Creature Feature

Some of today's most fascinating animals had surprising ancestors. From giant sloths to wooly rhinos to enormous… turtle rabbits? Discover all this and more as we answer the age-old question, which animal is best at sphere? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a miracle! A Creaturekringletimes holiday special about miracles in nature, from immaculately conceived condors to the Tiny Tim of parrots! Join us with special guest, Will Poole. Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yn4zFLfJVkTcGI8l4cGnZ1oN9yJbx7Xi6eTSVNHFw_U/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

We're joined by fan favorite, Alex Schmidt. Today, we're giving those CreatureKringleTimes reindeer a break and hiring some new mystical steeds to carry Kringle Claw's sleigh, and using a bit of Kringletime magic we're bringing some megafauna back from extinction! Discover some unforgettable ungulates as we answer the age-old question, did Santa steal the family dog???  Footnotes: https://docs.goo...

From terrified bee shrieks to lemur airhorn songs, these animals are screaming for your attention. Join Will Poole as we answer the age-old question: what's better home security, Poop Safe or OxPecker Alert?  Footnotes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uJ2hX52ElPgYMGS8nVpxjDX1ioBmv5lIc1V_zDG9QII/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnys...

Ellen Weatherford joins us as we visit the world of pocket monsters again and show how real-life animals can be even more incredible than a boring ol' Pikachu. We're talking about the real-life animal inspiration for pokemon, as well as animals that SHOULD be in the next generation of pokemon. Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: who's got the most boopable snoot?  Footnotes:...

From adorable penguins to innocent-looking fish, these animals are hiding a mouth straight from your dentist's nightmares. Discover this and more witch, Joey Clift, as we answer the age-old question: which animal do you least want to see with human teeth?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a listener question episode! From cat tails to sperm whales, I'm answering your burning animal questions. Speaking of burning, what's going on near those thermal vents? And why are milkweed butterflies terrifying?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're gonna play some squid games with lucky contestants, Molly Lambert, Lydia Bugg, and Danl Goodman, who definitely know what they signed up for! How will these humans fare against squids? After all, squids are spineless, right? Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1viiby4IDNFerj1S-Jeym6xisXBNV8kI-ANgZ5Ag8r_U/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcast...

How does your immune system work? And why are some animal's immune systems wildly different? Are fish aliens? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: you can share your heart, but can you share your circulatory system? I'm joined today by the creator of the extremely popular YouTube series Kurzgesagt! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See om...

Katie's been abducted by brain-eating aliens (or, as she puts it, "I have a cold, it's fine guys seriously") so here's a classic episode she thought you'd enjoy (unless it's just the alien brain parasites talking):  Today we’re talking about ALIENS! Right here on  earth.  Does that sound paradoxical? Well, maybe you should think about whether  we  were the aliens  all along??  Discover this and mo...

From secret societies to secret nighttime powers, to secretly being a living animal in the first place, these critters are NOT letting you in their club unless you know the handshake! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: if you stab a rock, does it not bleed?  Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dfn_6GNkH4x86gqVnUXgi4Zx2XFylqthpWS6sRvPMME/edit?usp=sharing Learn more...

I'm joined by Patch, the creator of the amazing biology YouTube channel TierZoo, to discuss how animals might beat some of the toughest, most iconic video game bosses out there!  Footnotes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EqBX-Pmk6SpmRBxFIO6W_k8tflRskHjyumSu5k70PpM/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Sometimes genetic oopsies can be beautiful (and change the course of evolutionary history)! From stretch daisies to puppy eyes, discover some marvelous mutations! Join us with today's guest, Pallavi Gunalan. Footnotes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O06A0isbDFHt21m8O7uUSCtKwzoe2KzcbbHw_1ih9nc/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnyst...

LISTENER QUESTIONS! From why flies fly like they fly, to the mysteries of whale eyes! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: what are the sparrows plotting? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This one's all about beavers, their weird little bodies, godlike powers, and shocking history with Soren Bowie. Footnotes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jNkvYjDL2PFuljk7GJ2P3MKTbydqcDym5pgcNZx3TAg/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From human conspiracies involving animals, to literal conspiracies of lemurs, to a conspiracy of slander against some of the world’s most misunderstood animals, we’re getting out our thumbtacks and cork-boards to connect the dots, and sometimes spots with Ben Bowlin. Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15xZeziURXFppY97q3P3fG2WVC6urd7CRFtRveP3DElw/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad...

Today on the show, we’re talking about creatures who spit in the face of gravity! These critters laugh at the general concept of physics and take things to an extreme level, defying gravity, shrugging off spaceflight, and being just plain weird. Join us, and special guest Daniel Whiteson! Footnotes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ASz8xRJNNHWrpq-i42BIq4Cq4-5FeO7brISt80XsRrw/edit?usp=sharing L...

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Guest: Joelle Monique  Footnotes:  First-ever animal discovered who doesn't breathe?!?  The blanket octopus! Behold the blanket octopus's cape of wonder! Blanket octopus looking like an alien spaceship:    The sarcastic fringehead (open mouth for a surprise) The pink fairy armadillo burrowing right into our hearts . Treehoppers are out of control. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TREEHOPPERS?   WHAAAAAT?? The K...

Guest: Blake Wexler  Footnotes:  Microhylid frog and tarantula best friends : Coyote and badger going on adventures together! Coyote and badger hunting together (WARNING: squirrel carnage ): Geladas and wolves have a diplomatic relationship : Birds & people working together to screw over bees : The weird sucker-head of a remora: Shark with pilotfish groupies: Urchin crab giving a piggyback rid...

With: Laci Mosley  Footnotes:  Chinstrap penguin stealing rocks:  https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/chinstrap-penguin-steals-rocks-from-neighbours-stock-video-footage/3B2FBBE0_0118 Gelada male: https://www.instagram.com/p/-AtXWGIVc3/ Firefly femme fatale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWdCMFvgFbo Hawk moth caterpillar mimics viper: https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/untamed/0000...

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With one of our favorite guests, Kristi Yamaguccimane. Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_fTwRx3ZmUCCyVkhXgvgj1n75uuupAV2FYQ4Y8dT0_A/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today I'm presenting a trio of tiny terrors, and at the end, one humongous horror with Robert Brockway and, Seanbaby! And I’ll let you decide if all the miniature monsters formed a team, could they defeat the largest bear the world's ever seen? Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pNcfxtDGElm10cTKSAc6KIgY-IrBRpZnJe_VVTXmcac/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www...