Cool Facts About Animals

With it's massive wingspan, beautiful white feathers, and eerie yellow eyes, the snowy owl is a beauty. It's also the star of one of our favorite books, The Christmas Hat.  In this episode we talk about dissecting the equivalent of cat hairballs, imitate owl sounds, and are joined by a very prestigious panel of stuffed owls.  Don't forget to listen to the end to take our creature quiz! Send your a...

Is the zebra black with white stripes, or white with black stripes? What would you call a zebra crossed with a cow? How long does it take before a baby zebra can run? We'll answer all these questions on this episode!  Don't forget to enter our Creature Quiz and snag your free sticker.  Twitter: @coolanimalspod Facebook: @coolfactsaboutanimals Website: coolfactsaboutanimalspodcast.wordpress.com

The red panda has adapted in lots of cool ways to cool temperatures. It is also an expert at hanging out in trees, eats a massive amount of food, and puzzled scientists for centuries. Hear more about them here! Thanks to Peace Out podcast for the suggestion! If you have a suggestion, email us at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com Or send us a tweet at @coolanimalspod And find us on facebook -  https:...

It's Corduroy's lucky day! Today we are learning all about the massive brown bear. This is a special episode because we actually get to talk to someone (Grandpa!) who has seen a few brown bears in person. We hear about his experiences with them, and then give you some cool facts about them - including how many moths they eat (you won't believe it) and how tiny the cubs are when born (you won't bel...

The frogfish is a genius at camouflaging. In fact, it's one of the world's best aggressive mimickers. It also uses a trick we've seen before... see if you can guess what! Be sure to listen to the end for our CREATURE QUIZ! Answer the questions correctly and send them to coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com  for your chance to win a sticker! And as always - we really appreciate you taking the time to ra...

On this episode, we talk about the snow leopard, thanks to a suggestion from the Peace Out podcast. The snow leopard is a beautiful, solitary animal that has learned a lot of ways to adapt to the cold. It can also jump way longer than we can—we tried! We also introduce the Creature Quiz. Submit your answers to us at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com and get a sticker! Links: Peace Out: https://bedti...

What animal never ages, might have the cure to cancer, and acts like an ant despite being a mammal? The naked mole rat! This is one of the coolest animals we've done so far. Check it out! And join us in our celebration of Animal Day on February 10! Post pictures of the animals you see to our Facebook (@coolfactsaboutanimals) or Twitter (@coolanimalspod)feeds. Suggestions for animals? Questions? Co...

The blue shark is built like a super skinny airplane, can have an amazing amount of babies at a time, and has booger-like stuff in its pores. What's not cool about that? Thanks to Sawyer for this listener request! We're running low on listener suggestions! Luckily have about 6003 suggestions of our own, but we like yours better! Send them our way! Thanks to all our listeners, and for the lovely re...

On this episode of Cool Facts About Animals, we get to our next listener request: the African Wild Dog (thanks Ingram!). These dogs are so neat - they are very social, they vote by doing something super weird, and they sometimes kidnap their pups. Yup, it's a cool one. Thanks for the suggestion, Ingram! If you have a suggestion, email us at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com Find us on twitter: @cool...

On this episode of Cool Facts About Animals, the kids and I share lots of cool information about the beaver. Just a few of the things we learned--they have a "mud room" in their "lodge," along with a mini-fridge (nice man cave!), their teeth never stop growing--nor do their bodies, and they can keep water from getting into their ears and noses. There's lots more fun facts about the beaver in this...

The pangolin might just be the cutest animal you've never heard of. Some of the many cool things about this animal: its tongue can be as long as a house cat; it can roll itself into a ball so protected even a lion can't get to it; and when the babies come out from their burrows for the first time, they ride on mama's back. Please rate, review and subscribe so others can find us. It really is very...

Even if you aren't a big reptile fan, you should check out this episode on tokay geckos. Besides being adorable, they can also lick their eyelids, climb vertically up walls, eat their dead skin, watch their decapitated tail flap around, and more! Please don't forget to rate us, review us and subscribe! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolfactaboutanimals/ Follow us on Twitter: https:...

We are breaking our usual format today to talk about a whole bunch of animals that all have something in common: bioluminescence. Bioluminescence, besides being very hard to spell, is also very cool. It's basically when animals glow in the dark. Today we are concentrating just on some of the underwater creatures that have this trait, and why they have it - for defense, mating, luring and more. Tha...

On this episode, we dive deep into the world of Mako sharks, thanks to a request from our listener friend Finn. These speedy, toothy animals are not only creepy looking, but also super cool. Unless maybe you're a fisherman who has had one land in your boat! (It's happened!) Do you have an idea for an episode? Email us at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...

This week we tackle our first listener request - the praying mantis. Other than, oh I don't know, EATING BIRDS, there are a lot of cool things about this insect. Check out the episode, and if you have a request, let us know! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolfactaboutanimals/ Website: coolfactsaboutanimalspodcast.wordpress.com We're on Twitter! https://twitter.com/coolanimalspod

In this episode, Grady and Clara share some information about the silver long-nosed giraffe. No wait--golden snub-nosed monkey. These primates live in cold weather, snuggle at night, and are super cute. Plus, a podcast first--we don't talk about poop! Find us on Facebook at @coolfactsaboutanimals Email us questions or suggestions at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com

In this episode of Cool Facts About Animals, we are talking about the seriously creepy assassin bug. You won't believe how they kill their prey - or what they eat for breakfast! Subscribe to our feed on iTunes (and rate us!) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1334467437 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolfactaboutanimals/ And email us with questions, comments, or suggestions! c...

In this episode, Grady, Clara and Theo talk about burrowing owls. Burrowing owls have lots of cool things about them, but one of the coolest has to do with poop! This episode contains a correction to the first recording. Burrowing owls *are* native to Florida. We apologize for the mistake! Questions, suggestions? Email us at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com and follow us on Facebook at https://www....

This is the second episode of our kid-made podcast "Cool Facts About Animals." This week, we will be discussing the Galapagos Tortoise - a very slow, very heavy, very cool animal. Email us at coolfactsaboutanimals@gmail.com and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/coolfactaboutanimals/

Animal-lover Grady, age 7, is joined by his 5-year-old sister Clara, 3-year-old brother Theo, and cough cough year-old mother Ali to discuss cool things about animals. A different animal will be featured each week. On this first episode, we will be discussing the mighty cheetah. **Correction - Grady mistakenly said "water beast" instead of water buffalo. Questions/suggestions? Email us coolfactsab...