The Natural History Cupboard Podcast

This week meet the mightiest of all deer, Megaloceros - otherwise known as the Irish elk. Find out what made this prehistoric deer so unique. In the news, Aaron looks at a shark attack off the coast of Africa that’s causing some controversy. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week meet the small brightly coloured fish with an amazing tale to tell, the neon tetra. Find out about this species' brilliant history, and what makes it more than just your average aquarium pet. And, in the news, Gareth celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Wollemi Pines survival. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

Wollemi Pine Episode

Bichir Episode

This week meet the cockroach, now extinct in the wild, that still survives thanks to a forward thinking etymologist, the simondoa cockroach. We find out why its home has disappeared, and what the future holds for this impressive invertebrate. In the news, Aaron investigates what dangerous creature might be living next door to you in the UK! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week meet the Jedi of the sea, the cetacean that has one heck of a tooth, the Narwhal! Find out what makes this whale such a perfect polar survivour. In the news, we look at the founder of sea Shepard and his newest fight against the Japanese government to stay a free man. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we head to the Jurassic period once more and meet the dinosaur

This week meet the snake that inspired a basketball legend. Find out what makes the black mamba a formidable snake species. In the news, we look at the realities of bird flu and its long term effects. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week take a plunge into the cold waters of the southern ocean to meet the smallest species of penguin, the fairy penguin. In the news, Aaron looks at reports of sharks off UK beaches and how they are not what they seem. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A magnificent derp episode:

https://open.spotify.com/show/5chofJlFAj8aaOXkjbegy7

An awkward bird:

https://open.spotify.com/show/5chofJlFAj8aaOXkjbegy7

This week Gareth is out sick and so has to dial into the cupboard virtually. In our creature feature, we meet South America‘s most powerful and stealthy predator, the jaguar! In the news we look at where of all the wasps gone and why that’s a bad thing. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we meet the biggest land arthropod that has ever existed, Arthropleura. Why was it so big and what do we know about the odd world it lived in? Then we look in the news at why tropical birds are so much more colourful. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we meet the long boy of the dinosaur world and one of its most well known: Diplodocus. Find out the fascinating backstory of how it was first discovered during a war for fossils. In the news, there is a fantastic update on how Britain's bison (wisent) are growing in numbers. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!