Strange Animals Podcast

A podcast about living, extinct, and imaginary animals!

Natural Sciences Science Life Sciences

Update frequency: every 6 days
Average duration: 12 minutes
Episodes: 313
Years Active: 2020 - 2025

Episode 291: The Ediacaran Biota

This week let's find out what lived before the Cambrian explosion!

A very happy birthday to Isaac!

Further reading:

Some of Earth's first animals--including a mysterious, alien-looking creature--a…

00:16:04 | Mon 29 Aug 2022

Episode 290: Lobsters!

Thanks to Pranav for this week's suggestion, lobsters!

Happy birthday to Jake!!

Visit Dr. Oné R. Pagán's site for links to his podcast and his free book Arrow: The Lucky Planarian! You can also ord…

00:13:35 | Mon 22 Aug 2022

Episode 289: Weird Worms

This week we learn about some weird worms!

Further reading:

Otherworldly Worms with Three Sexes Discovered in Mono Lake

Bizarre sea worm with regenerative butts named after Godzilla's monstrous ne…

00:14:20 | Mon 15 Aug 2022

Episode 288: Mystery Invertebrates

Thanks to Joel for suggesting this week's topic!

Happy birthday to Fern this week!

Further reading:

Small, rare crayfish thought extinct is rediscovered in cave in Huntsville city limits

Hundreds…

00:19:58 | Mon 08 Aug 2022

Episode 287: Sand Crabs, Sea Slugs, and a Mystery Octopus

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It's INVERTEBRATE AUGUST! Thanks to Elizabeth, Richard, and Llewelly for their suggestions this week!

Further reading:

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00:12:56 | Mon 01 Aug 2022

Episode 286: Chimerism, Mosaicism, and Venus the Cat

Thanks to Vaughn for suggesting this week's episode topic about Venus the cat and her unusual coat pattern!

Further reading:

Mystery Cats of the World Revisited by Dr. Karl P.N. Shuker

Further lis…

00:10:20 | Mon 25 Jul 2022

Episode 285: The Mysterious Hueque

This week we have a mystery animal from South America, the hueque!

Further reading:

Llamas are having a moment in the U.S., but they've been icons in South America for millennia

Whatever happened …

00:10:48 | Mon 18 Jul 2022

Episode 284: Billy Possum and Teddy Bear

Thanks to Pranav and Zachary for their suggestions this week, where we learn the story behind two cuddly toys and the animals that inspired them!

The cartoon that inspired the toy:

My own teddy b…

00:15:20 | Mon 11 Jul 2022

Episode 283: Crocodylomorphs and Friends

Thanks to Max and Pranav for their suggestions this week! We're going to learn about some crocodylomorphs and a few other ancient non-dinosaur reptiles.

Further reading:

Mammal-like crocodile fossi…

00:17:49 | Mon 04 Jul 2022

Episode 282: Little Longtailed Birds

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Thanks to Elaine for suggesting one of our long-tailed birds this week!

Happy birthday to Jasper!! Have a great birthday!

Further reading:

Fossil of Ancient Long-Tail…

00:12:28 | Mon 27 Jun 2022

Episode 281: The Humpback Whale

Thanks to Clay for suggesting the topic of this week's episode, the humpback whale!

Happy birthday to Emry!

Further reading:

How humpback whales catch prey with bubble nets

Study: Humpback whales…

00:16:01 | Mon 20 Jun 2022

Episode 280: Lesser-Known Sharks

Thanks to Tobey and Janice this week for their suggestions of lesser-known sharks!

Further reading/watching:

CREATURE FEATURE: The Spinner Shark [this site has a great video of spinner sharks spinn…

00:12:25 | Mon 13 Jun 2022

Episode 279: Mean Piggies

Thanks to Molly for suggesting andrewsarchus and entelodont, our mean "piggies" we learn about this week!

Further reading:

Andrewsarchus, "Superb Skull of a Gigantic Beast"

Dark Folklore by Mark N…

00:11:07 | Mon 06 Jun 2022

Episode 278: Gender Diverse Animals

This week is Connor's episode, and we're going to learn about some animals that don't conform to "typical" gender roles, one way or another.

I'll be at ConCarolinas this week, from June 3 through 5,…

00:16:51 | Mon 30 May 2022

Episode 277: Rewilding Scotland

This week is Caitie Sith and Dave's episode! They want to learn about animals reintroduced to Scotland, especially the Highland wildcat!

The Scottish (or Highland) wildcat:

The Eurasian lynx:

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00:20:51 | Mon 23 May 2022

Episode 276: Hominins and Art

It's Nicholas's episode this week, and Nicholas wants to learn more about hominins, the ancestors and cousins of modern humans!

Happy birthday to Autumn! I hope you have a great birthday!

Further l…

00:20:10 | Mon 16 May 2022

Episode 275: The Axolotl, the Hellbender, and Friends

This week it's Zoe and Dillon's episode! They wanted to learn about some really interesting salamanders, including the axolotl and the hellbender!

A big birthday shout-out to Heather R. too. The ver…

00:18:14 | Mon 09 May 2022

Episode 274: Mystery Big Cats in Australia

Thanks to Kristie and Jason, we're going to learn about some mystery big cats reported in Australia, in particular Victoria.

Further reading:

Official big cat hunt declared a bust, so why do people…

00:20:33 | Mon 02 May 2022

Episode 273: Noisy Invertebrates

Thanks to Isaac, Joel, Ethan, and Richard E. for their suggestions this week!

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Further reading:

Snapping Shrimp Drown …

00:11:43 | Mon 25 Apr 2022

Episode 272: The Waitoreke

Thanks to Sarah L. for buying the podcast two books off our wishlist! This episode was inspired by an entry in one of those books!

A very happy birthday this week to Matthew!

Don't forget that you …

00:18:05 | Mon 18 Apr 2022

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