Just Animals

Just Animals

By Elle, Guy and Sam the Zoo KeeperEducation
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Just Animals episodes

  • The Electric Eel
    Today we go to the Amazon to discuss a very perplexing animal. 
    Sources 
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/11/shocking-news-worlds-most-powerful-electric-eel-found-in-amazon
    https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/shocking-electric-eel
    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-electric-eels-gene/
    https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/09/electric-eel-three-species-what-a-shock/597709/
    https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/electric_eel
    https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2019/07/09/difference-between-electric-eels/
    https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/how-it-works/electric-eels-have-some-of-the-strangest-mouths-in-the-animal-kingdom/
    https://a-z-animals.com/animals/electric-eel/
    https://www.britannica.com/animal/Electrophorus-fish-genus
    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/e/electric-eel/
    https://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/electric_eel_facts/25/
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/electric-eel-shocks-are-very-strong-180964907/
    https://www.sciencealert.com/a-newly-discovered-species-of-electric-eel-packs-a-record-breaking-shock
    https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/newly-discovered-eel-delivers-strongest-electric-jolt-record
    https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Electrophorus_electricus/
    https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/8-shocking-facts-about-electric-eels
    40 min
  • The Prehensile Tailed Porcupine

    Today discuss this fascinating rodent with a quills that can hang upside down from its tail! 



    There is also some bonus family drama included . . . 




    Sources 


    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5131237/

    https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Injuries-in-the-hand-and-fingers-of-the-victim-that-attempted-to-hold-the-animal_fig2_250031447

    http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992010000200018

    https://myanimals.com/animals/wild-animals-animals/mammals/meet-the-adorable-prehensile-tailed-porcupine/

    https://eol.org/pages/327162

    https://wtop.com/animals-pets/2019/11/prehensile-tailed-porcupine-born-at-national-zoo-in-dc/

    https://cubcreeksciencecamp.com/programs-activities/meet-our-animals/mammals/prehensile-tailed-porcupine/

    https://www.hemsleyconservationcentre.com/prehensiletailedporcupine

    http://animalia.bio/prehensile-tailed-porcupine

    http://happyhollow.org/explore/zoo/education-ambassador/prehensile-tailed-porcupine/

    https://outofafricapark.com/meet-the-animals/prehensile-tailed-porcupine-wilbur-test/

    https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Coendou_prehensilis/


    47 min
  • The De Brazza's Monkey

    Today we venture to Africa to discuss an old-world monkey with a very distinct face. 


    As always we want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]



    Sources:

    https://www.oregonzoo.org/discover/animals/de-brazzas-monkey

    http://animalia.bio/de-brazzas-monkey

    https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cercopithecus_neglectus/

    https://www.pueblozoo.org/single-post/2018/03/06/5-Reasons-De-Brazza%E2%80%99s-Monkeys-are-not-your-average-primate

    https://www.britannica.com/animal/DeBrazzas-monkey

    https://bioone.org/journals/primate-conservation/volume-22/issue-1/052.022.0111/A-New-Population-of-De-Brazzas-Monkey-in-Kenya/10.1896/052.022.0111.full

    55 min
  • The Beluga Whale

    Today we venture up north to the Arctic to discuss what is probably one of the most famous whales, the Beluga Whale!


    Sources:

    https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/to-do/wildlife/beluga-whale

    https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Delphinapterus_leucas/

    http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150120-mystery-squeaks-of-beluga-whales

    https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/communication/

    https://www.acsonline.org/beluga-whale?

    https://www.whale-world.com/beluga-whale/

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/b/beluga-whale/

    https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/beluga-whale

    https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/behavior/

    http://animalia.bio/beluga-whale

    https://animals.net/beluga-whale/

    https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/nmml/education/cetaceans/beluga.php#eat

    https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/beluga-whales/behavior/

    https://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/beluga-whale

    https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/animal/beluga-whale/


    45 min
  • The Giant Anteater
    Join us as we head back down to tropical Central and South America and talk about the Giant Anteater! As always we have Sam the Zoo keeper with us! If you have any animal suggestions or comments let us know at [email protected] 
    2016 Attack Article 
    https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(16)30156-9/pdf
    Sources: 
    https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2011/06/12/the-giant-anteater-myrmecophaga-tridactyla/
    https://www.euclidlibrary.org/tickle/anteaters
    https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/facts-about-giant-anteaters/
    https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Myrmecophaga_tridactyla/
    http://animalia.bio/giant-anteater
    https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giant-anteater
    https://facts.net/nature/animals/anteater-facts
    http://www.sfzoo.org/animals/mammals/anteater.htm
    https://www.bioexpedition.com/giant-anteater/
    https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/giant-anteater
    https://www.aboutanimals.com/mammal/giant-anteater/
    http://tolweb.org/treehouses/?treehouse_id=4870
    http://www.maiaw.com/anteater/behavior.html
    https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/mammals/giant-anteater/
    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/g/giant-anteater/
    https://news.yahoo.com/giant-anteaters-kill-two-hunters-brazil-211858253.html
    56 min
  • The Cassowary

    Today we go down under and discuss a modern day dinosaur. Yes this is the world's most dangerous bird however, after hearing Sam talk about these animals your opinion may soften. 




    Sources: 

    http://savethecassowary.org.au/act-now/cassowary-etiquette/

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-27/cassowary-chick-chasing-school-bus-in-cairns/11251874

    http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Casuarius-casuarius

    https://www.rainforesttrust.org/seven-things-probably-dont-know-cassowary/

    https://reptilepark.com.au/animals/birds/cassowary/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6374359/ - This is the recent study we talked about. 

    https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/wildlife/threatened-species/endangered/cassowary#toc-3

    https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/facts-about-southern-cassowary/

    54 min
  • The Baird's Tapir

    We are welcoming back Sam the Zoo Keeper this episode! Join us as we venture down to Central and South America to discuss one of nature's oldest and primitive creatures. Looking like an elephant-pig hybrid this animal is unrelated to either species. 

    48 min
  • The Muskox and Introducing Sam the Zoo Keeper!

    Not quite an ox but an ancient tundra mammal indeed. Join us as we not only introduce a new member to the team, Sam the Zoo Keeper but also as we discuss these these incredibly old mammals with highly valuable fur coats! 

    As always send us an email and any questions you may have for Sam at [email protected]!


    Special thanks to John Pratt and Nate LeBlanc for creating our awesome intro song! 


    Sources:

    http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-musk-ox/

    https://animalcorner.org/animals/musk-ox/

    https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/Arctic_animals/musk-ox.php

    https://animals.net/musk-ox/

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/m/musk-ox/

    https://www.outdoorconservation.eu/features-detail.cfm?featureid=13

    https://www.alaska.org/detail/musk-ox-farm

    http://traditionalanimalfoods.org/mammals/hoofed/page.aspx?id=6362

    http://justfunfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-musk-ox/

    https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/facts-about-musk-ox/

    https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ovibos_moschatus/

    https://www.britannica.com/animal/musk-ox

    https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/to-do/wildlife/musk-ox

    https://www.fws.gov/species/species_accounts/bio_musk.html


    43 min

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