Just Animals

Join us as we discuss the only venomous primate with our guest expert Dr. Stephanie Poindexter from the University of Buffalo.

Dr. Stephanie is an anthropologist who specializes in primatology. To learn more about her click here: https://www.buffalo.edu/news/experts/stephanie-poindexter-faculty-expert-primate-evolution.html

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You may recall seeing videos of the notorious Neil the Seal this past December and January. That being said today we welcome our special guest Christine Heinrichs to discuss the cantankerous Elephant Seal.

Christine is a docent for Friends of the Elephant Seal and we cannot thank her enough for her time and knowledge.

To donate and learn more about Friends of the Elephant Seal Click here -> https://elephantseal.org

To learn more about Christine and her other accomplishments click here -> http://www.christineheinrichs.com/

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Join us as we welcome the phenomenal reptile enthusiast Crocodile Cam for a very special show and tell episode.

We recommend watching this episode to see all of his wonderful animals, link to our youtube/episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6fU-EnAXKQ

To learn more about Crocodile Cam and his lovely animals check out his socials! Links below.

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@crocodilecam_?si=bA_nEl_9TLbCw7KX

Twitter: https://x.com/crocodilecam?s=21&t=9mipoChkEtCxQaRMsml_Fg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crocodilecam_?igsh=MXFkNnp1MGl4MnBhcQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

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For our American listeners you may recognize the name Punxsutawney Phil (aka the star of Groundhog Day). This well known rodent has a lot more tricks up its sleeves than predicting whether or not there will be 6 more weeks of winter. Joining us today to talk about his west coast relatives is Dr. Greg Florant, biology professor and director of the Graduate Center for Diversity and Access at Colorado State University.

Dr. Florant, who specializes in animal hibernation, specifically Marmots not only shares his now widely used technique to catch marmots in the wild but also how these animals are able to survive with a body temperature just above freezing.

**When we talk about hepatitis please note we are referencing Hep B, not C as mentioned.**

To lear more about Dr. Florant and his research check out the links below! https://www.nsf.gov/bio/bioac/members/bio_sketch/Greg_Florant.pdf

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/02/000202075735.htm

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/csu/2015/02/02/every-day-is-groundhog-day-for-csu-researcher/22599379/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POafue9RsuI

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2527986/

We cannot thank Dr. Florant enough for his time and sharing his knowledge with us!

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Join us as we talk about shark research with PhD candidate Jaida Elcock. Special thanks to her for her time and knowledge.

We're back from our summer break!

Joining us today is Dr. Andy Davis from the University of Georgia.

In this episode we unpack the controversial question of how well are our monarch butterfly populations really doing?

To quote Dr. Andy Davis "I have many research interests, although I consider myself an animal ecologist, with a strong emphasis on all things physiological. My work straddles the disciplines of physiology, disease ecology, parasitology, hematology, and natural history. The majority of this work involves studying how animals' physiologies respond to their environments, and most of my previous and current projects address issues related to this subject. " Additionally [his] work is not limited to any one taxon, but spans the disciplines of ornithology, entomology and herpetology."

We cannot thank Dr. Andy enough for sharing his time and knowledge!

To learn more about Dr. Andy click here https://www.ecology.uga.edu/directory/andy-davis/

Joining us today we have a very special guest Dr. Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón (Climate-Resilient Habitats, Senior Manager, Chief Monarch Strategist of the

National Wildlife Federation).

We cannot thank Dr. Rebeca enough for her time and knowledge to learn more about her and the NFW click the link below

https://blog.nwf.org/authors/rebeca-quinonez-pinon/

Monarch Stewards Program

https://www.nwf.org/monarchstewards

How to find the right milkweed for your area!

https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Native-Plants/Milkweed

Shop for native butterfly friendly plants by your zip code!

https://gardenforwildlife.com/collections/all-products?utm_source=nwf-npf&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=npf-evergreen

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Join us today as we welcome back our special guest/ friend of the show Ecologist and Curator of Cologne (Kölner) Zoo, Dr. Alexander Sliwa!

Today Dr. Sliwa shares with us his knowledge and research on one of the most successful hunters, the Black-footed Cat!

Links for Dr. Sliwa

To learn more about Dr. Sliwa click here http://www.catsg.org/index.php?id=417

Black-footed Cat Working Group website http://www.wild-cat.org/nigripes/black-footed-cat/#

Dr. Sliwa Intsagram blackfootedcat.life https://www.instagram.com/blackfootedcat.life/?hl=en

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Today we discuss an animal near and dear to us here at Just Animals, the California Sea Lion! If you are familiar with the San Francisco Bay Area then you know that the Sea Lions who call Pier 39 home are a staple attraction for locals and tourists.

Back again today to discuss these bizarre yet seemingly immortal rodents is Dr. Chris Faulkes Director of the Science and Engineering Foundation Program from Queen Mary University of London.   

 For part 2 we are focusing on Dr. Faulks research!    

To learn more about Dr. Faulks click here https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/chrisfaulkes.html   

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