On this one, Seth tells Andrew about early attempts at zoology, including some of the landmark encyclopedias that attempted to explain the natural world, while also giving you tips on which animals could give you psychic powers if you eat them. We also talk about history's first lifestyle influencer/rhinoceros. And we answer more emails!

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Works Cited this time

http://bestiary.ca/beasts/beastalphashort.htm - an alphabetical list of animals, and what ancient scholars thought they were like. 

http://www.ecoevoblog.com/2018/10/26/medieval-zoology/ - blog post containing some surprising beliefs about animal behavior.

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A42668.0001.001/1:6?rgn=div1;view=fulltext - full version of Edward Topsell's 1607 book.

https://www.wired.com/2014/10/fantastically-wrong-scientist-thought-birds-migrate-moon/ - article about early hypotheses regarding bird migration. 

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/524139/clara-18th-century-rhinoceros-who-became-sensation

https://timeline.com/clara-rhinoceros-europe-history-dc8a944c2a21 - two articles on Ms. Clara

https://www.rhinosinfo.com/famous-rhinos-clara.html - the best rhino-centered website I've seen.