Creature Feature

Big trypophobia warning for this episode, especially if your name is Pinocchio and you're made out of wood. From hidden delicacies within rotting logs, to nutty drama, to the story of a parasite's parasite, we're looking at what happens when the Giving Tree gives you nausea with Shereen Younes.

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OZVHmrD_DNgYp5Kx3D2iZLslDd9JpvSWTXbpERFzqbU/edit?usp=sharing

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Sometimes mating isn't so straightforward! From parasites that take the scenic route to reproduction to some species boycotting normal mating altogether! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: does a nematode understand what a little freak it's being?

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From bird humping helmets to toxic toad sausage thrown out of helicopters, sometimes conservationists have to get wild to save the wild. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: how do you keep a whooping crane from catching feelings for you; with guest Anna Salinas.

Footnotes:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pf3_5_UfDGV-m82Pm1PQULxv9lxt_AEYYWLlLNJqHd0/edit?usp=sharing

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Guest: Pallavi Gunalan 

Summary: Life is tough on these teeny tinies, so they need creative solutions to get around the world without being immediately destroyed! From the world's itty bittiest snail, to dastardly little fish, to the world's lil'est cowboys doing a giddy-up in the sea, we're looking at some cuties who are sometimes surprisingly devious. 

Footnotes: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c02vaTXLPLd0eMjrwGuxgtjHN70uK_iQakMHN-LhhaA/edit?usp=sharing

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It's listener questions day! A sexy game of rock paper scissors lizards, eels mating in the Bermuda triangle, and Doggie Bowser, M.D., all your questions answered! (P.S: No goats were harmed in the making of this podcast). 

Footnotes: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xSwpxwMqsXRIrWt9zvZlwpmOg_IERaov0A9q9Ie5MTM/edit?usp=sharing

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Inventions versus animals! Can we innovate our way into being as cool as animals? Can animals inspire breakthroughs in medical devices? And what does one of history's greatest inventors and sharks have in common?

Footnotes:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7QVe02iVmsXE83p9rJS-jzzhYL1f4XEd3F_lbKJlz0/edit?usp=sharing

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Sexy aquatic scandals! From the loudest fishy lovemaking in the world, to amphibians having a ball… discover this and more as we answer the age-old question, what does Ed Gein and marine biologists have in common? 

Footnotes:

Male gulf corvina singing a love song

https://dosits.org/galleries/audio-gallery/fishes/gulf-corvina/

Male western toad's saying "hands off!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2E-bcEJgLc

Last week's mystery animal sound:

https://sounds.bl.uk/Environment/Listen-to-Nature/022M-LISTNAT00077-0001V0

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From giant bugs to monkey dog friendships, a trio of good news stories to start out 2022! 

Footnotes: 

Giant millipede discovered 

https://www.livescience.com/giant-ancient-millipedes-uk

Dog and monkey alliance

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/a-vervet-monkey-befriends-some-hostile-dogs/

Last week's mystery animal sound answer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TeStCgLUWE

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Katie's flying back home this week (and boy are her arms tired) so we're playing a great episode from the past year! This one's about crabs, how they're taking over civilization, and WE (snap) ARE (snap) HERE (snap) FOR (snap) IT! She's joined by the incredible Kylie Brakeman.

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Are cats parasites? Do animals go to the gym? Have you ever been pranked by a monkey? All your questions answered!

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