Today, we talk RATS! From plague to pets, rats have had a huge impact on humanity! What was the role of rats in the plague? What even is a rat?? Should you keep them as pets??? And are we so different after all? 

Guest: Jeff May

Footnotes:https://docs.google.com/document/d/199aAaHgq-CmEoMcR4iRMnbePedjKrs0iafQalrKhp0I/edit?usp=sharing

Today, we talk RATS! From plague to pets, rats have had a huge impact on humanity! What was the role of rats in the plague? What even is a rat?? Should you keep them as pets??? And are we so different after all? 
Guest: Jeff May
Footnotes: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F199aAaHgq-CmEoMcR4iRMnbePedjKrs0iafQalrKhp0I%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMiaTaylor%40iheartmedia.com%7C71927372cc5a4df0ef1e08dc58d64eea%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638482924682898711%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=i4Sol9vj1G6p1owlpYlKD34s5ftER9DXZJ4LGrRJtxA%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://docs.google.com/document/d/199aAaHgq-CmEoMcR4iRMnbePedjKrs0iafQalrKhp0I/edit?usp=sharing</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

Creature Feature

Rats In The Walls

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Regular programming will return shortly, but in the meantime enjoy this classic episode!  I'm joined by Tiktok's favorite zoologist Mamadou to talk about animals who seem cute... right up until they absolutely wreck you. 

Footnotes

Regular programming will return shortly, but in the meantime enjoy this classic episode!  I'm joined by Tiktok's favorite zoologist Mamadou to talk about animals who seem cute... right up until they absolutely wreck you. 
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1izCgFfOxu-jNVbClQbmhEKvuuAs9Xn2zT__6z2WzOqQ/edit?usp=sharing">Footnotes</a>

Creature Classic©: Don't Boop These Snoots!

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Moo Deng! Pesto! What do they have in common? They're big babies!! We talk about these giant babies, and also, the tiniest babies who grow to enormous sizes. I'm joined by comedy writer Lydia Bugg! 

Moo Deng! Pesto! What do they have in common? They're big babies!! We talk about these giant babies, and also, the tiniest babies who grow to enormous sizes. I'm joined by comedy writer Lydia Bugg!

Moo Deng! Pesto! Giant Babies!

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Happy Creatureween! We're getting scary and spooky (but not really) with a special bat episode! Bats may not be the horrible halloween monster that they're made out to be, but they're still one of my favorite orders of animals in the world! Then, just for more fun, we'll talk about a who's who list of halloweeny critters and why they're so special! Joining me to talk about the most incredible, unusual bat species, as well as separating bat fact from bat libel, is science journalist and co-author of the new book, Atlas Obscura Wild Life, Cara Giaimo! 



Footnotes: 

Bats & Pesticides study

Last week's mystery animal sound

Happy Creatureween! We're getting scary and spooky (but not really) with a special bat episode! Bats may not be the horrible halloween monster that they're made out to be, but they're still one of my favorite orders of animals in the world! Then, just for more fun, we'll talk about a who's who list of halloweeny critters and why they're so special! Joining me to talk about the most incredible, unusual bat species, as well as separating bat fact from bat libel, is science journalist and co-author of the new book, Atlas Obscura Wild Life, Cara Giaimo! 
 
Footnotes: 
<a href="http://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg0344">Bats &amp; Pesticides study</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSHjhCN6NC0">Last week's mystery animal sound</a>

Creatureween 2024: BATS!

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