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Strange Animals Podcast

Katherine Shaw

A podcast about living, extinct, and imaginary animals!

science natural sciences

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Episode 241: Weird and Wonderful Squirrels

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2021/09/13

Sign up for our mailing list! We also have t-shirts and mugs with our logo! Our pre-launch Kickstarter page! You can see what the book cover will look like! Thanks to Liesbet and Enzo for their suggestions this week! Let's learn about squirrels! Further reading: Project Squirrel Interspecies Breeding Is Responsible for Some Squirrels' Black Coloring The Indian giant squirrel, without filter (left) and with filter (right): Some variable squirrels (see lots more at iNaturalist): The

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Episode 240: The End of the Dinosaurs

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2021/09/06

Sign up for our mailing list! We also have t-shirts and mugs with our logo! Here we go. It's the big one, the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event! Further reading: How Birds Survived the Asteroid Impact That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs How an asteroid ended the age of dinosaurs Extinction event that wiped out dinosaurs cleared way for frogs How life blossomed after the dinosaurs died 66-million-year-old deathbed linked to dinosaur-killing meteor Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals

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Episode 239: Mystery Crocodiles

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2021/08/30

Sign up for our mailing list! We also have t-shirts and mugs with our logo! Thanks to Pranav and Max for their suggestions. Let's learn about some mystery crocodiles (and crocodile mysteries) this week! Further reading: Huge prehistoric croc 'river boss' prowled waterways Extinct "horned" crocodile's ancestry revealed New species of crocodile discovered in museum collections Rediscovery of "Lost" Caiman Leads to New Crocodilian Mystery The Orange Cave-Dwelling Crocodiles The horned

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Episode 238: The Pink Fairy Armadillo and Two...

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2021/08/23

Sign up for our mailing list! We also have t-shirts and mugs with our logo! This week we've got three adorable little animals to learn about! Thanks to Simon and Thia, Elaine, and Henry for their suggestions! Further reading: Turning the spotlight on the rusty-spotted cat (Wildlife SOS) The cute and fuzzy pink fairy armadillo: The cute and fuzzy rusty spotted cat: The cute and fuzzy baby Arctic tern: Adult Arctic terns: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m

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17:43

Episode 237: Geckos and Other Arboreal Reptiles

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2021/08/16

Sign up for our mailing list! We also have t-shirts and mugs with our logo! Thanks to Riley, Richard, and Aiden and Aiden's unnamed friend for suggestions this week! We're going to learn about some geckos and other reptiles that live in trees. Thanks also to Llewelly for a small correction about lions. Also, I mispronounced Strophurus--it should be more like Stroff-YOUR-us but I'm too lazy to fix it. Further reading: Cancer Clues Found in Gene behind 'Lemon Frost' Gecko Color A chameleon's

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27:58

BONUS Q&A Episode!

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2021/08/13

It's our bonus question and answer episode, which turned out to be ridiculously long but hopefully interesting! Further listening/watching: The Axolotl Song ~~~Buy my books!~~~ Whiskers used to have two eyes and a nose. In the background, Dracula (left) and Poe (right): Black squirrel! King cobra! Pufferfish, puffed: Dog nose: Show transcript: Welcome to the bonus Q&A episode of Strange Animals Podcast! I’m your host, Kate Shaw, and this is a little extra episode where I answer

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17:33

Episode 236: Updates 4 and a Mystery Snake!

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2021/08/09

Sign up for our mailing list! We also have t-shirts and mugs with our logo! It's our fourth annual updates and corrections episode! I've already had to make a correction to this episode! Further reading: Cassowary, a rare emu-like bird, attacks and kills Florida man, officials say The dog Bunny's Facebook page 3D printed replicas reveal swimming capabilities of ancient cephalopods Enormous ancient fish discovered by accident A rare observation of a vampire bat adopting an unrelated

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Episode 235: Deep-Sea Squid

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2021/08/02

Sign up for our mailing list! We also have t-shirts and mugs with our logo! This week we visit the weirdest squid in the deep sea! I was a guest on Tim Mendees's After Hours that's now up on YouTube! It's mostly about my writing but we talk about all kinds of stuff, including cephalopods! There is some bad language but it's not all that bad and it's mostly toward the end. Further reading/watching: Elusive Long-Tailed Squid Captured on Film for First time See Strange Squid Filmed in the Wild for

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Episode 234: Sun Bears, Water Bears

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2021/07/26

Sign up for our mailing list! We also have t-shirts and mugs with our logo! Thanks to Enzo and Lux for their suggestions! Let's learn about the sun bear and the water bear this week! Sun bear just chillin: Sun bears got long tongues: The water bear, AKA tardigrade, is not actually a bear. For one thing, it has twice the number of legs as bears have: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, which means hot

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Episode 233: The Astonishing Aye-Aye

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2021/07/19

Sign up for our mailing list! We also have merchandise! Thanks to Elaine, Molly, and Oliver for suggesting the aye-aye! I guess it's an idea whose time has finally come. Further reading: Gimme six! Researchers discover aye-aye's extra finger Ah yes, I have many many many fingers: S p i d e r h a n d s: A baby aye-aye (blep): Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. I can safely say that this week’s episode is brought to you by popular demand. It

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Episode 232: Almost Domesticated

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2021/07/12

Sign up for our mailing list! Buy our merch! Thanks to "dog freak Ruby," we're going to learn about some animals that aren't exactly domesticated but aren't really wild either. Further reading: Memories of Ángela Loij Mongolian horse and its person: Mongolian horses: OH MY GOSH HEART HEART HEART (photo from this website): Dingos! An artist's rendition of the Fuejian dog (left) and a picture of the cuelpo (right): The cuelpo, happy fox-like canid: A very fancy rat: Show

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Episode 231: Fish of the Twilight Zone

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2021/07/05

Sign up for our mailing list! We also have merch! Let's learn about some strange fish of the mesopelagic, or the twilight zone deep in the ocean! Thanks to Page, Joel, Anonymous Animal Lover, Brigham, and Fireburster for suggestions this week! Further reading: In Defense of the Blobfish Further viewing: Pacific viperfish (video embedded) The Pacific viperfish, head-on (or rather teeth-on), still from video linked above: Sloane's viperfish, rocking those teeth: The blobfish as it's

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Episode 230: Weird Dogs and Round Frogs

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2021/06/28

Sign up for our mailing list! Let's learn about some strange dog breeds (including a mystery dog!) and what may be the cutest frog ever. Thanks to Brad and Dan for their suggestions this week, and a special thanks to Richard from NC for suggesting the Carolina dog at just the right time. Check out Dan's podcast, "Sure, Jan!" Further viewing: World's Cutest Frog - Desert Rain Frog A talbot dog from the olden days: The Xoloitzcuintli dog: Norwegian lundehund hard at work: The Norwegian

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Episode 229: Blue Ghosts and Vanishing Sharks

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2021/06/21

Sign up for our mailing list! I got to meet some listeners this week to see the synchronous fireflies, so thanks to Shannon, Diana, Derek, and Autumn for hanging out with me! This week we'll learn about a different kind of lightning bug as well as a shark mystery! Derek's photography, Enchanting Ectotherms Further reading: A shark mystery millions of years in the making I suspect this is a doctored image but it's gorgeous so here it is anyway, supposedly some blue ghost fireflies: This is a

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Episode 228: Monkey Lizards and Weird Turtle…Things

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2021/06/14

Sign up for our mailing list! We have a merch store now too! Thanks to Ethan for this week's topic, two weird animals that developed after the Great Dying we talked about last week! Further reading: Monkey Lizards of the Triassic Placodonts: The Bizarre 'Walrus-Turtles' of the Triassic Drepanosaurus (without a head since we haven't found a skull yet, but with that massive front claw): Drepanosaurus's tail claw: Hypuronector had a leaf-like tail: Placodus was a big round-bodied

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Episode 227: The Great Dying

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2021/06/07

Sign up for our mailing list! It's another extinction event episode! This one's about the end-Permian AKA the Permian-Triassic AKA the GREAT DYING. Further Reading: Ancient mini-sharks lived longer than thought Lystrosaurus's fossilized skeleton: Lystrosaurus may have looked something like this but I hope not: This artist's rendition of lystrosaurus looks a little less horrific but it might not be any more accurate: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host,

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Episode 226: Brood X Cicadas

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2021/05/31

Sign up for our mailing list! It's the 2021 brood of 17-year cicadas! Thanks to Enzo (and several others) who suggested it! Further listening: Varmints! Podcast - "Cicadas" Our local Brood X cicada (photo by me!): The holes that cicadas emerged from (photo also by me): Discarded cicada shells. My work keys and Homestar Runner keychain for scale: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week we’re going to talk about cicadas, specifically the

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Episode 225: Talking Animals

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2021/05/24

Talking animals! It's not what you're thinking about. No parrots here, just mammals. Our new logo is by Susanna King of Flourish Media! If you'd like to JOIN OUR MAILING LIST!, I'll be sending out a discount code soon for merch with our logo on it--but only for people on the mailing list (and patrons). Further listening: The MonsterTalk episode about Gef the Talking Mongoose (this episode has no swearing that I recall but some other episodes may have a little bit of salty language) Mongolian

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Episode 224: Diprotodon and Friends

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2021/05/17

Thanks to Ruby and Tex for their suggestions this week! Diprotodon was big and had a big nose: Koala! The bush thick-knee looks like it has regular knees, actually: Show Transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week let’s head to Australia for a short episode about three interesting animals. Thanks to Ruby and Tex for their suggestions! Recently, we had an episode about the wombat—episode 208, to be exact. Ruby suggested we talk about an extinct

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Episode 223: The Elephantnose Fish and the Burmese...

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2021/05/10

Sign up for our mailing list! This week let's learn about an amazing little fish and an awesome tortoise! All the pictures here were taken by ME at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga! Further Reading: Star tortoise makes meteoric comeback The astonishing elephantnose fish: Burmese star tortoises: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. I’m fully vaccinated now so I’m able to go out and about cautiously, still wearing a mask of course, and this

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