Heads Or Tails

Heads Or Tails

By Jasper Jet and Eric TamerScienceNature
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Heads Or Tails episodes

  • Amazon River Dolphins (Inia geoffrensis)

    This episode, Jasper talks about the Amazon River Dolphin.  Come learn a bit about this beautiful and mysterious animal with us!

    Sources:

    http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/amazon_river_dolphin_facts/545/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_river_dolphin
    https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/river-dolphin
    http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/wilderness-library/pink-river-dolphin/
    https://blog.padi.com/2017/02/13/5-facts-amazon-pink-river-dolphin/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30225172
    https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/09/river-dolphin-s-ancestor-unearthed

    16 min
  • Zombie fungus (Ophiocordyceps unilateralis)

    This week Eric teaches us about the zombie fungus! Come learn about how this fascinating organism lives its life! 

    Content Warning: non-explicit talk about parasites

    Sources:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_unilateralis

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vijGdWn5-h8

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n4kt-hOpzc

    14 min
  • Kenyan Sand Boas (Gongylophis colubrinus)

    In this episode we get a tiny look at snake genetics with the Anery Stripe Kenyan Sand Boa.  So sit back and enjoy as Eric interviews Jasper on his favorite little snake.

    Sources:

    https://www.hoglezoo.org/meet_our_animals/animal_finder/kenyan_sand_boa/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_(symbolism)#Fertility_and_rebirth
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gongylophis_colubrinus#Description
    http://happyhollow.org/explore/zoo/education-ambassador/kenyan-sand-boa/
    https://reptile-collective.myshopify.com/blogs/news/15508596-kenyan-sand-boas

    14 min
  • Blue Staining Boletes

    In this inaugural episode Jasper interviews Eric about blue staining Boletes. Join us as we learn a little bit about these funky fungi!

    Reference materials:

    https://www.mushroomexpert.com/boletes.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basidiomycota

    10 min

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