Happy Spooky Season! During the entire month of October, we will be focusing on creepy tales, spooky animals, and creatures of lore! THIS WEEK: WEREWOLVES. The mythical (or not so mythical?) terrifying monsters that plagued our nightmares as children! Come listen and be spooked! October is also BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, and every year we run a fundraiser to support the Maurer Foundation! Learn more here! 

The gorgonops sounds and looks like a made-up animal! But it was REAL! Big, terrifying, and an all-around mysterious creature that could be an important link between old reptiles and modern mammals! 

Alex was an African Grey Parrot who for 30 years formed part of a crucial study conducted by Irene Pepperberg to better understand avian cognition, vocabulary, and intelligence! It was the first and longest avian study in history! Visit Irene's foundation to learn more about the amazing work they do! animalspodcast.com 

*BUMMER EPISODE WARNING* This episode does not have a happy ending, but there are some interesting nit-bits scattered across! Topsy was an Asian elephant who, much like many other episodes, succumbed to the horrors of circuses in the late 1800s and early 1900s! What makes this story interesting is the connection that people drew between Topsy and the War of the Currents! Sorry to bum you out! Visit the Wildlife Conservation Society to learn about elephant conservation efforts!

The Haast's Eagle is the LARGEST eagle ever known to man!! It roamed the grounds of New Zealand for a couple of million years and died out more recently than you might think! Visit us at animalspodcast.com and get in touch with us to suggest an episode! 

WE WERE ON BUZZFEED! SO WE'RE DOING AN EPISODES ON BEES. GET IT?! But seriously bees are absolutely incredible and super important so come learn about these hardworking little critters! Also come say hi !!!!

The ARGENTINOSAURUS, a dinosaur that no one heard of, was the LARGEST ANIMAL to have ever walked the earth! This is our first Wiped Out Wednesdays episode where we feature a dinosaur, and it's a good one! Also visit our website animalspodcast.com and come say hi! 

What can we say about the narwhal? Well...a lot apparently. This episode is filled with facts and admiration for narwhals! Come learn about these majestic creatures so you can sound smart next time they come up in conversation! We also have a website now! visit animalspodcast.com and come say hi! Learn more about narwhal conservation efforts here!

Welcome back to Wiped Out Wednesdays! Today we are talking about the ANOMALOCARIS was a super weird clusterf*ck of an animal that lived around 500 million years ago during the Cambrian Period. This thing was terrifying, weird-looking, but probably tasted delicious! Thank GOD it's Wiped Out though! If you don't like to listen to us you can WATCH US INSTEAD!