I answer your questions, like why do animals act weird during an eclipse? How do animals know what to eat? What's the deal with dino penises? 

I answer your questions, like why do animals act weird during an eclipse? How do animals know what to eat? What's the deal with dino penises?

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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Listener Q's: Eclipse Blues

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Happy holidays! While I'm frantically making gingerbread apes, enjoy this Kringletimes special from last year! From hibernations to teeny naps, these wintery animals know how to catch a few z's! I'm joined by guest Jeff May. 

Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dEiKigGPXidNf5Jaa_LQ8HvJkP0h-9Tz6KNzC-OkFds/edit?usp=sharing

Happy holidays! While I'm frantically making gingerbread apes, enjoy this Kringletimes special from last year! From hibernations to teeny naps, these wintery animals know how to catch a few z's! I'm joined by guest Jeff May.&nbsp;
Footnotes:&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1dEiKigGPXidNf5Jaa_LQ8HvJkP0h-9Tz6KNzC-OkFds%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7Cfdecb3b34680497736f008dc0119f989%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638386458289597571%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fIzs1zcHNuDx3AfYUJz1D8IDuqldZO4hONT%2BGsDdRCg%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dEiKigGPXidNf5Jaa_LQ8HvJkP0h-9Tz6KNzC-OkFds/edit?usp=sharing</a>

Creature Classic: Tiny Penguin Naps

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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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Listener Q's: Eclipse Blues

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