Faded Tails

In this final episode of Faded Tails, we turn from endangered species to one that has already disappeared. The Great Auk once filled the North Atlantic in vast numbers–until sustained human hunting drove it to extinction in the 19th century. Through its story, we explore what extinction actually looks like, and what it reveals about the species at risk today.

A predator shaped by millions of years—now fading in decades. The story of the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark.

High in the mountains of Central and South Asia, the markhor moves along cliffs most animals wouldn’t dare climb. Once hunted to near extinction, this wild goat with spiraling horns survived through one of the most controversial conservation strategies in the world. In this episode of Faded Tails, we explore myth, colonial hunting, recovery, and the uneasy question at the heart of it all: what doe...

Feared as a monster and misunderstood as a threat, the cassowary is one of the world’s most ancient birds–and one of its most important. In this episode of Faded Tails, we step into the rainforest to uncover the truth behind the myths, the fear, and the quiet role this prehistoric bird plays in keeping the entire ecosystems alive. What happens when a creature refuses to disapper, even as its world...

In this episode of Faded Tails, we explore the story of the whooping crane, a bird that nearly disappeared. Once reduced to just twenty-one birds, its survival is a fragile reminder of how close we came to silence.

Join Zoya on a special season finale as she uncovers the haunting story of an extinct predator: the Barbary lion.

Beneath the rolling kelp forests of the Pacific coast drifts one of nature’s most captivating survivors — the sea otter! Once hunted to the brink of extinction for its luxurious fur, the sea otter now floats as a symbol of resilience and renewal. In this calm and reflective episode of Faded Tails, we explore the hidden world of these remarkable marine mammals. From their intricate social lives and...

In this episode of Faded Tails, discover the story of the black-footed ferret — a small masked predator once thought extinct twice. Learn how scientists, conservationists, and a bit of luck brought this rare animal back from the brink.

In this episode of Faded Tails, Zoya ventures into the rainforests of Central and South America to meet the poison dart frog! A creature as beautiful as it is deadly. From golden to sapphire-blue, these tiny frogs reveal how color, chemistry, and survival intertwine in one of nature’s most striking stories.

Your amazing host Zoya forgot she already did Pangolins last year so she gave a repeat episode today with many more facts of them and also listen to a little conversation with her again.

The animal was once thought to be a myth — a forest unicorn whispered about in Congo’s rainforests. In this episode of Faded Tails we uncover the strange truth about this elusive striped cousin of the giraffe. From its hidden life to the fight for its survival, discover why the okapi remains one of nature’s most mysterious and endangered creatures.