Life, Death, and Taxonomy

Learn about all things animalia in this family friendly podcast. Each week Joe and Carlos dive deep into nature to find animals that have at least one amazing talent they use to survive. Gather up some animal knowledge and crazy nature facts to drop on your friends at parties with each new episode of Life, Death, and Taxonomy.

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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 37 minutes
Episodes: 390
Years Active: 2018 - 2025

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Episode 10 – Greenland Shark: The Oldest Fish in the Brook

They say you should respect your elders. But what if your elder is a gigantic shark? The oldest living vertebrate might just cruising around the Arctic Sea. Find out how old a fish can get in this ep…

00:33:13 | Tue 06 Mar 2018

Episode 9 – Colorado River Toad: The Psychedelic Secreter

There are lots of ways to deter a predator when you’re a toad. You could puff up to make yourself look bigger. You could do your best impression of a carcass and play dead. Or you could coat your who…

00:29:43 | Tue 27 Feb 2018

Episode 8 – Diving Bell Spider: The Ultimate Bubble Butt

Everyone likes to maintain their personal bubble, but what if that maintenance meant a little bit of free diving? Take a deep breath, strap some air to your thorax, and dive down to the depths of kno…

00:30:02 | Tue 20 Feb 2018

Episode 7 – Binturongs: The Cat Who Smelled Like Popcorn and Wasn’t a Cat

Have you ever walked into a movie theater and wondered what smelled like an arboreal dwelling fur-monster? You might, after learning about the strange scent this fuzzy forest creature makes as it tra…

00:23:15 | Tue 13 Feb 2018

Episode 6 – The Thumb Splitting Mantis Shrimp

Welcome, ladies and gents, to the all-night spectacular fight between two of the world’s most formidable pugilists! In one corner, we have the undefeated Muhammad Ali. In the other… I don’t believe i…

00:31:52 | Tue 06 Feb 2018

Episode 5 – Bower Birds: From Plumes to Rooms

The ladies like a guy with an eye for style, at least, the bird we are going to talk about today thinks so. Some creatures fight for their mates but not this little gentleman. He knows that sometimes…

00:30:37 | Tue 30 Jan 2018

Episode 4 – Horned Lizard: Survival Through Blood, Sweat, and Tears

In the dusty old texan desserts, ain’t no one gonna help you when buzzerds and coyotes come a-callin. If you wanna survive out here, you better make like a lizard with a deep bag of tricks. Set a spe…

00:24:33 | Tue 23 Jan 2018

Episode 3 – Tardigrades: The Teeny Titans Living in Your Backyard

Did you know that we are constantly surrounded by tiny superheroes? The "space bear" is one of nature's most resilient animals. Find out just how much the Tardigrade can take in this new episode!

Fri 12 Jan 2018

Episode 2 – The Ethiopian Wolf: Nature’s Goodest Boy

Altruism is usually known as a human characteristic, but did you know that a rare wolf native to the heart of Africa can be altruistic? Join us as we learn just how nice a wolf can be.