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The Zoologists' Campfire
The Zoologists' Campfire episodes
- Matthew Rowe on his close encounters with snakes, scorpions, and a brazen baboon called Wimpy
Behavioral ecologist Professor Matthew Rowe of the University of Oklahoma shares many stories of close animal encounters, serendipitous findings, and his love for biology.
For more information on his work:
- https://rowelab.oucreate.com/
Follow Matt on ResearchGate:
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matthew-Rowe-12
View the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/6QV93RWoAM4
1 hr 2 min - Rodrigo Willemart on ant-guided dating, and not drowning on an empty stomach
Arachnologist Rodrigo Willemart works on arachnids in Brazil. He talks about encountering large mammals like bears and jaguars, getting professional and personal help from army-ants, and traversing a fast-flowing stream.
More about Rodrigo:
- http://each.uspnet.usp.br/willemart/
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rodrigo-Willemart
Watch the video of this podcast: https://youtu.be/YGnM6xm3EcI
43 min - Zoologist George Beccaloni on growing up in Africa, butterflies, cockroaches and Wallace
Zoologist and science historian George Beccaloni tells us about growing up in Africa, butterflies, cockroaches, his interest in the life of Alfred Russel Wallace, and how he became a ship's naturalist.
More about George's projects:
- Wallace Correspondence Project: https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info
- Wallace Memorial Fund: https://wallacefund.myspecies.info ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/George-Beccaloni-2
Or join George on one of his adventures at: www.seatrekbali.com
Next trip planned [October 2024]: https://www.seatrekbali.com/cruise/seatrek-in-search-of-wallace-and-his-living-treasures-with-dr-george-beccaloni-ternate-sorong/
And you can get an idea of the unique experience that awaits when going on a trip to remote islands with George in these articles:
- https://www.newscientist.com/tours/alfred-wallace-cruise-raja-ampat-indonesia/
- https://wallacefund.myspecies.info/content/go-trip-lifetime-travelling-footsteps-alfred-russel-wallace-malay-archipelago
Video of this episode: https://youtu.be/j0qkca9WeV4
1 hr 3 min - Marianne Porter on sharks, the scientific mindset and a tremendous underwater experience
Biologist Marianne Porter of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL, tells us how she started out as a biologist working on moths, switched to sharks, and shares some of her unique diving adventures.
More about Marianne:
- https://mepbiomechanics.com/
- X.com: @MarianneEPorter
- https://bsky.app/profile/marianneporter.bsky.social
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/uInYSX0QpvM
45 min - Running for your life with Anthony Herrel
Biologist Anthony Herrel of the CNRS in Paris takes us to different places in Africa, and has to beat a quick retreat every time.
More about Anthony:
- http://www.anthonyherrel.fr/
- X.com: @AnthonyHerrel
Video on YouTube for this episode: https://youtu.be/UenAXhBGJOk
X.com: @ZooCampfire
38 min - Miquel Arnedo on hiding hippos, rolling stones, and the culture of isolated islands
Evolutionary biologist Miquel Àngel Arnedo specializes in spiders in isolated ecosystems. He takes us to Africa, Turkey and the islands off Chile.
More about Miquel:
- https://www.marnedo.net/
- https://twitter.com/SpiderSysEvo
- https://www.instagram.com/spidersysevo/
Video on YouTube for this episode: https://youtu.be/CBO-meVmh6M
48 min - Sergé Bogaerts -fired up for fire salamanders
Biologist and ecologist Sergé Bogaerts on finding salamanders in Turkey, Syria and Tunisia.
More about Sergé:
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Serge-Bogaerts
- https://www.facebook.com/serge.bogaerts.7
You can find the video for this episode here: https://youtu.be/ea0iq-1AsIY
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55 min - Chasing lizards around the lab and the Mediterranean with Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou
Research biologist Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou is a specialist on lizard evolution, and follows her passion for lizards all around the Mediterranean
More about Antigoni:
- https://sites.google.com/view/akaliontzopoulou/
- https://sites.google.com/view/phenevol/team
Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/JWsjNYatOXI
35 min - Bears, monkeys and logistics with Ana Luisa Santos and Michael Sanderson of Ateles Films
Wildlife film makers Ana Luisa Santos and Michael Sanderson of Ateles Films take us along on three of their adventures.
More about Ateles Films:
- https://www.ateles.org/
- https://www.instagram.com/atelesfilms/
Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/g3deh30lDIw
56 min - Raymond Tilburg transports tigers, boards bumblebees and checks-in chicks
Raymond Tilburg is an animal transport expert helping millions of animals travel around the globe with minimal discomfort. He tells us about the day-old chicks or bumblebees that may be on your flight, feeding tiger cubs while flying high over the ocean, and why you should not give tranquilizers to your dog before a flight.
More about Raymond Tilburg and his work:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-tilburg-36ab944/
- https://www.animaltransportationassociation.org
- https://www.ipata.org/
Watch the video for this episode: https://youtu.be/oRS_RDLU5Zg
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About The Zoologists' Campfire
From the publisher's feed
Biologists, naturalists, zookeepers and other animal professionals tell their most exciting stories about working with animals and in the field.