This episode is so interesting - it’s going to make you LOSE YOUR MIND! - and then find it again… Just like these species, that we thought were lost, but that are actually still around. Find some great examples of Lazarus Taxon on the show notes! Think you got what it takes to be a Junior Wildlife Reporter? enter the contest by submitting your report here: h ... Show More
Apr 2021
S3 E21: An Earth Rangers Celebration
It’s both Earth Day, and our 50th podiversary! - that calls for a party!! Earth Ranger Emma celebrates by sharing some great conservation stories, fun games, and a brand new Junior Wildlife Reporters report! Think you got what it takes to be a Junior Wildlife Reporter? enter the ... Show More
20m 40s
Feb 2024
Insect Robots, Bigfoot & Bears, Chronic Stress
Today, you’ll learn about the fastest mini robots ever created, how Bigfoot sightings may help scientists study bear populations, and the link between financial stress and poor health. Insect Robots Mini-robots modeled on insects may be smallest, lightest, fastest ever developed. ... Show More
11m 23s
Dec 2024
The New Conservationists: Thanks to Conservation Efforts, Pandas, Wolves and Panthers Are Making a Comeback (Part 4)
Tens of thousands of animal species are facing extinction, mostly because of human activity. But thanks to conservationists, there are some animals that are making a comeback.
This is part four of “The New Conservationists,” a four-part series about the evolving world of animal c ... Show More
23m 25s
Jun 2025
Tim Coulson on how predators shape ecosystems and evolution
As a young man, traveling in Africa, Tim Coulson - now Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford - became seriously ill with malaria and was told a second bout would probably kill him. Aged only 20, this brush with his own mortality led him to promise himself he would writ ... Show More
28m 36s
Nov 12
Animalia Stupendium: The Musk Deer
Bored with dragons, the wizard Argomandanies turns his arcane attention to the fantastic fauna of the natural world. Welcome to Animalia Stupendium, a chronicle of Earth’s amazing biodiversity with all the enthusiasm of a fantasy monster book. In this episode, the wizard will con ... Show More
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