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The Wild Life

An optimistic, curiosity-chasing show about the wonder and wildness of life, following the threads that connect us to the natural world. The Wild Life is, always has been, and always will be a show about the diversity of life within the animal kingdom, but it"s about more than that. It"s about connections. It"s about how the natural world inspires our culture, movies, and technologies. It"s about the patterns that persist throughout not just life, but the universe itself. It"s about us. The Wild

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01:55

New Series Preview: Class

The Wild Life ·

2022/06/13

The first episode is coming this week!

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18:33

On Birding and Time

The Wild Life ·

2022/05/31

This, like many things lately, is a different type of content from The Wild Life. Who knew you could learn so much about authentic expression and finding yourself from producing a podcast? In this episode, I go out for a birding excursion with a major time constraint and ponder on my relationship with time itself.If you're listening or reading this, I would really appreciate some feedback or a simple "hello" so that I can get an idea of, well, if anyone is really out there, and if anyone has any

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08:21

How to Build an Animal: Body Cavities

The Wild Life ·

2022/05/23

So far in theHow to Build an Animalseries, we’ve been taking a look at the very things that make an animal, well, an animal. InPart Onewe explored types of symmetry and got oriented with the directions of cephalization. InPart Twowe dove into the early development of animals, from fertilization to the gastrula. We also defined the early layers called the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm and hinted at their future by revealing what tissues they are responsible for developing into.Each of these things

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15:30

Change, Time, & Lessons from a Caterpillar

The Wild Life ·

2022/05/23

Time marches on, change is never ceasing, and yet in spite of it all, there are lessons to be learned from even the smallest of creatures, like the caterpillar.Transcript

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05:13

The Law of Conservation of Energy, and You

The Wild Life ·

2022/05/16

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, just transferred and transformed.This means many things, not the least of which is that energy itself, across the entirety of the universe, is finite. There’s only so much that can exist. There’s only so much capacity.Energy comes in many forms in this universe, just as it does in the universe of your mind and body. We live lives in denial of this inconvenient truth on virtually every scale of human existence. We

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12:03

How to Build An Animal: Development

The Wild Life ·

2022/05/11

There really is no shortage of ways to build an animal, but there are rules to be followed. To truly understand, we have to go to the very beginning. Check out Part 3 of my pre-kick-off series to my new zoology series, Class, and get oriented with the development of animal life.Link to the amazingly spectacular video I mentionedTranscriptSupport at www.patreon.com/devonbowker

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08:14

How to Build an Animal: Symmetry

The Wild Life ·

2022/04/29

There really is no shortage of ways to build an animal, but there are rules to be followed—rules with deep roots. Check out Part 2 of my pre-kick-off series to my new zoology series, Class, and get oriented with the basic body patterns of animal life.TranscriptSupport at www.patreon.com/devonbowker

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09:22

What are Animals?

The Wild Life ·

2022/04/26

From the biggest elephant to the littlest fly. From every fish in the sea, to all the birds in the sky.Animals are all around us.Dolphins are animals. Just like owls, salamanders, and the anoles in the tree.A salamander may not look like an owl, and an owl definitely doesn’t look like an elephant. Yet, even still, you can tell they are animals just by looking at them.But why? What could all of these things possibly have in common? What makes an animal an animal?What is an animal?TranscriptSupport

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05:40

The Wild Life of the Largemouth Bass

The Wild Life ·

2022/04/04

The Largemouth Bass is a freshwater fish of the Black Bass genus named for—you guessed it—its large mouth. The Largemouth Bass is different than the equally common Smallmouth Bass in that it does in fact have a larger mouth. Who knew? Depending on your location, this fish is known by a variety of other names such as green bass, black bass, bucketmouth bass, big mouth bass, largies, or Steven Tyler—the last of which I just made up.Transcript

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03:26

The Wild Life of the Gulf-Coast Pygmy Sunfish

The Wild Life ·

2022/04/03

The Gulf Coast Pygmy Sunfish is found in the coastal river drainages of the Sunshine State, Florida, over to southern Georgia.They can be found in areas of dense vegetation in the drainage portions of rivers along the coasts of where they live off of a diet of small invertebrates such as worms, insects, and tiny crustaceans.TranscriptSupport the Show

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02:04

What's the Fastest Fish?

The Wild Life ·

2022/03/27

How fast can fish really be? Faster than you’d probably expect.Transcript

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04:23

Biohacking Starfish

The Wild Life ·

2022/03/20

The Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish may not look like much, but their impact is inarguable. They feed heavily on corals essential for building reefs, the marine equivalent of a metropolis. When these starfish have a boom in their population, the result is a significant loss of live coral. The damage has a higher impact on the reef’s health and resilience than bleaching and disease combined. The incredible diversity of other species dependent on that coral face sharp declines in turn. And it’s not just wild

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03:04

The Wild Life of the Splendid Toadfish

The Wild Life ·

2022/03/14

If you’ve ever been down to Cozumel, Mexico, you’ve been to one of two places (the other being Glover’s Reef in Belize) on earth where this species of fish can be found. I was there in 2011—on land, granted—but had I gone out snorkeling near any coral outcrops I may have had the opportunity to see the spectacular Splendid Toadfish.TranscriptSupport the Show

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04:42

Shooting a Lion

The Wild Life ·

2022/03/13

This episode was originally written in October 2015 as a reflection essayI acknowledge there is nuance to these issues which are not fully expressed in this essayInThe New York Timesarticle “Shooting a Lion”, University of Cambridge professor and acclaimed writer, Helen Macdonald, details her recent safari at Kruger National Park in South Africa. Her visit was just a few short months after the Minnesota dentist, Walter Palmer, killed Cecil the lion just outside the very same park. Cecil’s killing

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06:16

Birding by Smartphone

The Wild Life ·

2022/03/12

In 1917, the American poet Wallace Stevens published a poem called13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.In truth, 13 is a major understatement, with just as much variation in “why” as their is in “how”. Whether you’re a life “lister”, a casual admirer, or anywhere in between, at some point each and every one of has had a moment where we saw a bird and thought to ourselves, “what isthat?”In the past, this has been the moment that separates the bird watchers from the bird seers. It takes a certain kind of

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08:14

More than a Long Neck: 16 Giraffe Facts You Probably...

The Wild Life ·

2022/03/05

Who doesn’t love Giraffes? Yet, despite their international love and viral webcam footage with thousands tuning in to watch their birth, there is much about them that is unknown by the masses, which is a shame because they are truly fascinating animals with a multitude of fun facts about them. Here are 16 things you probably didn’t know about Giraffes.Episode TranscriptSupport

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47:55

Confronting Climate Change with Jeff Corwin

The Wild Life ·

2022/02/25

Jeff Corwin, American biologist and wildlife conservationist, joins Devon on The Wild Life today to talk about his new show on ABC, Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin, in partnership with Defenders of Wildlife, his career's core-wins, lessons learned, finding the right tone, focusing on what matters, finding hope, and confronting climate change.Jeff is known for hosting Disney Channel's Going Wild with Jeff Corwin, The Jeff Corwin Experience on Animal Planet, ABC's Ocean Mysteries with Jeff

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03:33

The Wild Life of the Deep-Sea Dragonfish

The Wild Life ·

2022/02/23

TheDeep-Sea Dragonfish, a scaleless eel-like fish about 6 inches in length that lives (you guessed it) in the deep sea, specifically the bathyal zone of the Atlantic Ocean beyond where any light can reach.TranscriptSupport the Show

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05:31

The Life and Impact of Barry Commoner

The Wild Life ·

2022/02/18

As one of America’s most influential environmentalists, Barry Commoner devoted his life and career to ecology, awareness, education, and enacting positive change.Support the ShowTranscriptJumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artist: http://audionautix.com/

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03:04

The Wild Life of Muskellunge

The Wild Life ·

2022/02/16

TheMuskellunge, or Muskie, is the largest member of the pike family, and just a large fish all around.Their common name comes from theOjibwawordmaashkinoozhe, which translates to “ugly pike”. But there's a lot more to the muskie.TranscriptSupport the Show

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