Just Animals

Today we venture to South East Asia and discuss this very well known Old World Raccoon.

Sources 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/01/wildlife-watch-red-pandas-laos-pet-trade/

https://www.chinahighlights.com/giant-panda/red-panda-faqs.htm

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/red-panda

https://www.britannica.com/animal/red-panda

https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/redpanda/characteristics

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-animal/7-things-you-didne28099t-know-about-red-pandas/

https://www.livescience.com/57312-red-pandas.html

https://www.redpandanetwork.org/red-panda-facts/

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/red-panda

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/red-panda

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/r/red-panda/

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ailurus_fulgens/

https://www.redpandanetwork.org/2020/06/05/press-release-ten-red-pandas-collared-in-nepal-for-groundbreaking-study/

Today we talk about one of the world's most infamous creepy crawlies! 

This week we talk about being appropriate guest and a not so appropriate guest at the zoo! Send us an email with questions 

Today we head to Africa and discuss one of the world's most notorious animals. 

Also shout out to the OG Honey Badger Tyrann Mathieu (one of your humble host's went to school with this incredibly talented athlete.) Geaux Tigers and Geaux Honey Badgers!  

Sources: 

Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45EbX3XPuqM

https://thomsonsafaris.com/blog/brawn-and-brains-honey-badger/

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-scientific-reason-why-the-honey-badger-doesnt-have-5805125

http://southafrica.co.za/what-defence-mechanisms-do-honey-badgers-have.html

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/honey-badger.htm

http://animalia.bio/honey-badger

http://www.honeybadger.com/faq.html

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mellivora_capensis/

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/honey-badger-ratel

https://animals.net/honey-badger/

http://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/ratel/characteristics

https://prezi.com/lqiqtadmu7bv/honey-badger-behavior/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/h/honey-badger/

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/why-are-honey-badgers-so-aggressive/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63407/11-fierce-facts-about-honey-badger

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/honey-badgers-are-real-39896731/

https://krugersdorpnews.co.za/309475/rabid-badger-bites-couple/

This week we head back down to the swamp to talk about another animal in our own backyard (that is if you live in the continental US) Apologies for the delay of this weeks episode. We had some technical difficulties. 

We were lucky enough to have an animal biologist specialist from the Ashton Biological Preserve come our show this week!

Link to the Preserve below 

https://ashtonbiodiversity.com/

Sources:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/g/gopher-tortoise/

https://www.desertusa.com/reptiles/desert-tortoise.html

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gopherus/classification/

https://tortoise.org/archives/gophname.html

https://wildark.org/journals/fascinating-facts-gopher-tortoise/

Today we head to Central and South America to discuss the brightest and prettiest of all vultures. 

Sources: 

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/584096/vulture_facts

https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2008/march/headline_69551_en.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/k/king-vulture/

http://www.peruaves.org/cathartidae/king-vulture-sarcoramphus-papa/

https://www.lamar.edu/arts-sciences/biology/jungle-critters/jungle-critters-3/king-vulture.html

http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/king-vulture-sarcoramphus-papa

https://theanimalfacts.com/birds/king-vulture/

https://gringosabroad.com/king-vulture/

http://animalia.bio/king-vulture

https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/king-vulture

https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/birds/king-vulture/

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Sarcoramphus_papa/

https://www.beautyofbirds.com/americankingvultures.html

https://www.safariltd.com/safaripedia/king-vulture

https://www.worldlandtrust.org/species/birds/king-vulture/

Join us as we venture into our own backyards and discuss the Florida Manatee (Sea Cow). You will be surprised to learn what this animals closest relative is. 

Today we talk about the tallest mammal on earth!

Sources

https://www.etymonline.com/word/giraffe

https://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Giraffe-fight.html

https://sciencing.com/giraffes-sleep-4565890.html

https://www.desertusa.com/animals/giraffe.html

https://blog.londolozi.com/profile/amy/

https://www.giraffeworlds.com/giraffe-anatomy/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56318/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-giraffes

https://www.africa-wildlife-detective.com/giraffe.html

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

https://www.livescience.com/27336-giraffes.html

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Giraffa_camelopardalis/

https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/about/species-we-protect-giraffe

https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/giraffe

https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/giraffe-stands-for-5-hours-after-being-attacked-by-pride-of-lions-viral-video-has-an-important-message-1672302-2020-04-29VIDEO

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/giraffe

http://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/giraffes/population

We travel to the Southern Hemisphere this week to discuss a very important species of bat. FYI flying foxes are BATS, there was some confusion initially. 

Bat newsletter! 

https://www.batcon.org/membership-support/connect/get-the-bat-chat-newsletter

Sources 

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/question668.htm

https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-bats-sleep-upside-down-2

http://animalia.bio/little-red-flying-fox

https://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/bats/island_flying_fox.htm

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pteropus_hypomelanus/

https://www.animalsaustralia.org/issues/flying-foxes.php

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40884-Pteropus-hypomelanus

https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/small-flying-fox

https://www.oaklandzoo.org/animals/island-flying-fox