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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 390
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 228 – Bedford’s Flatworm: Contentious Coupling
“…and today we’re talking about a flying magic carpet of the ocean. But more on that later.” Motherhood is one of nature’s most lofty challenges, especially if you’re alone, in the wild, with limited…
00:36:36 |
Tue 31 May 2022
Episode 227 – African Lungfish: Pablo Aestivate
“…and today we’re talking about a fish that is built to live where fish shouldn’t live. But more on that later.” Deep in the heart of darkness, one heart truly treasures the darkness. The African Lu…
00:39:08 |
Tue 24 May 2022
Episode 226 – Java Mouse Deer: Diminutive Deer
“…and today we’re talking about a tiny deer rodent that is neither deer nor rodent. But more on that later.” If you’re off the beaten trail in Indonesia, you may catch a glimpse of a creature more el…
00:33:55 |
Tue 17 May 2022
Episode 225 – Green-Banded Broodsac: Fishing to Fly
“…and today we’re talking about parasitic creatures that Andrew Ryan would absolutely hate. But more on that later.” Nature is sometimes beautiful and majestic, and sometimes it’s the most horrifying…
00:41:25 |
Tue 10 May 2022
Episode 224 – Bearded Vulture: Iron Wings
“…and today we’re talking about a metal bird that lives a metal lifestyle. But more on that later.” In nature, there are certain rules. Deer eat grass, wolves eat deer, and vultures eat dead things. …
00:36:15 |
Tue 03 May 2022
Episode 223 – Christmas Island Red Crab: Living Red Moss
“…and today we’ll spend Easter on Christmas Island. Maybe we’ll spend Christmas on Easter Island. Not much more on that later.” Every year, the festively named Christmas Island takes on one of its ho…
00:37:38 |
Tue 26 Apr 2022
Episode 222 – Corsac Fox: The Climbing Canine
“…And today we’re talking about another fox with shifty, untrustworthy eyes. But more on that later.” The Eurasian Steppe is a vast plain where water and food can be scarce. But a wily creature can …
00:41:19 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
Episode 221 – Tiger Beetle: Blinded by the Flight
“…and today we’re talking about a tiny tiger that’s got its mind set on you. But more on that later.” When it comes to the speediest speedsters, you don’t often look for champions in the insect world…
00:41:14 |
Tue 12 Apr 2022
Episode 220 – Gee’s Golden Langur: A Telltale Tail
“…and today we’re talking about a curious king with a golden crown. But more on that later.” When you’re the king of the swingers it means you’ve reached the top and had to stop. But balancing at the…
00:48:05 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
Episode 219 – Brazilian Wandering Spider: Vitriolic Venom
“…and today we’re talking about the type of guy who will never settle down, where delicious bugs are, well you know that he’s around. But more on that later.” When Harry Belafonte tells his fellow ba…
00:39:07 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
Episode 218 – Gouldian Finch: The Golden Mouth
“…and today we’re talking about a Gouldian bird with a golden mouth. But more on that later…” Nature has all kinds of odd developments where several species are in close competition. When resources a…
00:41:52 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
Episode 217 – Honduran White Bat: Tent Makers
“…and today we’re talking about lipstick?! In my Honduran white bat?!” The apostle Paul was known as a tent-maker, which could mean that he created a shelter of hope for the gentiles in the first cen…
00:44:24 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
Episode 216 – Atlantic Bay Scallop: Lord of the Eyes
“…and today we’re talking about a familiar creature with a Lovecraftian feature. But more on that later.” The sea is full of creatures aberrant to polite society. They swim in the murky depths or liv…
00:40:08 |
Tue 08 Mar 2022
Episode 215 – Amazon River Dolphin: The Pink Torpedo
“…and today we’re talking about the pink panther of the river. But more on that later.” The Amazon River is one of the world’s longest rivers and flows through some of the most biologically fascinati…
00:40:47 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
Episode 214 – Panther Chameleon: The Color King
“…and today we’re talking about a reptilian mood ring. But more on that later.” You ain’t been blue till you’ve had that mood indigo? Maybe you’ve experienced red hot anger. For humans, it’s mostly m…
00:38:29 |
Tue 22 Feb 2022
Episode 213 – Sea Cucumber: Liquid Luck
“…and today we’re talking about the most romantic sea creature. A brown lump! But more on that later.” At the bottom of the ocean, a brown lump inches along the coral and sands, keeping its notable l…
00:40:49 |
Tue 15 Feb 2022
Episode 212 – Black Widow Spider: Bad Reputation
“…And today we’re talking about a woman who doesn’t give a darn about her bad reputation.” The black widow spider is nature’s ultimate example of the femme fatale. An unyielding queen in the middle o…
00:52:22 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
Episode 211 – Reindeer: Lobos and Lichens
“…and today we’re talking about the titans of the tundra, the cervids of Santa. But more on that later.” Reindeer are famous for flying, being rude to those that are different from them, and fiercely…
00:46:20 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
Episode 210 – Rock Hyrax: The Petra Pachyderm
“…and today we forgot to say an intro blurb because we had housekeeping stuff.” Life among the rocks provides cover from predators and a quick escape when necessary, but it also comes with its challe…
00:46:31 |
Tue 25 Jan 2022
Episode 209 – Giant River Otter: Apex in the Amazon
“…And today we’re walking about a lanky tooth missile that isn’t scared of nobody. But more on that later.” The Amazon is home to many of the western hemisphere’s most successful predators. But the m…
00:41:13 |
Tue 18 Jan 2022
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