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Welcome to Unbelievable Animals, the podcast where we tell you facts and stories about animals that are so amazing, you’ll wonder if they’re really true. My name is Hubert Hiemstra, but my cohosts ca... more
FAQs about Unbelievable Animals:How many episodes does Unbelievable Animals have?The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.
December 27, 2023Weaver Ants Use Their Babies As A Glue Gun?!It's been almost 3 years since our last episode, but we're back! Except we're back with a new co-host. Victor and Eric and too old and too cool to do podcasts with their dad, but now their younger brother Alfie is full of unbelievable animal facts.In his first episode he wants us the believe that weaver ants use their larvae to glue leaves together to build their nests. We figure out if this is true, and what other cool facts we can find out about ants. ...more17minPlay
August 09, 2020#12: Flamingoes are actually white!?Eric must have a problem with his eyes, because he thinks that flamingos are actually white! Join us to hear why he thinks this is true and to learn some more unbelievable things about these amazing birds....more16minPlay
June 29, 2020#11: Octopuses will eat their own arms when they are hungry and then just grow a new one?!We all know that octopuses are very strange and very unusual animals, but this fact from Victor takes it to the next level. Is it true that these eight-legged aliens will snack on themselves if they need to?...more27minPlay
June 16, 2020#11: Aye-ayes pee on their hands to get better grip!?The boys’ mom has a fact/question for us: she’s heard that aye-ayes pee on their own hands to make their hands more sticky. Yuck! Before we answer that disgusting question, we first have to find out what exactly an aye-aye even is, and what other cool facts we can find about these unbelievable animals....more19minPlay
June 04, 2020#10: Black Rain frogs lay ‘fake’ eggs to distract predators from their real eggs!?Victor has a beautiful new book of amazing animal facts, but fake eggs??! That sounds pretty unbelievable. Join us to hear if it’s true, and find out more about this very, VERY sad little frog. Images reproduced with permission from The Encylcopaedia of Ugly Animals by Sami Bayly, Hachette Australia, 2019....more14minPlay
May 24, 2020#9: Platypuses have a poisonous barb that is electrified, and they hunt with their eyes closed!?In a country full of strange animals the platypus must be one of the strangest, but can Eric’s crazy facts be true? Join us this week as we figure out what is fact and what is fiction about this unbelievable animal....more25minPlay
May 13, 2020#8: Polar bears cover up their noses when they hunt?!Victor read that when polar bears are hunting they cover up their noses with bits of ice and snow so their black noses don’t stand out against the white snow. Very clever - if it’s true! Are polar bears hunting geniuses, or is this a tall tale? Join us to find out, plus hear some more unbelievable facts about these incredible animals....more18minPlay
May 04, 2020#7: Ussain Bolt can outrun a cheetah?!Eric wants us to believe that the fastest man ever can outrun a cheetah. Has he totally lost his mind!? Join us to find out, and to hear some unbelievable facts about the world’s fastest land animal....more28minPlay
April 26, 2020#6: The Beluga sturgeon can be more than 7 metres long!?Victor found a fact with a plastic toy fish that came from inside a chocolate egg: it claimed that the beluga sturgeon is the world’s biggest freshwater fish at over 7 metres long, and it’s eggs cost more than $7000 per kilogram! Does this mysterious giant even exist, where does it live, and why would it’s eggs be the most expensive food in the world?...more22minPlay
April 15, 2020#5: Funnel web spiders are only dangerous to primates?!Could it be true that the Sydney funnel web spider, often rated as the world’s most dangerous spider, is not dangerous at all to other animals? And why exactly is this spider is so feared?...more21minPlay
FAQs about Unbelievable Animals:How many episodes does Unbelievable Animals have?The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.