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Strange Animals Podcast

Katherine Shaw

A podcast about living, extinct, and imaginary animals!

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Episode 308: Rescuing Stranded Whales

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2022/12/26

Yay, we're at the end of the year and looking forward to 2023! Boo, I caught covid and I'm still recovering, so here's a repurposed Patreon episode about whale strandings and how people help the whales! A minke whale calf being transferred via rescue pontoon to a boat to tow her farther out to sea than the pontoon could manage for such a big whale (photo from this article, which explains that she rejoined her mother and swam away safely): Pilot whales being rescued after stranding: Show

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10:52

Episode 307: Coquí Frogs and Glass Frogs

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2022/12/19

Thanks to Miranda and Henry for this week's frog suggestions! Further reading: Shattering the Glass Frog Ceiling The Puerto Rican wetland frog, AKA coquí llanero: The golden coquí in happier times: Glass frog from above and below: A female granulosa glass frog named Millie (in one of the few successful breeding programs of these frogs), looking demure: Laura's glass frog, rediscovered after almost 70 years [photos from this article]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals

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Episode 306: Two Million Years Ago in Greenland

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2022/12/12

This week we're going to learn about a brand new study in Nature about animals and plants that lived in Greenland about two million years ago. Happy birthday to Dillon! Further reading: A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA Scientists Reconstruct 2-Million-Year-Old Ecosystem from Environmental DNA No bones? No problem: DNA left in cave soils can reveal ancient human occupants Greenland now: Greenland two million years ago [art by Beth Zaiken, taken from

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8:40

Episode 305: The Chamois and the Cave Goat

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2022/12/05

Thanks to Isaac for suggesting the chamois, our main topic this week! Further reading: The chamois in New Zealand Extinct goat was cold-blooded Myotragus balearicus: Extinction of mouse-goats A chamois in its summer coat: A chamois in its winter coat: Myotragus, the "cave goat," may have looked something like this museum restoration: Nuralagus's femur (left) compared to a regular rabbit femur: Show Transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week

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17:55

Episode 304: Animals of the Paleogene

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2022/11/28

Thanks to Pranav for suggesting this week's topic, animals of the Paleogene, the period after the Cretaceous! Thanks also to Llewelly for suggesting the horned screamer, now one of my favorite birds. Further watching: Southern Screamers making noise Horned Screamers making noise Further reading: The Brontotheres Presbyornis looked a lot like a long-legged goose [art by Smokeybjb - CC BY-SA 3.0] The southern screamer (left) and horned screamer (right), probably the closest living relation to

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7:48

Episode 303: Weird and Mysterious Animal Sounds

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2022/11/21

Thanks to Emory for suggesting this week's topic, mysterious animal sounds! Further reading/watching: The Story of Elk in the Great Smoky Mountains Terrifying Sounds in the Forests of the Great Smoky Mountains Evidence found of stingrays making noise This New AI Can Detect the Calls of Animals Swimming in an Ocean of Noise The wapiti [pic from article linked above]: The stingray filmed making noise [stills from video linked to above]: The tawny owl makes some weird sounds: The fox

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11:45

Episode 302: The Coatimundi and a Mysterious Friend

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2022/11/14

Thanks to Oceana, Leo, and Alexandra for suggesting the coatimundi this week! Further reading: Caught red handed: The mystery of an unusual Panamanian plant’s dispersal The coatimundi has a long tail and a long nose: The olingo sitting on a cloud cycad seed pod. Mystery solved! The olingo in daylight: My new podcasting studio! Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week we’re going to talk about an animal suggested by several people

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Episode 301: Hairless Mammals

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2022/11/07

Thanks to Liesbet for this week's suggestion, about two mammals that have evolved to be hairless! Happy birthday this week to Declan and Shannon! The hairless bat has a doglike face and a doglike tail but (and this is important) it is not a dog [photos from this site]: The naked mole-rat's mouth is behind its teeth instead of the usual "my teeth are in my mouth" kind of thing: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week we have a suggestion from

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30:53

Episode 300: The Loveland Frog

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2022/10/31

Here it is, our 300th episode! Which just happens to fall on Halloween! We have a spooooooky episode for sure this time, a full five out of five ghosts on our spookiness scale. Beware!! Don't forget to order your copy of Beyond Bigfoot & Nessie, available wherever you buy books! Check out the great podcast Bring Birds Back. They were kind enough to run a promo for us in the middle of their Halloween episode so I've returned the favor. Further reading: 'Loveland Frogman' Spotted Again? The

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11:19

Episode 299: Entombed in Stone!

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2022/10/24

This week's episode rates one out of five ghosts on the spookiness scale. It's not too spooky unless the thought of being ENTOMBED IN STONE creeps you out! Which it might, if you are a frog. Further reading: A Tenacious Pterodactyl Further watching: "One Froggy Evening" A frog supposedly found mummified in a stone: The Texas horned lizard kind of looks like a pointy toad with a tail: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. We’re getting really

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Episode 298: The Tantanoola Tiger

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2022/10/17

This week we're examining the Tantanoola Tiger, a mystery animal that probably wasn't a tiger...but what was it? This episode is rated two ghosts out of five for monster month spookiness! Thanks to Kristie for sharing her photos of the Tantanoola tiger! Happy birthday to ME this week! I've decided to turn 25 again. That was a good year. Further reading: The Tasmanian tiger was hunted to extinction as a 'large predator'--but it was only half as heavy as we thought The grisly mystery of the

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15:32

Episode 297: Dinosaur Mummies

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2022/10/10

This week we have a two-ghost rating for our episode about dinosaur mummies! It's a little spooky because we talk about mummies, but it's mostly an episode about dinosaurs, which are not spooky. Further reading: The lost Tarbosaurus mummy Dinosaur Mummy Found with Fossilized Skin and Soft Tissues Dakota the Dinomummy: Millenniums in the Making Spectacularly Detailed Armored Dinosaur "Mummy" Makes Its Debut Was a Dinosaur Mummy Dubbed 'Appalachiosaurus' Found in Tennessee? An Edmontosaurus

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15:18

Episode 296: The Hide and the Blood-Sucking Blanket

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2022/10/03

Monster month is upon us, October, where all our episodes are about spooky things! This episode is only a little bit spooky, though. I give it one ghost out of a possible five ghosts on the spooky scale. Happy birthday to Casey R.! Further reading: All you ever wanted to know about the "Cuero" Mystery Creatures of China by David C. Xu Freshwater stingrays chew their food just like a goat A 1908 drawing of the hide (in the red box) [picture taken from first link above]: The Caribbean

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10:29

Episode 295: The Peregrine Falcon

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2022/09/26

Thanks to Nikita for this week's suggestion that we learn all about the peregrine falcon! I'll be at the Next Chapter Book Fair in Dalton, Georgia on October 1, 2022! Come say hi! Further listening: Crossover episode with Arcane Carolinas from ConCarolinas 2022! Further reading: Falcons see prey at speed of Formula 1 car A peregrine falcon in flight: Baby peregrine falcons. Look at those giant peets! [photos by Robin Duska, taken from this site] Show transcript: Welcome to Strange

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17:34

Episode 294: Updates 5 and a New Zealand Parrot!

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2022/09/19

It's our fifth updates and corrections episode, with some fun information about a New Zealand parrot, suggested by Pranav! Thanks also to Llewelly, Zachary, Nicholas, and Simon who sent in corrections. Further reading: Vitiligo Tyrannosaurus remains hint at three possible distinct species Study refutes claim that T. rex was three separate species The reign of the dinosaurs ended in spring Impact crater may be dinosaur killer’s baby cousin California mice eat monarch butterflies 'Hobbit'

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16:20

Episode 293: Bat-Winged Dinosaurs and an Actual Bat

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2022/09/12

We'll have a real episode next week but for now, here are two Patreon episodes smashed together into one! Happy birthday to Speed! Further reading: Yi qi Is Neat But Might Not Have Been the Black Screaming Dino-Dragon of Death Yi qi could probably glide instead of actually flying: The Dayak fruit bat [photo by Chien C. Lee]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. I’ve finally finished moving, although I’m still in the process of unpacking and finding

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7:52

Episode 292: The Kunga

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2022/09/05

This week let's learn about a mystery that was solved by science! Happy birthday to Zoe! Further reading: Let's all do the kunga! The kunga, as depicted in a 4500-year-old mosaic: The Syrian wild ass as depicted in a 1915 photograph (note the size of the animal compared to the man standing behind it): Domestic donkeys: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. As this episode goes live, I should be on my way home from Dragon Con, ready to finish

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16:04

Episode 291: The Ediacaran Biota

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2022/08/29

This week let's find out what lived before the Cambrian explosion! A very happy birthday to Isaac! Further reading: Some of Earth's first animals--including a mysterious, alien-looking creature--are spilling out of Canadian rocks Say Hello to Dickinsonia, the Animal Kingdom's Newest (and Oldest) Member Charnia looks like a leaf or feather: Kimberella looks like a lost earring: Dickinsonia looks like one of those astronaut footprints on the moon: Spriggina looks like a centipede no a

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13:35

Episode 290: Lobsters!

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2022/08/22

Thanks to Pranav for this week's suggestion, lobsters! Happy birthday to Jake!! Visit Dr. Oné R. Pagán's site for links to his podcast and his free book Arrow: The Lucky Planarian! You can also order his other books from your favorite book store. Here's the direct link to his interview with me! Further reading: Don't Listen to the Buzz: Lobsters Aren't Actually Immortal An ordinary lobster: A blue lobster! The scampi looks more like a prawn/shrimp than a lobster, but it's a

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14:20

Episode 289: Weird Worms

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2022/08/15

This week we learn about some weird worms! Further reading: Otherworldly Worms with Three Sexes Discovered in Mono Lake Bizarre sea worm with regenerative butts named after Godzilla's monstrous nemesis Underground giant glows in the dark but is rarely seen Giant Gippsland earthworm (you can listen to one gurgling through its burrow here too) Further watching: A giant Gippsland earthworm Glowing earthworms (photo by Milton Cormier): This sea worm's head is on the left, its many "butts" on

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