Crocodiles leave their mouths open for long periods of time, and we don’t really know why. We also take a long tangent on the swiftlet nest business and what wee reptiles are cashing in themselves.
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Main Paper References:
Price C, Ezat MA, Hanzen C, Downs CT. 2022. Never smile at a crocodile: Gaping behaviour in the Nile crocodile at Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa. Behavioural Processes 203:104772. DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104772.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Quah ESH, Chong JL. 2022. Reptile predators of swiftlets (genus Aerodramus) with a focus on their impact on the swiftlet farming industry. Herpetology Notes.
Wüster, W., & Tillack, F. 2023. On the importance of types and the perils of “en passant” taxonomy: a brief history of the typification of Coluber naja Linnaeus, 1758 (Serpentes: Elapidae) and its implications, with the designation of a lectotype. Zootaxa, 5346(4), 403-419.
Other Links/Mentions:
AmphibiaWeb. 2023. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 28 Sep 2023. https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-scientific_name=Hyperolius+tuberilinguis&rel-scientific_name=contains&include_synonymies=Yes
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Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Emmy – https://www.fiverr.com/emmyk10
Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy
Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
128 Swampy Siren Songs
127 Frog Calls in a Concrete Jungle
126 The Salamanders That Parachute
125 Last of the Giant Lizards
124 Garter Snake Gangs
123 Fantastic Mr Foxsnake
122 Volcano Lizards
121 The Cheeky Startler
120 Vipers With Eyebrows
119 Crocodile Comeback
118 The Frogs That Cannot Hop
117 Predation Liberation - Shine on Chameleons
116 The Unfamiliar Scent of Death
115 Tag! You’re Envenomated
114 Not All Retics Are The Same
113 Bearded Dragons Dodgy Dinners
112 Intoxicated Crocs
111 Steps Towards Turtle Rehabilitation
110 Snakes - Ant-mothers or Ant-Eaters
109 Accelerating Python Research
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