Your confusion is over! I am sure, many of you have been baffled and confused as to what is the difference between these two long nosed, and long tongued creatures. In this weird animal facts episode we learn that the aardvark is a naked African mammal and the giant anteater is a fluffy American mammal (no relation) as well as many, many, many more facts that may or may not heal your confusing mind. Scientific NamesAardvark: Orycteropus aferGiant Anteater: Myrmecophaga tridactylaTo help save ...

ELEPHANTS!!Okay, not really. But both animals are named after elephants! The first is commonly known as the elephant trunk snake (as well as: the wart snake, the Java wart snake, file snake and even doge faced snake). The second is commonly known as the elephant shrew; even though its not an elephant or a shrew. Its a sengis!Just me, zookeeper Deidre, as I teach you about the weird aquatic world of the fat, and wrinkly Elephant Trunk Snake and the unusual monogamy of the elephant shrew (I mea...

We all know those traditional Halloween animals, but the animals such as; snakes, spiders, owls, rats, bats and wolves are not the animals you should fear. In today's special Halloween episode we take a very spooky look into two animals who you SHOULD FEAR!! Non-human primates and Geese.Journey with us to Thailand were we recount the horrors that took place thanks to the stupid and dumb humans you would most likely find in any horror movie. Then live through the horrors of what it was like fo...

Our busting of spooky Halloween animals continues as we take a not so spooky look at ravens and aye-ayes. We first learn what's the difference between a raven and a crow as well as learn that not all black birds are the same (you ignorance ass). Ravens are the bigger and better bird species (if I'm allowed to be biased and since this is my weird animal podcast, I am!). We also take a dive in to multiple folklore of the raven; such as Norse mythology of both Odin and Loki, Pacific Northw...

TEETH! Fangs! Dracula! Blood! Ferocious aquatic murderers! Both piranhas and vampire bats have become innocent victims to the horrible rumors that have been set upon them by old white men of the past. For the month of Halloween we look at the traditional Halloween and spooky animals that have been dubbed blood thirsty, flesh eating, viscous monsters! I mean, yes piranhas do eat meat, but not just meat, they're omnivores (mostly)! And as for vampire bats...well....that one is harder as t...

Its October; that means its time to learn about the traditional animals of Halloween! And why you should NOT fear them! This week its all about the owls! These beautiful birds have been innocent victims of the stupid ignorance of man-kind and has gone from being the sidekick of one of the most badass Goddesses of all time to a freaky looking old lady with a beak. In our season 2 opener we take a weird look in to the folklore of owls and how they went from being known as wise, amazing creature...

Season 1 Finale! Thank you all for tuning in over the year! As our last episode for the season we will reward you with two animals that need some help when it comes to trafficking. The Leaf-Tailed Gecko may be a popular pet but many species are at risk of endangerment and extinction because of the illegal pet trade. We'll take a Bob Ross look into what the Satanic leaf tailed gecko looks like and learn all about those gecko feet! How do they climb on walls?! It's not stickiness and its not su...

I hate pigeons! I know, as someone who has worked as a zookeeper for over a decade and have been the voice and advocate for preserving wild places and contributing to conservation efforts I should love all animals, but I don't. I'm only human. Pigeons are the real scum of the Earth.Unlike opossums! For those of you who think that opossums are gross, dirty, or will kill you, let me say without a doubt that opossums are one of the most underrated animals on the planet! From eating ticks, being ...

'Slow down, you move too fast. You’ve got to make this podcast last,Go and look at the GalapagosTortoise and sloth, they move real slowly.'Two of the slowest animals on the planet are the Galapagos Tortoise and 3-toed-sloth. Today we look to the animals to learn how to slow down and relax in this fast paced world. Learn how, the made famous via Charles Darwin, Galapagos Giant Tortoise, got to the islands, how they survive without food and water when they were stolen and shoved on to boa...

SPEED!!! Today we are taking a mental dose of speed to learn about two of the fastest animals on the planet! The cheating peregrine falcon and speed boxing sensation of the peacock mantis shrimp. We look at the weird breathing, nostrils and eyes of the peregrine falcon that helps them to be so darn fast. And are they really flapping their wings at over 200 mph? For the mantis shrimp: which isn't a mantis or a shrimp but a stomatopod (if we're going to be scientifically correct), we look...