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On an all new Animal Calls- Karpathia talks about a friends suggestion to keep her goats in a unused greenhouse and why that's a bad idea, plus talks to a caller about the therapeutic nature of taking care of farm animals. 

Karpathia talks about her recent trip to Protection Island, WA an amazing National Wildlife Refuge and interviews a caretaker there. Plus Karpathiha and Anthony ponder the many uses for bear urine. 

Karpathia takes calls from listeners wondering about surfing with sharks and much more. 

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with wildlife conservation biologist Dr. Joel Berger about the challenges of conservation in a changing world, as well as conflict between mountain goats and bighorn sheep over mineral resources uncovered by a changing clim ... Show More

For most infants, introducing peanuts early can help prevent allergies later on — but a new study reveals most caregivers don't know that. Why? Plus — some summertime advice for keeping pets cool in the heat, and avoiding beaches contaminated with poop. (A lot of them are.) All T ... Show More

This is a short story for kids in simple English. The story is about farm animals. The pig is a good friend to the other animals on the farm. The cow is sad. The pig gets her friends together and helps the cow. Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/oIri1U7fh-g Read story scripts: ht ... Show More

This episode may not be suitable for our youngest listeners or for particularly sensitive kids. We're discussing animal ethics with author Hal Herzog. In a follow up to our pets episodes, we look at how we treat animals very differently depending on whether we think of them as pe ... Show More

This week we learn about animal communication straight from the horses mouth. Dr Gillian Forrester, from the University of Sussex, describes how gorillas use tactile signals to communicate, Dr Katie Slocombe, from the University of St. Andrews, talks about her work on how chimpan ... Show More

Have you ever wondered if your pets or animals have feelings?  Dr. Carl Safina, best-selling author, a TED speaker, and a leader in the field of conservation biology. He is on our show to give his expert insight into just what our animals might be thinking. Don't miss this fun an ... Show More

Fariel Salahuddin is not the type of person you’d expect to see wandering around rural Pakistan, especially with a herd of goats. She’s a successful energy consultant who has worked around the world. But when she returned to where she grew up, Pakistan, Fariel decided she wanted ... Show More

The Canadian scientist and author Karen Bakker, who died unexpectedly in August this year, was a leading voice in the bioacoustic research community. Her 2022 book, The Sounds of Life, explained how it might one day be possible to create a kind of Google Translate for animals and ... Show More

This is a short story about being a good friend. Baa is a sheep on a farm. Moo the cow needs his help. They look for Moo's bell. How can they find the bell? Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/5tk982I1Vxs Read story scripts: https://katrinahao.substack.com 

In the previous week’s episodes of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discussed contemplations of plant memory and other topics that blur our understanding of the animal/plant divide. In this episode, they continue on some of those themes by considering the legendary vegetab ... Show More