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Strange by Nature Podcast

Strange by Nature

Life is strange, naturally you want to hear about it. Strange by Nature is your guide to the strange, weird and unbelievable side of nature. Professional naturalists present weekly curated stories about just how strange nature can get.

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33:33

The WWII Carrot Propaganda We Still Believe

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/10/13

Rachel unravels the history of the Unicorn, Victoria explains albinism and related weirdness and Kirk debunks a myth about carrots that goes back to WWII propaganda. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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36:39

Who threw up in my hat case?

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/10/06

Kirk brings us a malodorous mystery, Rachel gets into the Halloween spirit with Vampire Bats and Victoria talks about a possible real world candidate for the mythical Minhocão. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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36:05

Three Zebras Fighting over a Pickle

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/09/29

Victoria shares some fascinating research about Zebra Stripes, Kirk peeps on the science behind Fall Colors and Rachel talks about another living fossil, this time, the Tuatara. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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38:23

Scrotal sack snack pouch?

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/09/22

Rachel shares the story of the first ever broad-leafed tree (that is still with us today), Victoria digs on the Tasmanian Tiger and Kirk does a deep dive on these strange molecules called Carotenoids. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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35:37

Vampire Deer Don‘t Suck

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/09/15

Dagger moths, Vampire Deer and Midwestern earthquakes. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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40:16

Your Flamingo Seems to be on Fire

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/09/08

This this episode, Victoria introduces the concept of cryptically extinct animals, Kirks looks are the relationship between mosquitoes and blood type and Rachel talks about the possible real-world historical roots of the mythical Phoenix. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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33:34

The Evolutionary Junk Drawer

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/09/01

Rachel does a deep dive on the evolutionary history of whales, Victoria rummages around the evolutions junk drawer and Kirk talk about meat eating Hippos. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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30:07

Bleeding Crabs for Science

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/08/25

Rachel predictably brings us a story from the ocean and we learn about the bizarre Oar Fish. Victoria relives childhood beach trauma and tells us about the Horseshoe Crab and Kirk blows everyone's minds with amazing facts about the most numerous bird on Earth. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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38:43

Flying Snakes (not on a plane)

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/08/18

Kirk breaks our brains with a simple question about humidity, Rachel nerds out on the Cassowary and Victoria brings us flying snakes. Why...why must there be flying snakes? Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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33:42

He with the Biggest Mouth is Dominant

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/08/11

Kirk shares some ingenious research on bird migration, Rachel horrifies us with the Sarcastic Fringehead (and learns a geography lesson in the process) and Victoria brings on a plague of locusts. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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36:51

Not a Treatise on Bacon

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/08/04

Victoria tells us that our immune systems make detergent, Kirk reveals the answer to the centuries old mystery of the Zodiacal Light and Rachel tells the tale of the Giant Chinese Salamander! Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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37:09

Orchids are named after WHAT???

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/07/28

Victoria tells us about orchids and it gets weird. Kirk tells an unbelievable story about trees growing inside a human and Rachel does a deep dive on some of the cooler facts about dragonflies. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:14

The Horror Frog and other tales

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/07/21

This week brings three awesome stories from around the world. Rachel brings the the tale of the "Horror Frog", Victoria has a mystery plant like no other and Kirk gives us a cool research update on how carnivores affect the plants in an ecosystem. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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31:51

We know the secrets of the fire swamps

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/07/14

It's true, we know the secrets of the fire swamps, we've lived there quite happily for some time. This week, Kirk takes on Phagiomimicry, Rachel gets us unstuck from quicksand lore and Victoria tells the story of an amazing woman who can smell multiple diseases. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:42

Giant phallic death stench flowers

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/07/07

Corpse Flowers, the Mystery of the Channeled Scablands and Biomimicry. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:00

Bulletproof Armadillos, Metamorphic Goo, and...

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/06/30

The title says it all on this one. Two stories of bulletproof armadillos in one year. The mystery of Metamorphic Goo and strange cases of superfetation in humans. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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36:28

The Extreme Slime of the Hagfish

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/06/23

Victoria brings us a slimy story of hagfish gone amok, Kirk takes his extremes off planet and Rachel impales our ears on a story of the Loggerhead Shrike. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:06

Spiders can fly?

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/06/16

Rachel talks ghost flowers, Victoria chats about spiders flying with electricity and Kirk brings weather extremes on Earth. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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34:23

Off with Their Heads!

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/06/09

Kirk talks radiation loving bacteria, Rachel nerds out on Moose, and Victoria talks about self-decapitating "wonder mollusks". Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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32:44

More Butts Than You Would Expect in One Episode

Strange by Nature Podcast ·

2021/06/02

Victoria takes on a listener question about Brood X Cicadas, Kirk introduces us to the Many Assed Hydra Worm and Rachel explores (the history of) the anus. Support us on patreon: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com

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