Farting Morse code? Security door rear ends? Bum breathing turtles? Surely, these are the best animal butts.

Our guest host this episode is filmmaker and voice actress Lauren Freedman.
http://thelaurenfreedman.com/about/

If you like her sense of humor you can check out the other episodes we have recorded with her here!
Best Friends (buzzsprout.com)
Least Deserved Positive Reputation (buzzsprout.com)

Content warning: Descriptions of animal sex and mild language

Our Animal Candidates:
Herring
Honeypot Ant
Chinese Hourglass Trapdoor Spider
Mandrill
Wombat
Fitzroy River Turtle

Let’s learn more!

By a wonderful coincidence, one of our favorite youtube channels "It's OK to be Smart" also discussed butts this week! A Brief (Scientific) History of Butts - YouTube

Rigby’s Encyclopaedia of the Herring FARTING - Rigby’s Encyclopaedia of the Herring (herripedia.com)

Honey Ant Adaptations | National Geographic Society

Empire of the Desert Ants – BBC (2011) | Natural History Nature Documentary (naturedocumentaries.org)

The Chinese Hourglass Spider (Cyclocosmia latusicosta) (amazinglife.bio)

TIL: Why Do These Monkeys Have Big, Colorful Butts? | Today I Learned - YouTube

Wombats' deadly bums: how they use their 'skull-crushing' rumps to fight, play and flirt | Animal behaviour | The Guardian

Orphan Wombat Preparing for the Wild | BBC Earth - YouTube

Protecting the “bum-breathing turtles” of the Fitzroy River - Greening Australia - Greening Australia

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