Wildlife with Ian Rock

Despite being a beloved animal around the world, hippos are considered one of the most dangerous creatures in Africa. They are responsible for more deaths than any top mammal predator. But where is this coming from? What’s going on in that big round head? In this episode we’re talking all about hippos, about their lives and what possibly makes them so dangerous. Are they just killing machines? Are they misunderstood? Or is it something more complicated, that lies in between, just under the surface of the murky water.

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Sources

Hippo Bite Morbidity Study

Hippo Communication 

Hippo Attacks Per Year - BBC

Hippo Attack Problem in Senegal Article 

Most Deadly Animals List

Article Of Edwin’s Attack

Hippo Mouth Size

Hippo Bite Force

Hippo Blood Sweat

Hippo Blood Sweat Study

History of Bloodletting 

Shark Caused Deaths

General Hippo Information

Hippos As A Keystone Species 

How Hippos Fertilize Waterways

On this episode we’re diving deep in search of the longest living vertebrate in the world. These massive mysterious animals live in the dark depths of frigid oceans and we are only recently figuring out how old they actually are. The more we learn about them, the stranger and stranger they get!

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SOURCES:

Basic Greenland Shark Information

Carbon Dating The Sharks Study

Article on Shark Dating and Their Longevity

New Yorker Article on Greenland Sharks

Article on Shark Toxicity

Greenland Shark Diet

Polar Bear in Stomach

Greenland Sharks and Giant Squid

The Slowest Fish Study

In this episode of Wildlife let’s jump into the wild symphony of animal sounds. From singing apes, to barking fish, to the world’s loudest bird. Get lost in the jungle of croaks, grunts, bellows, squeaks, rattles, snaps, howls, and lullabies. Featuring some 30 animal guests, you’ll hear something you never knew existed.

Websites:

The Endangered Primate Rescue Center

The Jahoo Gibbon Camp

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SOURCES:

Wolves:

Wolves Howl Sound - National Park Service

Why Do Wolves Howl?

Wolf Howl Distance

Miklosi, A. (2015). "Ch. 5.5.2—Wolves". Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 110–112. ISBN 978-0-19-104572-1

Frogs:

Sierra Chorus Frog

Coqui Frog

Ornate Burrowing Frog - Platyplectrum ornatum

Sharp-snouted Day Frog -Taudactylus acutirostris

American Toad

Sierra Chorus Frog in Movies Article

Ravens:

Raven Sound 1- National Park Service

American Crow - Thomas Magarian

Raven Sound 2 - Lars Edenius, XC512192

Raven Sound 3-Lance A. M. Benner, XC306902

Raven Mimicking Video

Raven Vocalizations:

Gwinner, E. (1964). "Untersuchungen über das ausdrucks und Sozialverhalten des Kolkraben (Corvus corax L.)". Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie (in German). 21 (6): 657–748. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.1964.tb01212.x. - Raven vocalization 

Other Bird Sounds:

Bald Eagle - National Park Service

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)- Karen Wosilait

Elk

Elk Sound-National Park Service

Zebra

Crocodiles

Baby Croc Sounds 

Adult Crocodile Sounds 

Dinosaur Sound Article

Weddell Seal 

Weddell Seal Sound- WeddellSealScience.com

Weddell Seal Singing Article 

Singing Through Ice Article

Humpback Whale

Humpback Whale Sound

Singing Research-

Clapham, Philip (1996). Humpback whales. Colin Baxter Photography. ISBN 978-0-948661-87-7.- Complex whale singing 

Howler Monkey

About Howler Monkeys

Gibbons

Gibbon Genetics 

Gibbon Swinging Anatomy 

Gibbon Song Purpose

Gibbon Song Accent

Gibbon Arm Length

Bellbirds

White Bellbird Call

Three-Wattled Bellbird- Hans Matheve, XC518517

White Bellbird Call Study

Courtship Behavior Three-Wattled Bellbird 

Bellbird Article 

Rattlesnake

Rattle Sound

Rattlesnake Tail Article 

Crickets

Cricket Chirp Romance

Cricket Vs Grasshopper

Water Boatman 

Water boatman Article 

Water Boatman Penis 

Another Water Boatman Article

Gorilla 

Vocalizations, Chest Beating, And Human Evolution Study 

Lowland Streaked Tenrec

Hideki Endo, ["A Quill Vibrating Mechanism for a Sounding Apparatus in the Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus)"], "Zoological Science", 2010

Snapping Shrimp

Shrimp Snap Sound

Snap Mechanism 

Shrimp Snap Article 

Gulf Corvina 

Corvina Sound

Corvina Article 

Loudest Fish Study

Piranha 

Piranha Sound

Piranha Bark Study

Sperm Whale

Sperm Whale Click Video

Sperm Whale Clicks

Sperm Whale Click Article

Sperm Whale Language Article

Blue Whale

Blue Whale Call

Whale Song Distance

When we think of smart animals, we generally don’t think of fish. Recently however we humans are learning that fish have a lot more brain power than we once thought. One fish in particular is swimming out above the rest. Oh, and they’re also mythical looking creatures that fly through the water on 25 foot long wings. Find out how their brains are surprising us, how we think they got so smart, and why they need our help.

You can support Mantas at Manta Trust

For updates and photos you can follow me at instagram.com/ianinthewild/

For more information and an easy to access list of the sources below, go here: www.ianrockcreative.com/wildlifepodcast/smartestfish

Sources:

Mantas:

Manta Ray Description

Manta Ray Mirror Test Study

Manta Ray Mirror Test Article 

Mobulid Rays Brain Structure Study

Mobulid Ray Brain Warming

Evolution of Cephalic Lobes 

Economy of Manta Ray Tourism

Social Manta Ray Cleaning Parties

Mantas Deep Diving Predators 

Manta Ray Life Birth Study

WildAid Manta Ray Report on Gill Raker Trade

Manta Rays and Chinese Traditional Medicine

Indonesia Creates Manta Sanctuary

WildAid Report on Global Manta Threats 

Ebert, D. A. (2003). Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras of California. University of California Press. pp. 230–233. ISBN 0-520-22265-2.

 Other Animals:

Orangutans and Animal Intelligence 

Social Animal Intelligence

Elephant Sleep

Other:

Why We Anthropomorphize 

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be as fast as a cheetah? Turns out though that technically, in the animal kingdom, cheetahs are actually pretty slow. In this episode we explore animal speed. Find out who is the fastest of them all, and all the mind-blowing adaptations these creatures have developed to break these records.

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For more information and an easy to access list of the sources below, go here: ianrockcreative.com/wildlifepodcast/speedofanimals

SOURCES: 

Sounds:

Prairie Recording: Jeff Rice and Montana State University

Mexican Free-tailed Bats Recording: Jeff Rice

Peregrine Falcon Recording:Lars Edenius, XC571136

Anna’s Hummingbird Recording: Thomas Magarian, XC544458

Cheetah Sounds

Research: 

Cheetah 

Cheetah Anatomy and Speed

Cheetah Eyes

More about the Cheetah 

Temperature Regulation in Cheetahs

Cheetah Body Heat

Pronghorn

Pronghorn Description

Pronghorn History 

Bats

Mexican Free-tailed Bat Speed Study 

Falcon

How Peregrine Falcons Fly So Fast

Peregrine Falcon Hunting Techniques 

Hummingbird

Anna’s Hummingbird Tail-Chirp Study

About The Tail Chirp

Flies and Flicker Fusion Rate

Why It’s So Hard to Swat a Fly

Horse Fly Speed

Other

Tiger Beetle Speed

Dragon Fly Speed

Mighty Mite

Pigeon Study

Tools: 

How I changed the speed of my voice

900 Beats per Minute 

Speed of Animals Website