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Creature Feature

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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62:25

Cryptids are [REDACTED]

Creature Feature ·

2019/09/04

The truth behind Mothman, The Chupacabra, and Bigfoot! Today, we’ll be looking at the facts behind cryptids, what it would mean if they actually existed, and the real animals that are just as crazy as the cryptids themselves. With special guest Tess Lynch of the Night Call podcast. FOOTNOTES:1. Mothman2. Sandhill crane3. Barred owl4. Owls or aliens?5. Owl without feathers (artistic rendering)6. Do those legs go owl the way up7. Vampire bats8. Giant Gippsland earthworm9. Giant Gippsland earthworm

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79:51

The Amazon Rainforest Fires

Creature Feature ·

2019/08/28

Right now, the Amazon is burning — we’re going to talk about why this is happening, what’s at stake, and what you can do to help. With special guest Miles Gray. FOOTNOTES: How you can help the Amazon! 1. WWF 5 Ways To Help The Amazon2. Donate to protect an acre of rainforest3. Rainforest Trust4. Defend Indigenous rights and protect the rainforest by donating or signing a pledge5. Signal boost the Indigenous Women's March6. Learn more about Indigenous RightsImages of the beautiful animals on this

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90:29

Bamboozled

Creature Feature ·

2019/08/21

Today we’re talking about getting bamboozled, pulling shenanigans, getting conned by caterpillars and hoaxed by horses. With special guest Laci Mosley. FOOTNOTES:1. Chinstrap penguin stealing rocks2. Gelada male3. Firefly femme fatale4. Hawk moth caterpillar mimics viper5. Passion flower mimicry6. Automimicry7. Conformity elevator experiment8. Jumping spider ant mimics9. Jumping spider mimicking one ant carrying another (this is ONE spider) Learn more about your ad-choices at

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59:17

Ear Bleach

Creature Feature ·

2019/08/14

Today, we’re going to talk about CUTENESS! Why do we love baby animals? Do baby animals love us? What are some of the cutest studies in science? Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: yikes, what’s it like to give birth to a baby porcupine? With special guest Bridgett Greenberg. FOOTNOTES:1. Peak-a-boo researcher2. Sea turtle swim suits3. Cutest age for a dog study4. Sea lion puppy covered in sand5. Prehensile Tailed Porcupine "talking"6. Image of Prehensile Tailed Porcupine's

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74:51

Fant(ass)y Creatures

Creature Feature ·

2019/08/07

Join us today as we talk about the history and stories behind mythological creatures, and find out that they have real-life animal counterparts who are just as magical. With special guest Alex Shifman.FOOTNOTES:1. Bombardier Beetles2. Warsaw Basilisk3. Basilisk lizard running on water4. Argentavis Magnificens5. Terror Birds6. Detachable penis7. Horrible picture of a Stegodyphus lineatus spider being eaten by her babies8. Atacama skeleton9. Horrible picture of a "real" Jackalope (papilloma virus

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89:21

Go Home Nature, You're Drunk

Creature Feature ·

2019/07/31

We’re answering some of the weirdest questions about evolution and anatomy, like how do woodpeckers keep from scrambling their brains? What animals have not one, not two, but three vaginas? Why would a doctor want to sew your leg on backwards? Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: what are some of the most bodacious boobs in the animal kingdom. With special guests hosts of the podcast Ridiculous History, Noel Brown and Ben Bowlin. FOOTNOTES:1. Weird woodpecker tongues2. A

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87:44

There Is No "I" In "Teamwork" But There Is An "Ewok?!"

Creature Feature ·

2019/07/24

We’re going to look at some wild animal teams, how they compare to humans, and what the robot-dominated future may hold! Discover this and more as we answer the age old riddle: what animal doesn’t feel pain and loves eating poop? With special guest comedian Blake Wexler. FOOTNOTES: 1. Dog frees friends from a kennel2. Dog frees tied up dog3. Do Dogs Know Other Dogs Are Dogs?4. More info on nake mole rats than you even want to know5. Naked mole rats eat poop6. Zombees7. Social spider web8. Dogs and

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89:50

Adorable Animals Who Want To Murder You

Creature Feature ·

2019/07/17

Today we’re talking about some adorable animals who look so sweet and cute, and who want to murder you to death. We’re talking the most surprisingly scary animals you should be afraid of. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: what the heck is catfish noodling? With special guest Sofiya Alexandra. FOOTNOTES:1. World's Weirdest: Killer Cone Snail2. Noodling for catfish3. Poison pass: the man who became immune to snake venom5. Slow Loris6. Platypus venom7. leopard seal feeds

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69:26

What A Tool!

Creature Feature ·

2019/07/10

Today we’ll be talking about tools! Tools of the trade, tools of torture, and tools of, well, hehe, you know. Bow-chika-wa-wah! What’s a butcher, a tailor, and a bendy-stick maker got in common? They’re all birds! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: what’s the most humiliating thing to happen to an eel? With special guest Carmen Angelica.FOOTNOTES: 1. Bottlenose dolphins wielding sponges2. Video of a tailor bird sewing leaves together3. New Caledonian crows create their own

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69:07

David and Goliath

Creature Feature ·

2019/07/03

Today, we’re talking the classic tale of David and Goliath, unlikely matchups with even unlikelier conclusions. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: what’s the best way to round-house kick a wasp? With special guests Alex Schmidt and Dr. Greg Pauly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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83:22

Real Life Superheroes!

Creature Feature ·

2019/06/26

Did you know there are animals out there with real comic-book super powers? And people with superhuman abilities? Today, we’ll be looking at the real life animal and human counterparts to famous superheroes, and maybe some super villains too. With special guest Soren Bowie. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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73:39

Aw, Rats!

Creature Feature ·

2019/06/19

Join us today as we look at some of the most mind-blowing, most important, and weirdest scientific studies that have been done on rats. Discover this and more as we answer the age old question: is there eternal sunshine of the spotless rat mind? With special guest comedian Pallavi Gunalan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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75:16

Transformers (Octopuses In Disguise)

Creature Feature ·

2019/06/12

Today we’ll be talking about SHAPE SHIFTERS, tales of terrific transformers who have some shocking before and after pics. What’s got two thumbs and started life out as a tiny donut? Can snails take laziness to a freaky new level? Humans and animals on the lam: how would you escape the heat? With special guests Anna Hossnieh and Shereen Younes of the Ethnically Ambiguous podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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55:33

Weapons of ASS Destruction

Creature Feature ·

2019/06/05

Insect butts explode, spraying deadly chemicals! Hippos make poop rockets! Scorpions are willing to literally throw away their anus in deadly combat! We’re talking about some of the nastiest acts of foul-play in the animal and human kingdom. With special guest Kimia Behpoornia. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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76:38

City Slickers

Creature Feature ·

2019/05/29

Today, we’re talking about city slickers: how do animals cope with human cities? What are some of the ways animals have adapted to human society? And did we domesticate dogs, or did dogs domesticate us? With special guest Katie Willert. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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72:09

Seven Deadly Sins Part II: Electric Bonobo

Creature Feature ·

2019/05/22

On this nail-biting conclusion to The Seven Deadly Sins, we're covering lustful birds, greedy chimps, and gluttonous sea squirts. We'll also discuss some freaky stories of human sinners! Join us today as we excommunicate some tunicates! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:44

The Seven Deadly Sins (Part 1)

Creature Feature ·

2019/01/02

Let the species who is without sin cast the first stone. Slap some scarlet letters on these sinful animals who best symbolize each of the seven deadly sins. We'll also look at the science behind human sin, referencing texts that may not be holy, but are certainly peer reviewed. Featuring Katy Stoll from Some More News. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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60:07

The Dark Tetrad

Creature Feature ·

2018/12/26

Today we’ll be talking about the most evil killers, kidnappers, murderers and bloodthirsty lurkers walking… or crawling… among us. Then, we’ll answer the age old question: who’s the most prolific serial meow-derer? Featuring Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown of Ridiculous History. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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58:31

Extra Sensory Pawception

Creature Feature ·

2018/12/19

We go beyond the five senses to explore the uncanny ways that animals (and people) are able to perceive the world. That kid from The Sixth Sense is a lame nerd compared to the creatures featured in this episode. Featuring Jamie Loftus of the Bechdel Cast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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73:13

One Flew Over

Creature Feature ·

2018/12/12

Can animals suffer from mental illness? We explore issues of mental health, imprisonment, and midlife crisis in animals and humans, while also clearing the good name of cuckoos. With special guest Hana Michels. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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