Strange Animals Podcast

Recent Episodes

Episode 126: The Hedgehog and the Moonrat

Posted July 1, 2019 • 00:12:47

This week thanks to Romy, who suggested the topic of hedgehogs! And researching hedgehogs led me to their only close relation, the moonrat. Hedgehogs...

Episode 125: Triceratops and other ceratopsids

Posted June 24, 2019 •

It’s time to learn about some more dinosaurs, ceratopsids, including the well-known Triceratops! Triceratops: An artist’s frankly awesome rendition...

Episode 123: Linnaeus’s mystery animals

Posted June 10, 2019 •

Carolus Linnaeus was a botanist who worked out modern taxonomy and binomial nomenclature, but there are two mystery animals associated with his work....

Episode 122: Strange Shark Ancestors

Posted June 3, 2019 •

This week let’s learn about some ancestors of sharks and shark relatives that looked very strange compared to most sharks today! Stethacanthus fossil...

Episode 121: Cave Dwelling Animals

Posted May 27, 2019 •

This week let’s learn about some animals that live in caves! The dipluran Haplocampa: Oilbirds and their big black eyes: A swiftlet: The angel cave...