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Creature Feature
We take a critter’s eye view to explore how animal behavior parallels humans. Join comedians and science-lovers as we get inside the minds of animals
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Jane Goodall
Today on the show, we talk about what a cool lady and incredible scientist Jane Goodall was. A innovative primatologist with a great sense of humor, w...
Listener Q's: Sex Swapping, Smallest Shark, Marmots!
I answer your questions: animals who switch sexes, the world's smallest sharks, and marmots, as in, what's their deal?!
If you have a question...
Mommy the Galapagos Tortoise
I'm joined by Lauren Augustine, the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Philadelphia Zoo, for an exciting Galapagos tortoise announcement, cool...
Was Leaving the Ocean a Mistake?
I'm joined by science journalist and author Cara Giaimo, to meet some of the real-life sea monsters from her book, Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake. Fr...
Listener Questions: Ant Cloning Machines
I answer your amazing questions! From ephemeral pools, to ants who clone other species. And what's up with invasive species, is culling really the ans...
NEW EPISODE! Deep Sea Legs
I'm back from my break with hot, fresh, new, full episodes! This one is about the weirdest appendages in the deep sea! From a spider that is (literall...
Creature Classic: Biomimicry
One of my favorite past episodes, Ellen Weatherford and I talk about wild human inventions inspired by animal designs!
Footnotes: https://docs.g...
Creature Classic: Broods, Birds, and Mushroom Butts!
One of my favorite episodes! You can be a citizen scientist in your own backyard! Broods! Birds! And mushroom butts! I'm joined by podcaster and voice...
Zoos! Feed Drop: Secretly Incredibly Fascinating
A feed drop from the Secretly Incredibly Fascinating podcast, with me and Alex Schmidt! On this very Creaturey-featurey episode, we talk about the his...
Listener Questions: Can Pigeons Tell Time?
I answer your questions, from pigeons telling time, to whether cats can taste sugar or not! And in the middle I try to discuss yard maintenance, how t...
Creature Classic: Bonnethead Sharks Are Sweet Babies
One of my favorites from past summer!
Today on the show we continue hot shark summer with shark biologist and author of the book, "Shark...
Feed Drop: Echidnas! (Secretly Incredibly Fascinating)
You're kiddin me with these echidnas! My buddy Alex and I discuss echidnas over on Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, and they're too weird not to share...
Listener Questions: Do Mosquitos Never Sleep!?
I answer your animal biology and behavioral questions. Do mosquitos sleep? The mystery of a crocodile with an s-shaped spine. And how do cuckoos know...
Creature Classic: Aeroplankton
I'm taking a brief summer break, I'll be back soon! In the meantime, I'm hand-selecting some of my favorite episodes to feature.
They're in the...
Listener Q's: Bird Robots, Two Headed Snakes!
Today on the show, I answer your animal behavior questions! Why do birds sound like robots? What's up with two-headed animals? And do cats like to be...
Creature Classic: Whale of a Tale
New episodes starting next week! But here's one of my favorite classics dug up from the dirt!
We’re taking on scary urban legends about animals...
Creature Classic: Missing Parts
Katie's taking a brief break (she'll be back soon!!), so here's a favorite episode!
Don't worry, these critters haven't been mutilated, but rat...
Creature Classic: Kissable T-Rex & Talking Belugas
LIPS! The lovely luscious lips of living and extinct animals. Who has the best pout? Plus, a talking beluga! Discover this and more as we answer the a...
What's Up With Skin?
Primates have been found to be three times faster than humans at healing, so what's up with that? Plus, there's a mouse out there who can regrow ears...
Creature Classic: Could There Be A Fungal Zombie Apocalypse?
Please enjoy one of my favorite episodes, especially with the new season of that fungus zombie show!
In this interview with infectious d...
Upsetting Spaghetti
Nightmare noodles! Terror tubes! We talk about some of the strangest, creepiest, most ghoulish caterpillars and worms in the world! From the dreaded b...
Killer Cuties
I'm joined by children's writer Brooke Hartman, author of the book Cute Animals That Could Kill You Dead, to discuss the deadliest, most adorable anim...
Listener Q's: Talking Mice!
Today I answer your emails! News about mice genetically modified with a candidate for the "human speech gene!" Then we discover why baby penguins are...
Octo-Cowboy!
An octopus riding a shark! I'm joined by comedian and writer Ella Yurman as we discuss the evolutionary biology concept of "phoresis," the symbiotic a...
Secrets of the Museum
What happens in the mysterious, not-so-dusty behind-the-scenes of natural history museums? Today we're talking about how museum collections extend far...
Urine The News
All the pee-news that's fit to print! We're talking whale pee, soft-shelled turtles peeing (out of a place you wouldn't expect) and the animal whose p...
Listener Q's: Potoos!
I answer your questions, from potoos (aka, GHOST BIRDS), to bees who like perfume! If you have an evolutionary biology question you'd like answered, w...
Owl Tinder
Owl the news that's fit to print! We've got bird news stories today, including an orange snowy owl, owl tinder, and a real life "Wild Robot" situation...
Creature Classic: Rock Animals!
From the shiny and splendiferous scale worms of the deep, to scuba diving lizards, these animals all have one thing in common: they are 100% glam. I'm...
Gila Monster Heal Thyself
Today on the show, animals in medicine! This time we're not talking about mice, but the way amazing animal adaptations have inspired or directly contr...
Freaky Fads
Today's show has some mature themes, like frank discussions of sex and bodily fluids, so if you have kids, maybe give it a listen before having them l...
National Park Hidden Gems
Today on the show I'm joined by Pallavi Gunalan to talk about some of the coolest animals you can find in U.S. National Parks! Our national parks are...
Big Baby Mayhem
Today on the show, big, adorable, playful babies who get into mischief! Baby elk, baby elephants, and the biggest baby on earth (insert your preferred...
Listener Q's: A Giant Voltron of Babies
It's a listener questions episode! I answer your questions, from whether it's good to be a mutant, why dogs do little kickies after potties, to the di...
Hot Fuzz
Today on the show, HOT FUZZ! We're taking about fluffy animals who manage hairdoos without *hair* persay, that's right, these are furries without the...
Listener Q's: Bee Meat Slurry
Today on the show, more listener questions! Why are crow and raven beaks covered in feathers? What the heck is up with carrion bees? Dog sneeze democr...
Listener Q's: Ear Mite Poetry
Today I answer your questions, about everything from the weirdest self-inflicted ear mite study, to starfish parasite piñatas! If you have a question...
Feed Drop: Turkeys Are Secretly Incredibly Fascinating!
Happy New Year! Please enjoy this episode of my other podcast, Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, with Alex Schmidt. This time, we learn all about turke...
Creaturekringletimes: Staying Warm!
Happy Creaturekringletimes! Today we're getting cozy and snuggly with animal tips on how to stay warm. From bee cuddles, to round fluffy birds, we're...
Creature Classic: Tiny Penguin Naps
Happy holidays! While I'm frantically making gingerbread apes, enjoy this Kringletimes special from last year! From hibernations to teeny naps, these...