Just Animals

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Today we venture down to the Amazon to talk about a the rare and fascinating pink river dolphin. YES, there are freshwater dolphins! 

Sources:

https://www.amazonexperience.net/pink-dolphins-facts-and-information/

https://www.rainforestcruises.com/jungle-blog/pink-river-dolphin-facts

https://www.gondwanaecotours.com/pink-river-dolphin-facts/

https://blog.pachamama.org/amazon-animal-series-part-1-amazon-river-dolphin

https://www.animalspot.net/amazon-river-dolphin.html

https://www.dolphins-world.com/pink-amazon-river-dolphin/

https://onekindplanet.org/animal/amazon-river-dolphin/

http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/wilderness-library/pink-river-dolphin/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/inia-geoffrensis

https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/river-dolphin

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Inia_geoffrensis/

http://www.facts-about.info/amazon-river-pink-dolphin/

https://www.aquaexpeditions.com/blog/amazon/facts-amazon-pink-river-dolphin/ 

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160426-why-one-species-of-dolphin-has-turned-pink

https://galapagosinsiders.com/travel-blog/amazon-rainforest-pink-dolphins

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/amazon-river-dolphin/

https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/species-guide/amazon-river-dolphin/

*Apologies for the horrible sound quality there were some technical difficulties.* Yes we are headed down to Africa this week and no we did not bless the rains. Join us as we discuss an animal that is not only highly intelligent but also incredibly efficient.

Sources:

https://singita.com/wildife-report/african-wild-dog-painted-wolf-lycaon-pictus/

https://www.denverzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/African-Wild-Dog.pdf

https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/african-wild-dog

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/african-wild-dog

https://www.wildrepublic.com/product/african-wild-dog/

https://africageographic.com/blog/10-interesting-facts-african-wild-dogs/

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/facts-about-african-wild-dogs/

https://scribol.com/environment/animals-environment/african-wild-dogs-the-untamed-wolves-of-the-south/

Join us as we head down to the South Pole to talk about these truly extreme animals!

Penguin being tackled for research link: https://youtu.be/RxgScMyZDXI?t=75

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Sources

https://marinebio.org/species/emperor-penguins/aptenodytes-forsteri/

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/birds/penguins/emperor_penguin.html

http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/wildlife/animals/penguins/emperor-penguins

https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/penguins/communication/

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Aptenodytes_forsteri/

https://asknature.org/strategy/group-organization-protects-from-the-cold/

https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/emperor-penguin/

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/emperor-penguin/

No not that one from X-Men. We’re talking about the actual animal! These ferocious giant cantankerous weasels are a force to be reckoned with.

Sources

https://www.britannica.com/animal/wolverine

https://www.livescience.com/27461-wolverines.html

https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/animal-facts-wolverine

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/77630/11-ferocious-facts-about-wolverines

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/first-wolverine-in-94-years-sierra-nevada-13578269.php

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article85903232.html

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article85903232.html

Join us as we talk about a fish with a notoriously bad reputation.

https://onekindplanet.org/animal/barracuda/

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/barracuda/

https://www.britannica.com/animal/barracuda-fish

https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/bony-fish/barracudas/

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Sphyraena_barracuda/

https://www.thoughtco.com/barracuda-facts-4154625

http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/barracuda_facts/472/

We wish the victims of the London Bridge incident today, a speedy recovery.

Link to the story. 

https://nypost.com/2019/11/29/hero-london-bridge-bystander-helped-stop-stabbing-suspect-with-narwhal-tusk/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-grabbed-5ft-narwhal-tusk-20992979

Perhaps we should make a petition to get an Anti-Terrorism Narwhal Task Force going . . .