169: Tiger Sharks w/ Melissa Márquez!
Join Ellen & shark scientist Melissa Márquez for a review of the giant garbage disposals of the ocean: tiger sharks. We discuss sharks as links to our world’s past, what it's like to work with the oce...
16 Marras 202252min
168: Velvet Worms & Binturong
Christian sticks to velvet worms & Ellen hangs out with binturongs. We discuss sticky situations, some unconventional means of reproduction, prehensile tails, and popcorn-scented pee.Follow Just the Z...
9 Marras 202254min
167: Huntsman Spiders w/ Caitlin Henderson!
Join Ellen & special guest, invertebrate photographer, zookeeper and science communicator behind "She's Got Legs" Caitlin Henderson, for a review of the best huggers of the arachnid world: huntsman s...
2 Marras 202252min
166: Iberian Ribbed Newt & Australian Ghostshark
Ellen has a bone to pick with the Iberian ribbed newt & Christian channels the spirit of the Australian ghostshark. We discuss insides becoming outsides, amphibian space flight, living fossils, and re...
27 Loka 202249min
165: Wasps w/ Johanna Schwartz!
Join Ellen & special guest, entomologist Johanna Schwartz, for a review of animals you may not have thought to appreciate before: wasps. From the world’s smallest insect, the fairyfly, to the infamous...
19 Loka 202246min
164: Bowmouth Guitarfish & Timber Rattlesnake
Christian shreds on the bowmouth guitarfish & Ellen shakes things up with the timber rattlesnake. We discuss the shark-ray spectrum (which is not a laser beam that turns you into a shark), weird teet...
12 Loka 202251min
163: The Dodo w/ Natalie Sabin!
Join Ellen & special guest, ecologist and history podcaster Natalie Sabin, for a post-mortem of the dearly departed dodo. We discuss the unique traits that allowed the dodo to thrive in its island hom...
5 Loka 202251min
162: Spotted Lanternfly & Crown-of-thorns Starfish
Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! This week, Ellen puts the spotted lanternfly in the spotlight & Christian spills his guts on the crown-of-thorns starfish. We discuss stinky trees, wi...
29 Syys 20221h 4min
