What’s black and white and smells all over? The Hoopoe (Pronounced Who-Poo) is a bird with a sneaky, stinky superpower- its basically a real life Pokemon! John and Tim tell incredible facts about this boldly colored bird while having lots of laughs along the way. Learn about its unique microbiome, evolutionary history, feeding and breeding. Also, find out how the Ancient Egyptians to Medieval monks have both praised and reviled this colorful critter. Special thanks to listener Seb who suggested I finally do an episode on a bird found in Europe! 

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Thanks to Rob van Mourick for the cover art for this episode!

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Intro music by Ricky Pistone, Outro music by the sidewalk slammers. Check them out on youtube and spotify

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Hoopoe Song 1 by Romuald Mikusek

Hoopoe Song 2 by Olivier Swift 

Hoopoe Song 3 by Karol Kustusch

African Cuckoo song by Dries Van de Loock

Hoopoe Song 4 by Carles Guinart 

Madagascan Hoopoe by Ken Behrens 

Eastern Screech Owl by Dan Lane

Hoopoe interaction call by Jesus Carrion 

Hoopoe Rattle Call by Jarek Matusiak

Nestling begging call by Romuald Mikusek