A Collection of Wonders and Curiosities from the Animal Kingdom. Zoology, natural history and sometimes human history too. Amazing stories about amazing wildlife.
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Steamer ducks are big, mostly flightless, famously aggressive ducks in South America. An amazing example of evolution in action, because some supposedly flying steamer ducks can't fly, and some flightless ones apparently can. Charles Darwin would be fascinated. You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack .…
The Reticulated Python : not only the longest snake in the world, but also the only one you could reasonably call a man-eater. A snake that kills by constriction - but how does constriction actually work? You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack . Become a paid subscriber to get access to occasional bonus…
The Barrel Amphipod is a tiny terror for certain animals that share its open ocean habitat ... You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack . Become a paid subscriber to get access to occasional bonus episodes . Even a free sign-up there will get you regular content celebrating the wonders and curiosities of the…
Salps are the strangest, most extraordinary of your reasonably close relatives in the Animal Kingdom ... some of the most extraordinary animals on Earth, in fact ... fellow chordates, yet so very, very different ... You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack . Become a paid subscriber to get access to…
The Grey Seal is a very big predator - but also the victim of a strange killer that was, for a long time, a bit of a mystery ... You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack . Become a paid subscriber to get access to occasional bonus episodes . Even a free sign-up there will get you regular content celebrating…
Moniliformis moniliformis is an example of one of the strangest groups of animals in the world: the parasitic Acanthocephalans, or the Thorny-Headed Worms ... You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack . Become a paid subscriber to get access to occasional bonus episodes . Even a free sign-up there will get you…
The Kākāpō is the world's most extraordinary parrot - remarkable in even more ways than most people realise ... You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack . Become a paid subscriber to get access to occasional bonus episodes . Even a free sign-up there will get you regular content celebrating the wonders and…
The Paradise Flying Snake is one of the most surprising 'fliers' in the Animal Kingdom. How does it do it? And why is the answer to that question different than for all other gliding animals? You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack . Become a paid subscriber to get access to occasional bonus episodes . Even…
The Glanville Fritillary is an elegant European butterfly, the stufy of which reveals some of the hidden forces shaping animal populations. And it was discovered by a woman - Eleanor Glanville - whose own life is strange story all of its own ... You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack . Become a paid…
The four species of Tree Hyrax are the survivors of an ancient and diverse group of animals that once dominated Africa. They now live secretive - but very noisy - lives high in the trees. You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack . Become a paid subscriber to get access to occasional bonus episodes . Even a…
