Squid Apr 15, 2020

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Release the Kraken! Paul and Donna discuss squads of squid this week!

Sources:

https://www.change.org/p/noaa-office-of-science-and-technology-marine-ecosystems-st7-division-the-scientific-community-change-squid-scientific-name-to-a-squad-of-squid

https://www.sciencealert.com/an-amazing-underwater-blob-turned-out-to-be-a-gelatinous-ball-of-squid-eggs

https://aqua.org/blog/2017/October/Cephalopods-Arms-or-Tentacles

https://www.nature.com/news/deep-sea-squid-uses-tentacles-to-attract-prey-1.13614

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/deep-sea-squid-can-break-off-all-its-arms-onto-an-enemy

https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Inkling

https://youtu.be/VbWXXWGomYk

https://youtu.be/7yLxva_nSAU

https://oceana.org/marine-life/cephalopods-crustaceans-other-shellfish/humboldt-squid

https://thedishonscience.stanford.edu/posts/if-squids-could-talk/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fourteen-fun-facts-about-squid-octopuses-and-other-cephalopods-45444510/

Featured image: "Bigfin Reef Squid" by Doug Finney is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Fur Bearing Trout Apr 01, 2020

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This week our good buddy Clay Groves from the Fish Nerds podcast joins Paul and Donna to talk about the rare and mysterious fur bearing trout! About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe, and Run With Me On This.

A Noisy Bunch Of Sea Lions! Mar 19, 2020

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Once you're caught up on Varmints and you need things to listen to because you're stuck at home please listen to:

The Soapy Madams Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soapymadams

Checkin' In With Csomo: https://anchor.fm/paul-csomo

Planthropology: https://www.planthropologypod.com/

Just the Zoo Of Us: https://anchor.fm/justthezooofus

CritterCast: https://crittercastpodcast.blubrry.net/

Animals To The Max: https://corbinmaxey.com/podcast-1

Hannah and Erik Go Birding: https://www.gobirdingpodcast.com/

Strange Animals Podcast: https://strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/ Be safe, wash your hands, stay indoors and be nice to EVERYONE.

Pelicans Mar 06, 2020

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Join us this week and guest Rob Lang from Underdone Comics to talk about those goofballs of the sea and sky, pelicans!

Sources:

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/McNary/Wildlife_Habitats/Pelicans.html

https://www.audubon.org/news/how-brown-pelicans-dive-after-fish-without-breaking-their-necks

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

https://pelicanbrewing.com/

https://youtu.be/NSE-Vt50UZs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijWYAuOJjSg

https://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es_kids/CA-Brown-Pelican/Documents/brown_pelicanbio.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wxgEuvWKD8

Featuredimage: "Four Pelicans in Pelican Park Clontarf-1=" by Sheba_Also 46000 + photos-Videos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Sea Lions Feb 19, 2020

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Sources:

https://www.sealion-world.com/sea-lion-social-structure/

http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/thermoregulation

https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/rio-the-logical-sea-lion

http://www.seecalifornia.com/festivals/san-francisco-pier39-sealions.html

https://www.pier39.com/sealions/

https://youtu.be/M5pi6wB3Nak

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140820140023.htm

Hirschel the sea lion

https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/animals-gone-wild/Content?oid=72236090

Featured image: "sea lions at Fanny bay" by marneejill is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Wombats Jan 30, 2020

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This week Paul is joined by his lovely daughter Baylee as they discuss that voluptuous Australian marsupial the wombat!

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/world/australia/wombat-selfie.html

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hero-wombats-australia-fires/

https://outline.com/2XGq7C

https://www.livescience.com/52640-wombats.html

https://www.wombania.com/wombats/wombat-behavior.htm

http://www.jackiefrench.com/diary-of-a-wombat

https://slate.com/culture/2016/08/fatso-the-fat-arsed-wombat-was-the-best-olympic-mascot-ever.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cO376yWrGc

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/wombat-poop-cube-why-is-it-square-shaped/

All other images on the page are featured on the linked websites. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. "Fair use" is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. About our voice actors: The wonderful and supportive Kari McGinnis. Chris “Toph” Green is the host of the GravityBeard podcast. Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1) Josh Hallmark runs the Our Americana network and hosts the podcasts Our Americana, The Karen and Ellen Letters, Playlist and True Crime Bullshit. Justine and Santiago are the hosts of the very funny Weird With You podcast. Frosty is the co-host of The Show with The Preshaah and Frosty, and last but never least, Stacey from Rough Giraffe.

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