Cannibalism, impalement, dismemberment, and zombification. The animal kingdom is full of interesting ways to be murdered. 

Our guest host this episode is narrative director and horror aficionado, Kyu Saiewitz.

Content warning: Language and some pretty darn creepy animal behaviors

Our animal candidates:
Loggerhead Shrike
Viper Fish
Gustav the Crocodile
Meerkats
Assassin Bug (Acanthaspis petax)
Jewel Wasp

Let’s learn more!
Shrikes Have an Absolutely Brutal Way of Killing Large Prey | Audubon
Butchering Bird | World's Deadliest - YouTube
Weird and Wonderful: A big mouth is an advantage for the toothy viperfish - YouTube
Fact Check: This is not Gustave, the mammoth man-eating croc of Africa’s wetlands
Gustave: The Notorious Giant Crocodile Rumored To Have Killed Over 300 People
Baby-Murdering Meerkat Alpha Females Enslave Subordinates As Wet Nurses
Absurd Creature of the Week: The Ferocious Bug That Sucks Prey Dry and Wears Their Corpses | WIRED
The emergence of this jewel wasp at Chester Zoo is NOT for the faint-hearted - YouTube

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