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Strange Animals Podcast

Katherine Shaw

A podcast about living, extinct, and imaginary animals!

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Episode 093: Insects Large and Small, mostly large

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2018/11/12

Many thanks this week to listeners Bob, Nicholas, and Damian, who all suggested insects of one kind or another! So this week is an insect extravaganza, or at least we learn about some gigantic insects, the rarest insect in the world, and a tiny ant. The Lord Howe Island phasmid: The longest insect in the world: The Queen Alexandra’s birdwing butterfly: The Hercules beetle with random frog. Onward, my steed! Further reading: An article about phasmid eggs Show transcript: Welcome to

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Episode 092: Marine Reptiles

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2018/11/05

This week we return to the sea to learn about some marine reptiles, both living and extinct! A marine iguana, eatin: Another marine iguana, swimmin: Maybe Darwin was right about the marine iguana looking like imps of darkness: A mosasaurus skeleton: A plesiosaur skeleton: Thalattosaurs: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. It’s been a while since we had an episode about the ocean, and I thought it would be interesting to learn about

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18:22

Episode 091: The Spookiest Owls

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2018/10/29

It's Halloween week! Join us this week for an episode about spooky, spooky owls...including the chickcharnie and the owlman. I've unlocked a few Patreon episodes as a Halloween treat. Click through and you can listen on your browser: The Hazelworm VAMPIRE BIRDS See-through animals And a reminder that my fantasy novel Skytown is available now in ebook and paperback. Buy many copies! The Eurasian eagle owl will murder you without remorse and look fabulous doing it: The Eastern screech owl is

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Episode 090: Spiders! NO COME BACK, IT’S SAFE TO LISTEN

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2018/10/22

As we get closer and closer to Halloween, the monsters get scarier and scarier! Okay, spiders are not technically monsters, but some people think they are. Don’t worry, I keep descriptions to a minimum so arachnophobes should be okay! This week we learn about some spider friends and some spider mysteries. I stole the above cartoon from here. I am sorry, Science World. A cape made from golden silk orbweaver silk: Further reading and listening: Blue spiders Varmints! Podcast scorpions

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Episode 089: The Lavellan and the Earth Hound

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2018/10/15

As we get closer and closer to Halloween, the monsters get weirder and weirder! This week let’s look at two mystery animals from Scotland, one of which is supposed to break into coffins and eat the bodies! That’s disgusting! A stoat in its winter ermine coat: The Russian desman: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. We’re one week closer to Halloween and things are getting spookier and spookier. This week, we’ll learn about two mystery animals from

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Episode 088: Megabats and the Ahool

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2018/10/08

Our next Halloween monster is the ahool, a mystery bat from Indonesia and Java, but along the way we'll learn about megabats in general--especially the hammerhead bat! Thanks to Grace, Grace's sons, and Tania for the hammerhead bat suggestion! I've unlocked a Patreon bonus episode about burrowing bats, which you can listen to here. A hammerhead bat (male) from side and front. DAT SNOOT. (Photos by Sarah Olson and swiped off the web, because I have no shame.) The Egyptian fruit bat (Photo

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18:49

Episode 087: Globsters

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2018/10/01

It's October! Let the spooky monster episodes begin! This week we're starting off with a bang--or maybe a squoosh--with an episode about globsters. What are they? Why do they look like that? Do they smell? Yes, they smell. They smell so bad. Trunko, a globster found in South Africa: A whale shark: The business end of a whale shark: A globster found in Chile: A globster found in North Carolina after a hurricane: A globster that still contains bones: Not precisely a globster but I

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Episode 086: Ammonoids and Nautiloids

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2018/09/24

Is it extinct? Is it alive? What is the difference between the ammonite and the nautilus? Did Kate get the two confused her whole life until a few months ago and thought they were both extinct? Maybe. A fossilized ammonite shell: Another fossilized ammonite shell of a different shape: A third fossilized ammonite shell of a yet different shape: A gigantic fossilized ammonite shell: A fossilized ammonite shell of gem quality, called an ammolite: This is what an ammonite might have

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Episode 085: Crocs, Gators, and Their Massive...

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2018/09/17

This week’s episode is all about crocodiles, alligators, and their relations. Thanks to Damian, John Paul, and John Paul’s son for the recommendation! A Chinese alligator: It’s easy to tell alligators and crocodiles apart. Just ask them to stand side by side, then lean over and look down to see the head shape. Broad-headed alligator on left, slender-headed crocodile on right: Saltwater crocodile. Look, I'm only going to say this once: DO NOT SIT ON A CROCODILE OKAY THAT IS JUST DUMB AND YOU

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Episode 084: Gorillas

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2018/09/10

This week let's learn about a close relative, the gorilla! But first, if you don't already listen to these fantastic animal podcasts, definitely check them out! Species All Creatures Life Death & Taxonomy Animals to the Max Varmints Cool Facts about Animals Why hello there: This gorilla has some lettuce. It looks pretty good: Some mountain gorillas with awesome hair: GORILLA BABY FLOOFY HEAD ALERT: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate

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Episode 083: Lions, tigers, and other big cats…of...

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2018/09/03

I've been meaning to do a big cat episode for a while, thanks to listener Damian who suggested lions and tigers! But when I started my research, I immediately got distracted by all the reports of mysterious big cats. So here's another mysteries episode! Here are the links to some Patreon episodes that I've unlocked for anyone to listen to. Just click on the link and a page will open, and you can listen on the page. No need to log in. Marsupial lions Blue tigers and black lions The Queensland

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Episode 082: Animals with Face Tentacles

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2018/08/27

This week we're going to learn about animals with TENTACLES ON THEIR FACES oh my gosh Thanks to Llewelly for the topic suggestion! Don't forget to come see me on the panel How to Start Your Own Indie Podcast at DragonCon 2018, at 4pm on Sunday, September 2, 2018 in the Hilton Galleria 6. A tentacled snake: A star-nosed mole. Hello, nose star! A caecilian, with its tiny tentacle circled: A squidworm: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. I’m

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Episode 081: Little Yard Animals

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2018/08/20

This week we're staying at home and looking around our own yards and gardens to learn about some of the little critters we see every day but maybe never pay attention to. Thanks to Richard E. for the topic suggestion, and thanks also to John V. and Richard J. for other animal suggestions I used in the episode! The common or garden snail: A couple of robins: A brown-eared bulbul nomming petals: An Eastern hognose snake. srsly, no one believes ur dead snek: The hognose in happier

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Episode 080: Mystery Dogs

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2018/08/13

This week we’re looking at some strange and mysterious canids from around the world! The African wild dog: A dhole: An old photo of the ringdocus and a newer photo of the ringdocus: A coyote: Sri Lankan golden jackal: The maned wolf MONEY SHOT: A bush dog: A stuffed Honshu wolf, dramatically lit: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week let’s look at a bunch of mystery doggos from around the world! I really like dogs, but

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Episode 079: Starfish and Friends

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2018/08/06

This week's episode is all about echinoderms, or at least the star-shaped echinoderms! Thanks to Llewelly for the suggestion about feather stars and crinoids! A very pretty starfish: Crown of thorns starfish. Do not touch: Pumpkin starfish or orange throw pillow? YOU DECIDE: Sea daisies. Not much to look at tbh: A banded arm brittle star: Ruby brittle stars: Brittle stars riding around in a jelly: A basket star: Basket stars got TEETH THINGS: A stemmed crinoid: A

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Episode 078: The Great Auk and Penguins

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2018/07/30

Let’s learn about the great auk this week, along with some lookalike birds, penguins! A great auk, as painted by Audubon: A razorbill, the auk’s closest living relative: A fairy penguin, so tiny: An emperor penguin, so big: Tony Signorini wearing his Hoax Shoes: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week’s topic is one I’ve had on my list to cover for some time, and a couple of people whose names I forgot to write down also suggested

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Episode 077: The Tratratratra, Lemur of Mystery!

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2018/07/23

I swear I didn't make up the word tratratratra! It's a real word for an animal that was probably real, although it may be extinct now. Let's learn about this Lemur of Mystery and some of its friends! A mouse lemur: An indri: King Julian: Further reading: Lemur News The Search for the Last Undiscovered Animals by Karl P.N. Shuker Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week we’re looking at an animal with a name I swear I’m not making up, the

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Episode 076: The Orang Pendek

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2018/07/16

This week we’re back to Sumatra, that island of mystery, to learn about a mysterious ape called the orang pendek. A beautiful Sumatran orangutan: This orangutan and her baby have won all the bananas: This picture made me DIE: An especially dapper siamang, a type of gibbon: Here’s a walking siamang: The sun bear, looking snoozy: The sun bear, standing: Further reading: These are the articles where I got my quotes. This one has some general information. This one is by Debbie

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Episode 075: Archelon and Other Giant Sea Turtles

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2018/07/09

This week we’re going to find out about the biggest turtles that ever lived! Spoiler: one of them is alive right now, swimming around eating jellyfish. A green sea turtle. These guys are adorable: A hawkbill glowing like a neon sign! The majestic and enormous leatherback: Bebe leatherback. LET ME GOW Seriously, how are baby sea turtles so darn cute? Archelon was a big tortle: Further reading: This is a link to a pdf of that "Historicity of Sea Turtles Misidentified as Sea

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