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- People were using abalone shells 100,000 years ago | Ep30
Which is a true statement: A) Dogs eat feces in an effort to maintain a clean environment, or B) Dogs eat feces because it smells like food?
The answer may not be what you think it is. Listen to this episode to uncover the truth.
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
On today's menu for your brain to feast on:
- A pygmy hippo debut this Sunday in Taiwan (01:23)- A brief animal rescue diaries update (02:45)- All about abalone (06:28)- Why around 16% of dogs eat feces (09:45)- The woman who rescued 100 horses from the Los Angeles wildfires (14:45)Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos welcome) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
20 min - Lizards back on the chopping block as more cities reinstate bounty | Ep29
Which is not a real animal: blue-footed booby or loveland frog? Listen to this episode to find out.
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
On today's menu for your brain to feast on:
- Another update to the never-ending lizard bounty in Taiwan- Animal rescue diary- Answer to which is real: the blue-footed booby or loveland frogWant to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos welcome) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
20 min - Taiwan to ban 900+ species, including raccoons | Ep28
Which animal has been observed as the more aggressive one: lemon sharks or mute swans? The answer is probably not what you think.
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
On today's menu for your brain to feast on:
- Ownership of 900+ species to be banned in Taiwan (01:20)- Lemon sharks (04:07)- "Busking" isn't just for Korean idols (07:19)- Best way to teach dogs to sit and lay down (09:45)- Will moss save you from getting lost in the forest? (14:10)- Taipei Zoo mourns the loss of a special 24-year-old animal (16:30)Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos welcome) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
20 min - The cute, puffy, and deadlier than cyanide pufferfish | Ep27
There's a religion that turns people into ”zombies" with pufferfish poison?
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
On today's menu for your brain to feast on:
- Is Taiwan reinstating the lizard bounty? (01:45)- A religion that turns people into "zombies" with pufferfish poison (04:20, 08:45)- How big of a role does a dog's breed play when it comes to misbehavior? (13:24)Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos welcome) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
20 min - How many animals have eyelashes? | Ep26
Eyelashes do more than you may think. Since when is there no such thing as "alpha" wolves or dogs?
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
On today's menu for your brain to feast on:
- Rare animal sightings in Taiwan (01:18)- How many animals have eyelashes, and why? (04:30)- Are there truly "alpha" wolves and dogs? (11:17)Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos welcome) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
20 min - These fish are successful salon owners | Ep25
Fish that open their own cleaning salons and massage parlors? Fact, not fiction! Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
On today's menu for your brain to feast on:
- Tristan's new favorite fish: The incredible bluestreak cleaner wrasse- Mutualism: More interesting than it sounds- Is your dog... spiteful?- Can we raise our own Formosan macaques in Taiwan?Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos welcome) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
20 min - Why penguins' feet don't freeze | Ep24
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
On today's menu for your brain to feast on:
- Deadly not-jellyfish have shown up on the shores of Taiwan- Why penguins’ feet don’t freeze- The first fundamental to dog training- What Belgium has to do with dolphinariumsWant to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos welcome) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
20 min - Playing God: What it means to be an aquarist | Ep23
Formosa Fauna is back this week with Rti's own beloved host and reporter Michelle to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends!
On today's menu for your brain to feast on:
- Why people don't often say "aquatic pets"- What it means to be an aquarist- Playing God to an ecosystemWant to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos optional) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
20 min - Rat ownership: An underrated cuddly companion | Ep22
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends!
Rats are one of the most widely owned pets in Taiwan. Despite that, there is still a decent amount of stigma people hold towards them. Today we talk to our very own Rti reporter and host Amanda Stephens about her experience having rats as pets. The journey was one that can be characterized as a happy accident, as she had originally wanted a hamster.
Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (animal photos welcome) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
20 min - Dog show champion | Ep21
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends!
In today's episode we speak to junior champion dog handler Michelle Chiang about dog shows. From how different breed owners act differently right down to how you can identify show dogs out and about, we dig into it all.
The basenji breed comes up frequently in this episode as Michelle's award-winning dog belongs to the breed. Basenjis are contenders for the title of oldest AKC breed. (Photo: Pexels)
Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (animal photos welcome) to [email protected]!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
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About Formosa Fauna
From the publisher's feed
Spend 20 minutes feeding your mind with knowledge about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends! Formosa Fauna aims to entertainingly educate listeners about animals both in Taiwan and abroad while also inspiring them to take action and get involved. Formosa Fauna hopes to connect the world through humanity’s innate curiosity for the unknown and love for animals.
Join Tristan Hilderbrand for Formosa Fauna on Fridays!
If you have a story or photo you want featured on this program, send it:
- by email to [email protected], or...
- by post to:
Formosa Fauna, Radio Taiwan International
No. 55, Bei-an Road
Zhongshan District, Taipei 10462
TAIWAN (R.O.C.)
Tristan is also on Instagram (@yakitorisutan) and YouTube (Tristan H. 崔璀璨).