All the Critters

By April & Courtney

We’re April and Courtney and we LOVE critters. During each episode we will share our enthusiasm for the critters we have seen and the stories of finding them. This is our journey of sharing adventures... more

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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

All the Critters episodes:

December 24, 2022 *BONUS!* The 12 Good Birds of Crittermas with Grayson Cody Harlow
Holly Jolly Crittermas, world! Spend a little time with us this season as we do our own rendition (and vastly improve) a classic holiday hit! Our version is sure to make your day a little merrier, and a whole lot brighter.

Species highlighted in this Episode: Loggerhead Shrike, American Coot, Tropical Kingbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Gray Kingbird, Northern Harrier, Winter Wren, White-crowned Sparrow, Wilson's Snipe, Hooded Merganser, Ringneck Duck, Brant, Common Grackle, Southern Screamer, Harbor Seal

Participate in the Christmas Bird Count!- https://ebird.org/news/ebirding-on-christmas-bird-counts

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1h 23min
December 15, 2022Cloud Forests and Jungle Trails: The Pirate Logs Part 2
This is one wanderlust-filled episode! Courtney shares the overwhelming amount of biodiversity she experienced in Costa Rica and April prepares for her next big adventure.
Species highlighted in this Episode: Scarlet Macaws, Zompopas, and the cutest little birdos imaginable!
Critter Links:
Re:wild Iberá- https://www.rewild.org/projects/ibera-wildfire-fund

A look inside a Zompopa colony- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6oKJ5FGk24
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31min
December 01, 2022 Courtney's Panama Pirate Logs: Part 1
Courtney takes us on a 10 day wildlife adventure through Panama and Costa Rica, confirming that every critter lover needs to journey to these amazing countries at some point in their lives. Some of the wildlife experiences even mirror April's time in Mexico. Plus the next CTA Host wildlife adventure is announced (suspenseful music plays!). Species Highlighted in this Episode: More than you can shake a stick at...
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Critter Links & More:
Sloth and Moths! - https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sloth-named-velcro-sloth-moths-mutually-beneficial-relationship/11159/
Lucy Cooke TED Talk: Sloths! The strange life of the world's slowest mammal- https://www.ted.com/talks/lucy_cooke_sloths_the_strange_life_of_the_world_s_slowest_mammal?language=en
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1h 7min
November 14, 2022Bird Bird BAT!
April has a United States towhee "clean sweep", which brings us to our first Pokemon reference on Catching Them All! Birding life lists leads this episode into the world of vampire bats.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Vampire bat species, Big Brown Bat, Virginia Big Eared Bat, Eastern Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Canyon Towhee, California Towhee, Green-tailed Towhee, Abert's Towhee.
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Critter Links & More
The Case For Vampire Bats- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0YB6_7Kync

Important Bat Boy Information- https://weeklyworldnews.com/mutants/183465/bat-boy-30th-anniversary/

Paywall Nation! That Nat Geo Article on bat eating bats we mentioned - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/more-mysteries-revealed-about-bat-eating-bat

Endangered! Virginia Big Eared Bat + Coloring Page - https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/information/virginia-big-eared-bat/

Birds of the World! Towhees - https://carolinabirds.org/HTML/Passerellidae_Towhee.htm

CHARITABLE DONATION RECOMMENDATION! Indiana State University Center for Bat Research, Outreach, and Conservation - https://www.givetoindianastate.org/ISU-Bat-Center
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1h 11min
October 31, 2022Halloween Special! Spiders vs Spooky
Happy spooky season! Courtney and April talk "spooky" stories, bust some myths, and share our overall excitement at finding new to us species of spiders. Enjoy!
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Spotted orb weaver, Black widow species, Rose-rumped tarantula, tailless whip scorpion
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Critter Links & More
Six surprising facts about spiders

Sticky science: Evolution of spiderwebs

Photo catalog of tailless whip scorpions on faces

Wolf's milk slime

Spider taxonomy

Adorable spider PAWS
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1h 17min
October 24, 2022Mountain Streams and Mother Trees
It’s invasion of the James’ part 2!
Get beguiled with Courtney and her James as they share their recent trip to the Virginia mountains. This episode talks trout, forest ecosystems and how not to get your boots confiscated in New Zealand.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Brook Trout, Caddisflies, Unknown salamander, Mushrooms!
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Critter Links & More
Fish Stocking History- https://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/css496/secure/Readings/WFishStockingHistory.pdf

Virginia Interactive Trout Map- https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=441ed456c8664166bb735b1db6024e48

An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World- https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1nq8bk

Mushrooms and Other Fungi- https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/nature/mushrooms.htm

Salamanders from Virginia Herpetological Society- https://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/salamanders/salamanders_of_virginia.htm
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1h 27min
September 27, 2022It's (Color) Morphin Time!
We thought this would be a minisode, but man do we like to talk! And talk we do about lots of the color morphin' things in the animal kingdom. On highlight are finches, flickers, warblers, and corn snakes! This one may leave you with more questions than answers, but wondering is half the fun isn't it?
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Yellow Warbler, Northern Flicker, House Finch, Corn Snake
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Critter Links & More
What Causes Birds to Show Weird Color Variations

How Birds Make Colorful Feathers

Geographic Variation in Animal Colour Polymorphisms and its Role in Speciation

Population Genomics of Mangrove Warblers: Looking for candidate genes in Costa Rica

Northern Flicker's Fascinating Color Differences Explained

10 Fun Facts about the House Finch

The Corn Snake Genetics Primer
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52min
September 13, 2022The Penguin of the North and Social Creatures of Tulum
It’s a back to school special! Courtney and April kick off their tales of what they did on their summer vacation starting with Courtney and the glamorous Razorbill and leading into a Choose Your Own Adventure book of April’s first 36 hours in Tulum, Mexico.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Razorbill, Social Flycatcher, Spiny Black Iguana, Thick-billed Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee
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Critter Links & More
Charitable Suggestion- https://www.3billionbirds.org/

Common Murre (Guillemot) Chick's First Flight- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4kqIXS1ruw

The Extinction of the Great Auk- https://johnjames.audubon.org/extinction-great-auk

We Chatted Invasive Species Spreading!- Here's how you can help!

We Chatted Extinction (sobbing emoji)!- Here's how you can help!
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1h 20min
August 30, 2022Virginia Creeper, Skeletonizers, and Butterflies of the Night
Siblings unite! For this episode we talk MOTHS with our favorite theme song writer (and Courtney’s brother), Grayson Cody Harlow. Who knew moths and their host plants were so cool? Well… we did, but now you will too! Slight content warning, we talk adult beverages and Cody drops a minimal, non-bleepworthy cus. Episode Photo: Not Virginia Creeper nor a skeletonizer.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Luna Moth, Crecopia Moth, Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth, Clearwing species
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Critter Links & More
Mothman Legend (this is important): https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia

Virginia Creeper USDA Fact Sheet: https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_paqu2.pdf

Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation (an article and a great charitable organization): https://xerces.org/blog/for-love-of-moths#:~:text=Moths%20play%20a%20vital%20role,settled%20down%20for%20the%20night.

Hickory Horned Devil (it's PG y'all, chill): https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN209
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1h 19min
August 22, 2022*BONUS!* Ask an Expert- Grassland Birds with October Greenfield
Did you want to learn more about grassland birds? Us too! April chats with October from the Piedmont Environmental Council about grassland birds and what efforts are being taken to protect them.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Vultures, Obligate grassland birds, Non-obligate grassland birds
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Critter Links & More
Piedmont Environmental Council- https://www.pecva.org
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40min

FAQs about All the Critters:

How many episodes does All the Critters have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.