STK Animal Education Division Podcast

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Meet red ruffed lemurs and Coquerel's sifakas as James Pino and his dad share their Duke Lemur Center visit. Their North Carolina trip continues with Nanotyrannus, Acrocanthosaurus and a Malaysian giant leaf insect, bringing living animals and prehistoric life into the same conversation. Stay for the episode's bonus animal.

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Explore horned puffins, Arctic foxes, red wolves, sand cats and elk with James Pino in this North Carolina Zoo episode. The fifth installment of the wildlife trip series introduces a varied group of animals, with existing timestamps to help you find each segment. Listen through to the bonus animal at the end.

Episode chapters
00:00 Intro
02:02 Horned puffin
09:06 Arctic fox
17:33 Red wolf
22:07 Sand cat
26:23 Elk
34:45 Bonus animal
39:44 Outro

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Lions, red river hogs, hamadryas baboons, king vultures and Peleides blue morpho butterflies feature in this North Carolina Zoo conversation. Join James Pino for the fourth installment of the wildlife trip series, with a separate segment for each featured animal. Use the chapter timestamps to jump to a species, or stay for the bonus animal.

Episode chapters
00:00 Intro
04:35 Lion
12:10 Red river hog
18:28 Hamadryas baboon
26:30 King vulture
31:38 Peleides blue morpho
38:26 Bonus animal
44:30 Outro

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James Pino and his dad visit Greensboro Science Center and SEA LIFE in the Charlotte-Concord area during their North Carolina wildlife trip. The conversation begins with the southern cassowary, including its size, diet, habitat and striking appearance. Join them for a day that combines zoo animals, an aquarium and their experiences along the way.

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Little blue penguins and eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys begin James Pino's account of a day at Cincinnati Zoo. James and his dad share their animal observations in the second installment of their wildlife trip series. The episode features five main animals and a bonus animal to discover at the end.

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Start James Pino's wildlife trip at Indianapolis Zoo, where the conversation opens with chimpanzees and their zoo habitat. James and his dad discuss five featured animals, followed by a bonus animal at the end. This first installment also introduces the meaning behind the STK Animal Education name and the animal figures used in the show.

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James Pino shares his favorite living animals, including the gila monster, emperor newt, green moray eel, Andean cock-of-the-rock and pronghorn. Join him for a personal animal education conversation that brings reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds and mammals into one episode. Discover which species make his 2026 favorites list.

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James Pino counts down five favorite prehistoric animals, beginning with the armored dinosaur Edmontonia. The conversation combines animal facts with the stories behind his choices, including the dinosaur cards he made as a child. Join James and his dad for a personal introduction to the prehistoric creatures that helped inspire his interest in animal education.

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Join James Pino for the first day of his Costa Rica trip and a conversation about the country's biodiversity. This travel episode introduces the wildlife focus of the journey and James' interest in Costa Rica's birds. Follow the accompanying video series for the visual side of the trip, and return for more animal education conversations.

Watch the video versions: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc8uwSuyPzk5RG32ZJ1modmE5t9YV5-T2&si=b9aEMsZbCSzAAZKY
Follow James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pino-3880653a3/

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What does 'living fossil' really mean, and can the label be misleading? James Pino examines the concept in this live animal education conversation, exploring the assumptions and misconceptions attached to the phrase. Listen for a discussion of how we describe living animals in relation to the distant past.

Watch the video versions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc8uwSuyPzk5RG32ZJ1modmE5t9YV5-T2
James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pino-3880653a3

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