Varmints!

They're cute and hungry and LOUD! Paul and Donna explore the world of Tasmanian devils this week!

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AU7AtY-js

https://www.aussieark.org.au/devil-ark/

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47659640

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-14/tasmanian-devil-island-fundraising-program-winds-up/9147124

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It's moth season! Cover your drinks and listen to Paul and Donna talk about fluttery little weirdos!

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Leopards! Paul and Donna love them. Join us as we talk about these amazing big cats.

Sources:

https://www.positive.news/environment/three-good-things-animals-making-a-comeback/

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On this special follow-up episode Dr. Sarah McAnulty, we talk about squid butts, delicious squid recipes and Skype A Scientist!

Sarah McAnulty, is the Executive director for the science communication non-profit Skype a Scientist and an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Connecticut. She is also an all-around squid nerd. It was a total delight to talk to her.

You can follow Sarah on Twitter and Instagram! She is @SarahMackAttack on both.

We support Skype A Scientist on Patreon. You should consider it too. https://www.patreon.com/SkypeAScientist.

Release the Kraken! Paul and Donna discuss squads of squid this week!

Sources:

https://www.change.org/p/noaa-office-of-science-and-technology-marine-ecosystems-st7-division-the-scientific-community-change-squid-scientific-name-to-a-squad-of-squid

https://www.sciencealert.com/an-amazing-underwater-blob-turned-out-to-be-a-gelatinous-ball-of-squid-eggs

https://aqua.org/blog/2017/October/Cephalopods-Arms-or-Tentacles

https://www.nature.com/news/deep-sea-squid-uses-tentacles-to-attract-prey-1.13614

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/deep-sea-squid-can-break-off-all-its-arms-onto-an-enemy

https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Inkling

https://youtu.be/VbWXXWGomYk

https://youtu.be/7yLxva_nSAU

https://oceana.org/marine-life/cephalopods-crustaceans-other-shellfish/humboldt-squid

https://thedishonscience.stanford.edu/posts/if-squids-could-talk/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fourteen-fun-facts-about-squid-octopuses-and-other-cephalopods-45444510/

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This week our good buddy Clay Groves from the Fish Nerds podcast joins Paul and Donna to talk about the rare and mysterious fur bearing trout!

Once you're caught up on Varmints and you need things to listen to because you're stuck at home please listen to:

The Soapy Madams Podcast: https://anchor.fm/soapymadams

Checkin' In With Csomo: https://anchor.fm/paul-csomo

Planthropology: https://www.planthropologypod.com/

Just the Zoo Of Us: https://anchor.fm/justthezooofus

CritterCast: https://crittercastpodcast.blubrry.net/

Animals To The Max: https://corbinmaxey.com/podcast-1

Hannah and Erik Go Birding: https://www.gobirdingpodcast.com/

Strange Animals Podcast: https://strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/

Join us this week and guest Rob Lang from Underdone Comics to talk about those goofballs of the sea and sky, pelicans!

Sources:

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/McNary/Wildlife_Habitats/Pelicans.html

https://www.audubon.org/news/how-brown-pelicans-dive-after-fish-without-breaking-their-necks

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

https://pelicanbrewing.com/

https://youtu.be/NSE-Vt50UZs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijWYAuOJjSg

https://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es_kids/CA-Brown-Pelican/Documents/brown_pelicanbio.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wxgEuvWKD8

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Sources:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/a30382474/sea-lions-steal-boat/

https://www.sealion-world.com/sea-lion-social-structure/

http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/thermoregulation

https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/rio-the-logical-sea-lion

http://www.seecalifornia.com/festivals/san-francisco-pier39-sealions.html

https://www.pier39.com/sealions/

https://youtu.be/M5pi6wB3Nak

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140820140023.htm

Hirschel the sea lion

https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/animals-gone-wild/Content?oid=72236090

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