In our final episode of our winter animal series, we take a beary close look at the Polar Bear and Giant Panda...pandas...in all my years of studying (I'm a zookeeper FYI) I still don't understand the obsessive fascination with pandas. But regardless of my beliefs towards this boringly black and white bear; they are cute. But why? Why are they cute and why are they black and white? And why don't pandas eat meat?! They are designed to eat meat! What's wrong with them? Does bamboo actually tast...

Hey there, Harry Potter and Friends fans; get ready for your favorite episode of Weird Animal Fact so far! We look at the ninja like wings of the snowy owl's flight. And find your inner Flo-rida and T-Pain and join me, zookeeper Deidre, in song about snowy owl feet! And learn what my late twenties have in common with the Arctic Tundra. We next turn a page into the Torah and I argue why the nine banded armadillo should be the animal mascot for Hanukkah. Also, quadruplets? These nine ...

Baby it's cold outside. That means it's time for our winter weathered animals! For all of the month of December we take a look at winter and cold weather animals! And even though I messed up the first recording I was still able to piece together the entire show and still use the original (s#!$$y) recording for the ever stupid, yet soon-to-be popular, "Scientific Names are Hard" segment. Today we learn out how the Japanese macaque rebranded itself to become the Snow Monkey, compare ...

Get ready for some winter cuteness! Cue your melting heart as we learn about the multiple cute versions of the Arctic Fox! You are sure to "ooo" and "aw" as we learn what makes this adorable little fox the cutest thing on the whole gosh darn planet. Is it the fur? How is changes colors? Why does it change colors? Is it the habitat? The weather? Do scientist even know?Oh, and also fish! Icefishes to be exact. They have antifreeze and hemoglobin? This helps with their adaptions in Antarctica wa...

What could be more American than Thanksgiving and Freedom? How about Hamilton? In today's episode we compare the strengths and weaknesses between the bald eagle and wild turkey. Maybe after listening to today's show you'll want to jump on the Ben Franklin wagon and sign the petition to switch our national bird to the wild turkey. I think Matthew McConaughey would like the wild turkey to be our national bird. We also introduce a new segment called: Bird Calls with Deidre. And yes its wei...

Sensitive ears turn away, as this episode we talk about some sexy topics! Get a close look into what happens in the bedroom of a porcupine and learn what part of the human male anatomy the Titicaca Frog got its nickname from.We learn about the quills of the North American porcupine and how and why they get stuck. And, as a more respected scientist would say "we will look at the mating and reproductive strategies of the animal in question." I would say that much weirder...and more adult (as in...

Cervidae, rumanets, ungulates, four chamber stomachs! That's right, this episode we look at the hooved and sexy digesting lives of the White-Tailed Deer and Muntjac. What do they eat? We learn why hunting might not be so bad and follow a year in the life of the white tailed deer. It really is a beautiful life cycle. Prince may even agree as they both favor velvet. And finally take a closer look at the mini, herbivorous, vampiric muntjac deer! Plus a rapid fire round of 'Scientific Names ...

Let's get weird! The venomous bush viper of Africa. Don't mess with this snake. As many colors as this snake comes in it also has some weird adaptions that help it survive. Join me, Zookeeper Deidre as we look at Bush Viper facts.Also, Pelicans! That's right, more birds!The brown pelican is a fish eating bird that goes about hunting in a very weird and strange way. With a large wingspan and a pouch on its beak, the pelican has some high flying facts. And for you sports fans, we look at some N...

For decades society has told us what animals to fear; rats, snakes, ravens, owls and spiders. But I am here to tell you that these are not the critters that should send a shiver down your spine. This episode is about two of animals that SHOULD be the mascots for Halloween. Learn about the true horrors that the mosquito and dolphin plague upon the world! (Okay dolphins aren't that bad, this is a comedy/science show, so we're trying to make you laugh and educate) But mosquitos do suck.Join me, ...

Halloween is in the air as we continue with our look at the weirdest of weird halloween themed animals. Even though we talk about animals this is not kid friendly, only adults please. Animals live very explicit lives. The Fossa of Madagascar is no exception. We will look at the spooky folklore of the Fossa and get into some other details of fossa facts.And for halloween what's better than the Ghost shark! Is it a fish? is is an shark? Is it even a animal? We find out that and what five h...