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Strange Animals Podcast

Katherine Shaw

A podcast about living, extinct, and imaginary animals!

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12:43

Episode 412: Whales and Dolphins

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2024/12/23

Thanks to Elizabeth, Alexandra, Kimberly, Ezra, Eilee, Leon, and Simon for their suggestions this week! Further reading: New population of blue whales discovered in the western Indian Ocean An Endangered Dolphin Finds an Unlikely Savior--Fisherfolk The humpback whale: The gigantic blue whale: The tiny vaquita: The Indus river dolphin: The false killer whale: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week we’re going to have a big episode

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7:02

Episode 411: Lionfish and Sea Squirrel

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2024/12/16

Thanks to David and Jayson for their suggestions this week! Further reading: Unveiling the lionfish invasion in the Mediterranean Sea DeepCCZ: The Weird and Wonderful Megafauna of the Abyssal CCZ The red lionfish is beautiful but does not look like a lion [photo by Alexander Vasenin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25523559]: The sea squirrel is yellow above and red underneath (pictures from article linked above): Under side of a gummy squirrel

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7:20

Episode 473: Electric Catfish

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2024/12/09

Thanks to Cosmo for suggesting this week's animal, the electric catfish!Further reading: The shocking truth about electric fish Efficient high-voltage protection in the electric catfish Gimme kiss [electric catfish photo from this site]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week we’re finally going to talk about a fish Cosmo wanted us to learn about, the electric catfish! Catfish are really common fish that live throughout the world, except

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11:23

Episode 409: Guinea Pigs and Capybaras

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2024/12/02

Thanks to Mary, Mila, and Riley for their suggestions this week!Further reading: Comfortable and dermatological effects of hot spring bathing provide demonstrative insight into improvement in the rough skin of Capybaras Comfort of capybaras determined by SCIENCE: An especially attractive guinea pig: Guinea pigs come in lots of colors, patterns, and fur types [picture taken from this excellent site]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This

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10:21

Episode 408: Dog-Like African Doggos

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2024/11/25

Thanks to Lydia and "warblrwatchr" for this week's suggestions!Further reading: Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar The African wild dog is not actually a dog and eats lots of things: The aardwolf is not a dog at all and eats insects: The Ethiopian wolf is not a dog (or a wolf or a fox) and eats rodents and nectar [photo by Adrien Lesaffre and taken from this page]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week we’re going to

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6:25

Episode 407: Cookie Cutter Shark

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2024/11/18

Thanks to Alyx for this week's suggestion, the cookie cutter shark! Further reading: If You Give a Shark a Cookie The business end of the cookie cutter shark: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week we’re going to learn about a little shark suggested by Alyx, but first let’s learn about something else that might be related to the shark. In the 1970s, the U.S. Navy started having trouble with the navigation of their submarines. The Ohio-class

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12:12

Episode 406: Some Turtles and a Friend

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2024/11/11

Thanks to Riley and Dean, Elizabeth, and Leo for their suggestions this week! Further reading: Groundbreaking study reveals extensive leatherback turtle activity along U.S. coastline A bearded dragon: The tiny bog turtle: The massive leatherback sea turtle: The beautiful hawksbill turtle [photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This week we’re going to learn about some reptiles suggested by four different

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11:13

Episode 405: Anteaters and the Capelobo

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2024/11/04

Thanks to Molly and Mila for suggesting the anteater and its relations this week! Further reading: How anteaters lost their teeth The giant anteater has a long tongue and a little mouth, and adorable babies: The giant anteater has a weird skull [photos by Museum of Veterinary Anatomy FMVZ USP CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72183871]: The tamandua is like a mini giant anteater that can climb trees: The silky anteater looks like a weird teddy bear [photo

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11:54

Episode 404: The Kraken and Chessie

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2024/10/28

Thanks to Ezra and Leo for suggesting these two sea monsters this week! Happy Halloween!Further reading: Legend of Chessie alive, well in Maryland Here be sea monsters: We have met Chessie and...is it us? Not actually a kraken, probably: Not actually Chessie but an atmospheric photo of a toy brontosaurus: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. Just a few days remain in October, so this is our Halloween episode and the end of monster month for

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6:52

Episode 403: Predator X

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2024/10/21

Thanks to Eesa for suggesting this week's topic, the pliosaur Predator X! Further reading: Predator X / Pliosaurus funkei [you can find lots of interesting pictures here, some artwork and some skeletal diagrams] Kronosaurus had a big skull with big teeth: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. We’re one week closer to Halloween, and that means the monsters are getting more monster-y, at least in name, although I wouldn’t want to meet this one in person

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17:14

Episode 402: The Hoop Snake and Friends

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2024/10/14

Thanks to Nora and Richard from NC this week as we learn about some scary-sounding reptiles, including the hoop snake! Further reading: The Story of How the Giant “Terror Skink” Was Presumed Extinct, Then Rediscovered San Diego’s Rattlesnakes and What To Do When They’re on Your Property Snake that cartwheels away from predators described for the first time Giant new snake species identified in the Amazon The terror skink, AKA Bocourt's terrific skink [photo by DECOURT Théo - Own work, CC BY-SA

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11:12

Episode 401: El Gran Maja and Other Giant Eels

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2024/10/07

Thanks to Murilo for suggesting El Gran Maja for our first monster month episode of 2024! Further reading: The Loch Ness Monster: If It’s Real, Could It Be an Eel? Further watching: Borisao Blois's YouTube channel [I have not watched very many of his videos so can't speak to how appropriate they all are for younger viewers] El Gran Maja, YouTube star: The European eel [photo by GerardM - http://www.digischool.nl/bi/onderwaterbiologie/, CC BY-SA 3.0,

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20:43

Episode 400: Four no wait Five Mysteries!

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2024/09/30

To donate to help victims of Hurricane Helena:Day One Relief - direct donation link World Central Kitchen - direct donation link It's the big 400th episode! Let's have a good old-fashioned mystery episode! Thanks to Richard from NC for suggesting two of our animal mysteries today. Further reading: A 150-Year-Old Weird Ancient Animal Mystery, Solved The Enigmatic Cinnamon Bird: A Mythical Tale of Spice and Splendor First ever photograph of rare bird species New Britain Goshawk Scientists

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13:29

Episode 399: Bears

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2024/09/23

Thanks to Anbo, Murilo, Clay, and Ezra for their suggestions this week! Let's learn about some bears! Further reading: Snack attack: Bears munch on ants and help plants grow Extinct vegetarian cave bear diet mystery unravelled Ancient brown bear genomes sheds light on Ice Age losses and survival The sloth bear has shaggy ears and floppy lips [photo from this site]: An absolute unit of a Kodiak bear in captivity [photo by S. Taheri - zoo, own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,

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17:05

Episode 398: Repeating Scientific Names

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2024/09/16

Thanks to Alexandra, Pranav, Eilee, Conner, and Joel for their suggestions this week! Velella velella, or by-the-wind-sailor [photo from this page]: Porpita porpita, or the blue button [photo from this page]: Cricetus cricetus, or the European hamster, next to a golden hamster: Nasua nasua, or the South American coati [photo from this page]: Mola mola, or the ocean sunfish: Quelea quelea, or the red-billed quelea [photo from this page]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals

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10:45

Episode 397: Some Colorful Fishies

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2024/09/09

Thanks to Cosmo, William, and Silas for their fishy suggestions this week! You have until Sept. 13, 2024 to back the enamel pin Kickstarter! Further reading: The Handfish Conservation Project Researchers Look in Tank and See Promising Cluster of Near-Extinct Babies The unique visual systems of deep sea fish A red handfish: Another red handfish. This one is named Hector: The black dragon fish: The white-edged freshwater whipray [photo by Doni Susanto]: Show transcript: Welcome to

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8:15

Episode 396: Moths!

Strange Animals Podcast ·

2024/09/02

Thanks to Joel and an anonymous listener for their suggestions this week!Further reading: Dieback and recovery in poplar and attack by hornet clearwing moth The enormous and beautiful Atlas moth: A male hairy tentacle moth without and with coremata extended [photos from this site]: The hornet moth looks like a hornet but can't sting: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. Welcome to September, where we’re mere weeks away from Monster Month

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11:17

Episode 395: Crinoids and Urchins

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2024/08/26

Thanks to Sy and Finn for their suggestions this week!Further reading: Creeping Crinoids! Sea Lilies Crawl to Escape Predators, New Video Shows New and Unusual Crinoid Discovered Sea otters maintain remnants of healthy kelp forest amid sea urchin barrens Sea urchins see with their feet A sea lily [photo from this page]: A feather star [still from a video posted on this page]: Purple urchins [photo by James Maughn]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host,

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11:44

Episode 394: Mantis Shrimp!

Strange Animals Podcast ·

2024/08/19

Thanks to Anbo and Siya for suggesting the mantis shrimp this week!The Kickstarter for some animal-themed enamel pins is still going on! Further reading: Rolling with the punches: How mantis shrimp defend against high-speed strikes The magnificent peacock mantis shrimp [picture by Cédric Péneau, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=117431670]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. As invertebrate August continues, this week we

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18:41

Episode 393: Little Spiders

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2024/08/12

Thanks to Siya, Zachary, Khalil, and Eilee for their suggestions this week! The enamel pin Kickstarter goes live on Wednesday, August 14, 2024!! Further reading: How spiders breathe under water: Spider’s diving bell performs like gill extracting oxygen from water Aggressive spiders are quick at making accurate decisions, better at hunting unpredictable preys Into the Spider-Verse: A young biologist shares her love for eight-legged creatures A New Genus of Prodidominae Cave Spider from a

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