You can be a citizen scientist in your own backyard! Broods! Birds! And mushroom butts! I'm joined by podcaster and voice actress Janet Varney.

Guest: Janet Varney 

You can be a citizen scientist in your own backyard! Broods! Birds! And mushroom butts! I'm joined by podcaster and voice actress Janet Varney.
Guest: Janet Varney

We take a critter’s eye view to explore how animal behavior parallels humans. Join comedians and science-lovers as we get inside the minds of animals

Creature Feature

Backyard Science

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Today on the show: They're not dinosaurs, they're from BEFORE the dinosaurs, and they're very, very, very strange. Giant apex predator shrimp thingies, centipedes you could ride on, the tully monster, evolution's most amazing mistakes! I'm joined by paleontologist and science educator Dane Pavitt. Check him out at www.theaveragescientist.co.uk  and  www.youtube.com/danepavitt 

Footnotes:

Last week's mystery animal sound source

Today on the show: They're not dinosaurs, they're from BEFORE the dinosaurs, and they're very, very, very strange. Giant apex predator shrimp thingies, centipedes you could ride on, the tully monster, evolution's most amazing mistakes! I'm joined by paleontologist and science educator Dane Pavitt. Check him out at <a href="http://www.theaveragescientist.co.uk/">www.theaveragescientist.co.uk</a>&nbsp; and&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/danepavitt">www.youtube.com/danepavitt&nbsp;</a>
Footnotes:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MbiwzHdW1PM">Last week's mystery animal sound source</a>

Life Uh Finds A Way?! (Evolution's Best Mistakes)

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A rerun classic about not freezing to death! Today we'll be talking about how animals prepare for winter! From hibernation, to magical wardrobe changes, to cryogenic freezing! Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: when, if ever, is the right time to breathe through your butt? With guest, Caitlin Durante! 
Ads: 19:42; 32:19

Footnotes:

My frozen bear heart: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110207142625.htm

Calendar cells: https://phys.org/news/2015-09-seasonal-body-clock-animals.html

Arctic fox faceplanting into snow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EiV-ERKRRs

Arctic fox's awkward wardrobe malfunctions: https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/470x370/arctic_fox10.jpg

Arctic fox shedding its coat: https://external-preview.redd.it/yFIfslfvQOZezp2EoX48ZArPc1B48xAh6IfRcZpT3k0.jpg?auto=webp&s=abaec6cc70925d3441a05b55f238ab6f5f114523

Ancient snow goggles: http://www.beyondbuckskin.com/2012/04/some-history-slick-inuit-shades.html

Frozen wood frog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLPeehsXAr4

Siberian salamander: https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Salamandrella&where-species=keyserlingii

Painted turtles breathe through their butts: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/animals-winter-hibernation-turtles/

Wild Yakut horses: https://eaq.org.au//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/yacut-horses.jpg

MORE. FLUFFY. HORSES: https://siberiantimes.com/PICTURES/OTHERS/Tipsy-deer-and-horses/2.jpg

Kulning video by Jonna Jinton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc7F_qv3eI8&t=0m40s

A rerun classic about not freezing to death! Today we'll be talking about how animals prepare for winter! From hibernation, to magical wardrobe changes, to cryogenic freezing! Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: when, if ever, is the right time to breathe through your butt? With guest, Caitlin Durante!  Ads: 19:42; 32:19
Footnotes:
My frozen bear heart: <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110207142625.htm">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110207142625.htm</a>
Calendar cells: <a href="https://phys.org/news/2015-09-seasonal-body-clock-animals.html">https://phys.org/news/2015-09-seasonal-body-clock-animals.html</a>
Arctic fox faceplanting into snow: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EiV-ERKRRs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EiV-ERKRRs</a>
Arctic fox's awkward wardrobe malfunctions: <a href="https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/470x370/arctic_fox10.jpg">https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/470x370/arctic_fox10.jpg</a>
Arctic fox shedding its coat: <a href="https://external-preview.redd.it/yFIfslfvQOZezp2EoX48ZArPc1B48xAh6IfRcZpT3k0.jpg?auto=webp&amp;s=abaec6cc70925d3441a05b55f238ab6f5f114523">https://external-preview.redd.it/yFIfslfvQOZezp2EoX48ZArPc1B48xAh6IfRcZpT3k0.jpg?auto=webp&amp;s=abaec6cc70925d3441a05b55f238ab6f5f114523</a>
Ancient snow goggles: <a href="http://www.beyondbuckskin.com/2012/04/some-history-slick-inuit-shades.html">http://www.beyondbuckskin.com/2012/04/some-history-slick-inuit-shades.html</a>
Frozen wood frog: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLPeehsXAr4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLPeehsXAr4</a>
Siberian salamander: <a href="https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Salamandrella&amp;where-species=keyserlingii">https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Salamandrella&amp;where-species=keyserlingii</a>
Painted turtles breathe through their butts: <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/animals-winter-hibernation-turtles/">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/animals-winter-hibernation-turtles/</a>
Wild Yakut horses: <a href="https://eaq.org.au//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/yacut-horses.jpg">https://eaq.org.au//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/yacut-horses.jpg</a>
MORE. FLUFFY. HORSES: <a href="https://siberiantimes.com/PICTURES/OTHERS/Tipsy-deer-and-horses/2.jpg">https://siberiantimes.com/PICTURES/OTHERS/Tipsy-deer-and-horses/2.jpg</a>
Kulning video by Jonna Jinton: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc7F_qv3eI8&amp;t=0m40s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc7F_qv3eI8&amp;t=0m40s</a>

Creature Classic: Remember To Breathe Through Your Butt!

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It's a poopisode! I've got a serious case of poop brain, so let's learn about some fascinating evolutionary biology facts vis a vis poop! Penguin defensive poop turrets, snake poop acting, and the medicinal pooping of bees. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: why hasn't there been a movie about vampires getting pooped on? I'm joined by comedian & actress Kimia Behpoornia! 

Footnotes: 

Penguin defensive poop

Penguin poop diagram

Snake poop paper

Bee poop

Last week's mystery animal sound source

It's a poopisode! I've got a serious case of poop brain, so let's learn about some fascinating evolutionary biology facts vis a vis poop! Penguin defensive poop turrets, snake poop acting, and the medicinal pooping of bees. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: why hasn't there been a movie about vampires getting pooped on? I'm joined by comedian &amp; actress Kimia Behpoornia! 
Footnotes: 
<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/humboldt-penguin-vampire-bat-peru-batman-penguin">Penguin defensive poop</a>
<a href="https://www.livescience.com/pengins-projectile-poo.html#:~:text=While%20blasting%20poop%20jets%20helps,aquariums%2C%20the%20study%20authors%20reported.">Penguin poop diagram</a>
<a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0058">Snake poop paper</a>
<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/sunflowers-vanquish-bumblebee-parasites">Bee poop</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Efjt6UC1g">Last week's mystery animal sound source</a>

Short and Sweet and Full of Poop

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