The Best Biome
a love letter to grasslands
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 68
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
[S1E8] Little Brown Bird
Episode Notes
Some of the smallest, most unassuming birds among us have the most amazing stories to tell. The Grasshopper Sparrow is a tiny little bird with a big personality. Learn about captive bre…
[S1E7] Fat-tailed and CUTE
Episode Notes
What is mouse-sized, carnivorous, and gives birth to tiny fetal joeys? Lots of things probably, but this week dunnarts are the star of the show. Hailing from Australian grasslands, thes…
[S1E6] Camels are Grasslanders
Episode Notes
Rachel coincidentally ruins another desert creature and exposes why the vast majority of camels are actually grassland animals. This episode detours into evolution and the veterinary sc…
[S1E5] Tumbleweeds
Episode Notes
Tumbleweeds, icon of the... desert? Grasslands birthed some of the world's worst tumbleweed invaders, and there's more to them than their iconic "American old west" imagery. Desert cavi…
[S1E4] Coastal Tussac and Seabirds
Episode Notes
The coastal tussac grasslands of the Falkland Islands have been a struggle for conservationists. A team of paleoecologists used this grass's unique characteristics to uncover the ecosys…
[S1E3] Extinct African Megafauna
Episode Notes
African megafauna are already super well-known, but when grasslands took over the forests of ancient Africa, some megafauna were driven to extinction. What other megafauna has reached t…
[S1E2] Parrots of the Plains
Episode Notes
What do Burrowing Owls and Blue-throated Macaws have in common? Their habitat. Rachel takes us on a tour of the parrots, cockatoos, lovebirds, and parakeets that thrive in Australia, Am…
[S1E1] Prairie Dogs Required
Episode Notes
Our first episode has Nicole talking about prairie dogs, go figure. They not only help to increase plant and animal diversity around their burrows, but are also very tasty snacks. Nicol…