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These are famously long-bodied fish with a knack for complex environments, an unusual life cycle, and a fascinating evolutionary past. This episode, we’re discussing Eels.
Listen to Episode 196 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Two groups of snakes include some the most famous and most awesome species on the planet. This episode, we discuss the diversity and evolutionary history of Boas and Pythons.
Listen to Episode 195 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
They are the main photosynthesizing organs of plants and the basis for ecosystems all over our green planet. This episode, we discuss the diversity and evolution of Leaves.
Listen to Episode 194 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
They’re one half of the modern crocodilian family tree, and they’ve got an extensive and diverse fossil record going back to the Cretaceous. This episode, we explore Alligators and Caimans.
Listen to Episode 193 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Animals get around in a variety of ways, but some are particularly bouncy. This episode, we discuss the various styles, adaptations, and ancient evidences of Hopping.
Listen to Episode 192 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
It’s one of the most important organs in a tetrapod’s body, crucially important for feeding, communicating, and more. This episode, we explore the diversity and deep history of Tongues.
Listen to Episode 191 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
We humans have a complex and possibly unique form of communication that has been integral to the development of our culture and society. This episode, we discuss the details and deep history of Language.
Listen to Episode 189 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Among the most famous dinosaurs of all time, they were agile, active, feathery predators of habitats all over the world during the Cretaceous Period. This episode, we discuss the diverse lifestyles and notorious mysteries of Dromaeosaurs.
Listen to Episode 188 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!
Animals eating members of their own species is a surprisingly common behavior, and one that shows up in a wide variety of circumstances. In this episode, we discuss the diverse and often misunderstood subject of Cannibalism.
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