Many large animals have gone extinct in the last 50,000 years - but not Komodo dragons. We explore a paper detailing why they have survived while other megafauna have not.
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Main Paper References:
Shine R, Somaweera R. 2019. Last lizard standing: The enigmatic persistence of the Komodo dragon. Global Ecology and Conservation 18:e00624. DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00624.
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Emmy – https://www.fiverr.com/emmyk10
Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy
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012 Geckos Down Under
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011 Survival of the Vipers
010 Armoured Lizards
009 The Golden Mantella
008 Deceptive Snakes
007 Fossorial Frogs
006 Turtle Tides
005 Monsters and Dragons
004 Day Gecko Invasion
003 Bodacious Boas
002 Frog Noise and Snake Space
001 Cool Colours and Cryptic Camo
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