Learn about the record breaking Kakapo in this week's episode of the A to Z Animal Podcast! While it may not be the largest parrot, it sure is the heaviest, longest lived, and only flightless one! And the interesting life of the owl parrot doesn't stop there!

Full show notes at theatozanimalpodcast.com/episodes/k-is-for-kakapo

Sources: full sources can be found in the show notes on our website!

Learn all about the most endangered mammal in the world, the Javan Rhinoceros, in this week's episode of the A to Z Animal podcast. With only 67 individuals left in the wild and none in captivity, we need to act fast to help save these real life unicorns.

Find out what makes a rhino a rhino, what noises do rhinos make, and more!

Full show notes available at https://www.theatozanimalpodcast.com/episodes/j-is-for-javan-rhinoceros

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros

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https://onekindplanet.org/animal/rhinoceros-javan/

Learn all about the scarlet honey creeper in this week's episode of the A to Z Animal Podcast! This beautiful bird is rapidly declining, but don't worry, plenty of organizations are making strides at saving this species.

Full shownotes at: theAtoZAnimalPodcast.com/episodes/i-is-for-iiwi

Sources:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Drepanididae#:~:text=%3A%20a%20family%20of%20Hawaiian%20passerine,the%20Hawaiian%20honeycreepers%20%E2%80%94%20see%20mamo

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBI%CA%BBiwi

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https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/birds/iiwi/natural_history.html

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Learn about the largest Eagle found in the Americas and one of the most powerful raptors in the world. With talons longer than a grizzly bear's claws and capable of crushing prey instantaneously, you won't want to miss this episode of the A to Z Animal Podcast.

Full show notes available at : theAtoZAnimalPodcast.com/episodes/h-is-for-harpy-eagle

Sources

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/harpia

https://www.britannica.com/animal/eagle-bird

https://www.britannica.com/animal/buteo

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https://www.fws.gov/news/blog/index.cfm/2016/3/11/5-Fascinating-Facts-about-the-Harpy-Eagle

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https://www.whitehawkbirding.com/what-do-harpy-eagles-eat/

Episode 7 of the A to Z Animal podcast talks about an animal that may be lost forever. What caused this parrot to disappear? Is there any chance we can save it? Find out the answers to these questions and more on G is for Glaucous Macaw!

Full Show Notes: https://www.theatozanimalpodcast.com/episodes/g-is-for-glaucous-macaw

Sources

https://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/population-bottleneck-300/#:~:text=A%20population%20bottleneck%20is%20an,in%20the%20deaths%20of%20organisms.

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glaucous

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrot

Episode 6 of the A to Z Animal Podcast teaches you all about a long overlooked member of the Crocodilia order: the False Gharial! What makes a gharial true or false? What makes a crocodilian a crocodilian? Find out answers to these questions and more on this week's episode!

Full Show Notes on our website: theAtoZAnimalPodcast.com/episodes/f-is-for-false-gharial

**Sources for this episode exceed the character limit but may be found in both the transcript and show notes!

Episode 5 of the A to Z Animal Podcast talks about one of the most endangered mammals in Europe and even the world: the European Mink!

Full show notes found on our website: https://www.theatozanimalpodcast.com/episodes/e-is-for-european-mink

Sources:

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mustela_lutreola/

https://www.britannica.com/animal/mink#ref158577

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Episode 4 of the podcast teaches about a long neglected endangered species: the dhole. The dhole is a wild dog native to Asia and is often overlooked for the wild cats in the area like tigers and leopards.

Full show notes on our website: https://www.theatozanimalpodcast.com/episodes/d-is-for-dhole

Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2015/jun/25/dhole-asia-endangered-tiger-ignored

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/dhole

https://mnzoo.org/blog/animals/dhole-asian-wild-dog/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhole

http://www.dholes.org/

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/center-for-species-survival/dhole-conservation-southeast-asia

https://www.worldlandtrust.org/species/mammals/dhole/

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https://www.animalspot.net/dhole.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hamilton_Smith

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cuon_alpinus/

Episode 3 of the podcast teaches you about the Caracal, a medium-sized African cat also known as the desert lynx.

Full show notes on our website

Sources

https://www.wildcatfamily.com/caracal-lineage/

https://wildcatridgesanctuary.org/residents/caracals/

https://www.wildcatfamily.com/caracal-lineage/caracal-caracal-caracal/

https://wildcatconservation.org/wild-cats/africa/caracal/

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Caracal_caracal/

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https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/caracal

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https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/caracal-lynx

The second episode of the A to Z Animal Podcast teaches you all about the binturong, also known as the bearcat!