Today, we’re going to be playing a little game: see if you can guess which one of these animals we’re about to discuss is more likely to kill you than to cuddle you? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: can you trim your hedges with a crocodile? 

Guest: Joey Clift 

Footnotes:

 Striped eel catfish: https://lh6.ggpht.com/HPMmXXIdHNPICfAwmozv5rDOOO3isj6S4eCmO7xsAdh03ZvnetNJpowsNwLajM_YTOEgDer-ClRaMr9G2iT0=s1200

The gharial crocodile: https://usercontent1.hubstatic.com/14168422_f1024.jpg

The basking shark: https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2017/baskingshark.jpg

Blue-ringed octopus (if you see this RUN AWAY): https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/nk8JcdyT-e1AU_Qt5i_iivC0924=/2796x2097/smart/filters:no_upscale()/blue-ringed-octopus-467490389-5b66e3fcc9e77c0050c8aebc.jpg

Be wary of the cassowary: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Southern_Cassowary_7071.jpg

The shoebill stork is not a stork (but is kinda a dork): https://i.redd.it/fwvsltmy5lw41.jpg

Today, we’re going to be playing a little game: see if you can guess which one of these animals we’re about to discuss is more likely to kill you than to cuddle you? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: can you trim your hedges with a crocodile? 
Guest: Joey Clift 
Footnotes:
 Striped eel catfish: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flh6.ggpht.com%2FHPMmXXIdHNPICfAwmozv5rDOOO3isj6S4eCmO7xsAdh03ZvnetNJpowsNwLajM_YTOEgDer-ClRaMr9G2iT0%3Ds1200&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C67afeef04d0e4603a16308db7d5ee9fe%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638241621933984138%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GzjJSKs%2BggHCPfbIH1T4AJ%2Fa6DuYpkvCqVUBP2vONA8%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://lh6.ggpht.com/HPMmXXIdHNPICfAwmozv5rDOOO3isj6S4eCmO7xsAdh03ZvnetNJpowsNwLajM_YTOEgDer-ClRaMr9G2iT0=s1200</a>
The gharial crocodile: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fusercontent1.hubstatic.com%2F14168422_f1024.jpg&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C67afeef04d0e4603a16308db7d5ee9fe%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638241621933984138%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=792agpLRoLpdzg8EptvOMNCBBCKbZoxp%2FeabZL%2FLbC0%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://usercontent1.hubstatic.com/14168422_f1024.jpg</a>
The basking shark: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscx2.b-cdn.net%2Fgfx%2Fnews%2F2017%2Fbaskingshark.jpg&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C67afeef04d0e4603a16308db7d5ee9fe%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638241621933984138%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=11WN3wwWPoDwi9QL9fXETC9HJJB5rLlF4%2F7PPCGaJEk%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2017/baskingshark.jpg</a>
Blue-ringed octopus (if you see this RUN AWAY): <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thoughtco.com%2Fthmb%2Fnk8JcdyT-e1AU_Qt5i_iivC0924%3D%2F2796x2097%2Fsmart%2Ffilters%3Ano_upscale()%2Fblue-ringed-octopus-467490389-5b66e3fcc9e77c0050c8aebc.jpg&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C67afeef04d0e4603a16308db7d5ee9fe%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638241621933984138%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=g6AaapMeCF%2FoL4oQZ4zh24CAY38Hb7FBfoZAnrroZKA%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/nk8JcdyT-e1AU_Qt5i_iivC0924=/2796x2097/smart/filters:no_upscale()/blue-ringed-octopus-467490389-5b66e3fcc9e77c0050c8aebc.jpg</a>
Be wary of the cassowary: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F5%2F54%2FSouthern_Cassowary_7071.jpg&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C67afeef04d0e4603a16308db7d5ee9fe%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638241621933984138%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PV6SZFPOKUrjkJ%2BgHWdPzK1RjdN6Hp%2FMJ5sO2gz%2FAuo%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Southern_Cassowary_7071.jpg</a>
The shoebill stork is not a stork (but is kinda a dork): <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Ffwvsltmy5lw41.jpg&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C67afeef04d0e4603a16308db7d5ee9fe%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638241621933984138%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ojD9f2dHAhsw5daottR8TePz5FAFCcZLmtlhuf09K94%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://i.redd.it/fwvsltmy5lw41.jpg</a>

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

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Creature Classic®: Will It Cuddle or Kill You?

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