Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids

Trick or Treat 2026 - The Big Reveal

The big reveal for Trick or Treat 2026!______________________**SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN’T LISTENED TO EPISODE 17!**Which animal was just a trick—the Leapfrog Crab, Chinese Muntjac, Red-lipped Batfish, or Emerald Cockroach Wasp? Listen to the big reveal to find out!Further Reading (SPOILERS):Cool BookOther Links:Episode PageTranscriptTrick or Treat 2026’s References (after listening!)Credits:Opening Theme: Darren CurtisOutro Music: eddy Support the showKingdom: Animalia Podcasts Plus is having a sale! You get 30% off of your first month if you sign up with the link above before February 1st!______________________ If you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or you just want want to say “hello,“ please reach out (links are below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might! Get in Touch: animals@kapods.org or kapods.org/contact Visit My Website: kapods.org/animals Follow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow **Psst! Hey, you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you have any questions for us? Just head over to kapods.org/acb and send a voice message or email with your questions, and we’ll answer them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!** Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia. This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.

REMINDER: Send in Your Guesses for the Trick or Treat 2026 Fake!

Just a reminder to guess the Trick or Treat 2026 fake animal.______________________If you think you know which one’s the fake, send in your guesses by filling out the form linked below. You’ll get a chance to win two free months of the highest tier of Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts Plus! Make sure to submit your top two guesses with the link below by the end of Friday, January 16th (PST), because I’ll release the reveal this weekend.Links:Send in Your GuessesTranscriptSupport the showKingdom: Animalia Podcasts Plus is having a sale! You get 30% off of your first month if you sign up with the link above before February 1st!______________________ If you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or you just want want to say “hello,“ please reach out (links are below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might! Get in Touch: animals@kapods.org or kapods.org/contact Visit My Website: kapods.org/animals Follow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow **Psst! Hey, you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you have any questions for us? Just head over to kapods.org/acb and send a voice message or email with your questions, and we’ll answer them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!** Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia. This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.

Trick or Treat 2026

Four animals: three real, one fake. Which are real, and which is just a trick?______________________We’re combining our late April Fools episode with our late Halloween special. Today your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, will talk about four species of animal: the Leapfrog Crab, Chinese Muntjac, Red-lipped Batfish, and Emerald Cockroach Wasp—one of which is fake, and you’ll have to guess.If you think you know which one’s the fake, send in your guesses by filling out the form linked below. Listen through to the end of the episode to find out what the prize will be! Make sure to submit your top two guesses with the link below by the end of Friday, January 16th (PST), because I’ll release the reveal the following weekend. And be sure NOT to believe any of the facts on today’s episode until you know which animal is fake. Happy very late Halloween and even later April Fools’!Links:Send in Your GuessesEpisode PageTranscriptCredits:Additional Music: Darren Curtis and Forget the Whale Support the showKingdom: Animalia Podcasts Plus is having a sale! You get 30% off of your first month if you sign up with the link above before February 1st!______________________ If you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or you just want want to say “hello,“ please reach out (links are below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might! Get in Touch: animals@kapods.org or kapods.org/contact Visit My Website: kapods.org/animals Follow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow **Psst! Hey, you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you have any questions for us? Just head over to kapods.org/acb and send a voice message or email with your questions, and we’ll answer them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!** Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia. This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.

Budgerigar—Part 3: Pet Budgies with Amy Yee from Mickaboo (Podcasthon 2025)

Find out what all the squawk is about!______________________What should you feed budgies? Does Houdini have some feathered competition? Why should you adopt pets instead of buying them? What things on the market for budgies should you actually avoid? Today, on the first-ever KA interview episode, Devon, Chet, and Cap welcome Amy Yee, volunteer at Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue (where Devon adopted Budgly and Rex), to talk about everything there is to know about pet budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus, and some other pet birds.This episode is in part for Podcasthon, an initiative in which 1,300+ podcasts are doing an episode that educates listeners about a nonprofit of their choice. I chose to highlight Mickaboo, a bird rescue based in California. You can find an overview of what they do and donate if you want to support their mission at https://podcasthon.org/charities/mickaboo. If you do donate, please email me at animals@kapods.org! I’d love to hear that I’m making an impact.This is the third part of the Budgerigar. For the first and second parts (on wild budgies), go to the previous episodes in the feed.Episode Art: Budgly at left and Rex at right.Pet Bird Resources:Mickaboo WebsiteBasic Bird Care ClassOther Links:PodcasthonEpisode PageComicMemory QuizTranscript Support the showKingdom: Animalia Podcasts Plus is having a sale! You get 30% off of your first month if you sign up with the link above before February 1st!______________________ If you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or you just want want to say “hello,“ please reach out (links are below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might! Get in Touch: animals@kapods.org or kapods.org/contact Visit My Website: kapods.org/animals Follow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow **Psst! Hey, you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you have any questions for us? Just head over to kapods.org/acb and send a voice message or email with your questions, and we’ll answer them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!** Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia. This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.

Budgerigar—Part 2: Wild Budgies II

Polly wanna listen to this episode?______________________Can parrots understand the human words they say? How and why are budgies such good mimics? How do budgie pairs find each other in huge flocks? Today, with your host, Devon; co-hosts, Chet and Cap; and two special guests, Budgly and Rex, you will learn the second half of everything there is to know about the Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus.This is the second part of the Budgerigar. For the first part, go to the previous episode in the feed, and the third part (an interview) will be released on Thursday, March 20th.Episode Art: Budgly at left and Rex at right.Further Reading (Experiments):Budgies Use Grammar to Find Meaning in Unfamiliar PhrasesPolly Wants a Conjunction? Birds Learn Artificial GrammarOther Links:More Info on YawningComicMemory Quiz (for this and the previous episode)Episode PageTranscriptReferences Support the showKingdom: Animalia Podcasts Plus is having a sale! You get 30% off of your first month if you sign up with the link above before February 1st!______________________ If you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or you just want want to say “hello,“ please reach out (links are below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might! Get in Touch: animals@kapods.org or kapods.org/contact Visit My Website: kapods.org/animals Follow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow **Psst! Hey, you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you have any questions for us? Just head over to kapods.org/acb and send a voice message or email with your questions, and we’ll answer them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!** Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia. This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.