Creature Feature

I Just Had a Baby Rerun! Moo Deng! Pesto! Giant Babies!

I just had a baby! We're all doing well, and because he's a big boy, here's a rerun of one of my favorite episodes about big babies. Moo Deng! Pesto! What do they have in common? They're big babies!! We talk about these giant babies, and also, the tiniest babies who grow to enormous sizes. I'm joined by comedy writer Lydia Bugg! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creature Classic: Evolution's Best Mistakes!

Note from Katie: As I question nature's wisdom with regards to the third trimester of pregnancy, I thought I'd offer you one of my favorite past episodes about how doofy and convoluted evolution can get. Today on the show: They're not dinosaurs, they're from BEFORE the dinosaurs, and they're very, very, very strange. Giant apex predator shrimp thingies, centipedes you could ride on, the tully monster, evolution's most amazing mistakes! I'm joined by paleontologist and science educator Dane Pavitt. Check him out at www.theaveragescientist.co.uk and www.youtube.com/danepavitt Footnotes: Last week's mystery animal sound sourceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creaturekringletimes: Chill Babies!

Happy Creaturekringletimes everyone! Today on the show I'm joined by Just the Zoo of Us host Ellen Weatherford, and we talk about animals who manage to keep their babies cold despite freezing temperature! Bears, walruses, snowy owls, and penguins, all who make great sacrifices to ensure their babies survive cold weather and don't become pup-sicles. And a personal announcement from me! Festive intro/outro music by Aaron Kenny. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions: Do Fish Smell Fishy to Fish?

In this listener questions episode, I talk about how fish smell smells, whether hyenas grow winter coats, and animals who don't mind spending a lot of time to get the job done, even thousands of years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions: Bugs!!

This is a buggy listener questions episode as I answer your queries about insect vision, ants outsmarting our poisons, and the impacts of insect farming! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.