In this week’s episode, we set out to discuss animals but end up mostly going on a series of wild goose chases. From animals’ heightened senses to the insect worlds living beneath and all around us, tune in to hear a whole lot of horsing around and the occasional gem of wisdom.  

Episode Easter Eggs

• Want to learn about how we try to copy nature? Biomimicry is for you!
• Ants are pretty cool. Watch them build a floating raft of… ants!
• Be wary of skin-walkers and changelings (+2 for your due diligence).
• Hear about the circle of life in a catchy song you may recognize from 90s Disney.
• A lame and forgotten superhero tries to reignite his career in Grant Morrison’s Animal Man.
• Who remembers Animorphs?
• David Foster Wallace asks you to “Consider the Lobster.”
• Did you know owls can see the ultraviolet spectrum?
• Listen to whales communicating and let us know how close we were to emulating their calls (+5).
• Octopi and Cephalopods oh my!
• Was anyone else afraid of sharks after watching Jaws?

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