Strange Animals Podcast

Recent Episodes

Episode 080: Mystery Dogs

Posted August 13, 2018 •

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...

Episode 079: Starfish and Friends

Posted August 6, 2018 •

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...

Episode 078: The Great Auk and Penguins

Posted July 30, 2018 •

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...

Episode 077: The Tratratratra, Lemur of Mystery!

Posted July 23, 2018 •

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...

Episode 076: The Orang Pendek

Posted July 16, 2018 •

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:...