Happy Creatureween everyone! Today on the show, it’s a Monster Mash! All the classic horror movie monsters, brought to life through the very real world of science! We’re looking at animals who can truly call themselves Dracula, real life Frankenstein’s monsters, and ghoOOost sharks! Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: can a dog lick you to death? With special guest Jamie Loftus. 
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Halloween crab & halloween snake
Dramatic emo vampire squid
Vampire finch
Dracula ants
Doggy licks of death
Serial killer kitties love human blood
Lions of Tsavo
(TRIGGER WARNING: ANIMAL CRUELTY) Experiments in the Revival of Organisms
Slightly suspect TedX talk using bananas as models for human head transplants
Pig brains being reanimated
Gator pops
Ghost Shark 2013 movie
The real "ghost shark," a deep sea cutie pie
Ring tailed lemur
Black and white ruffed lemur
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Monster Mash

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They're in the air! There's billions of them! And they're tiny! We're talking about aeroplankton, what they're doing up there, and what happens when they get in your nose. 
Guest: Soren Bowie
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Aeroplankton

Today, we talk RATS! From plague to pets, rats have had a huge impact on humanity! What was the role of rats in the plague? What even is a rat?? Should you keep them as pets??? And are we so different after all? 
Guest: Jeff May
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Rats In The Walls

We talk about wild human inventions inspired by animal designs!
Guest: Ellen Weatherford
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Biomimicry

Today on the show, we're doing a re-broadcast of an Easter classic! We're firing the Easter Bunny and looking for a replacement! That's right E.B., you're getting benched and we're sending another animal out there to make merry with the eggs and the flowers!
Guest: Soren Bowie 
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Creature Classic®: Firing the Easter Bunny

I answer your questions, from the realism of Tarzan, to the details behind a frog Buffalo Bill, and how to best serve the birds of your community!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monster Mash

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