How many geese?

It's part two of our special collaboration with the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour and we're exploring those organisms that give each other a helping hand to get through the trials of life. Whether it's help finding food or looking for a place to live, these symbiotic species are going to make you re-evaluate your own friendships. We continue the affectionate vibes by answering whic...

How does a Cuckoo know it's a Cuckoo? What's the easiest way to get a Nobel Prize? And just how inanimate is a tortoise? It's Biology Week everyone and school is in session as we team up with the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour to talk all about the science of animals doing what animals do. Come for the ethology chat, stay for the parts where we work out which animal would make the b...

We're venturing into the great outdoors for this episode as we take the podcast into the field for the first time EVER. And what better place to do it then the home of the goose - the headquarters of the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust at Slimbridge. Reserve warden Scott Petrek is on the show to tell us all about Slimbridge's gambling swans, Hawaiian geese and spill the deets on the biggest soap opera...

All aboard the Beetle Bus everybody, as we're packing our bags and migrating north for our first ever episode recorded on location. For this special Insect Week episode, we've been summoned to the National Museum of Scotland collection centre by curator of entomology Ash Whiffin to atone for our crimes against the insects. To repent our sins for overlooking them in previous episodes, we asked Ash...

The "How many geese?" Hall of Fame is littered with legends. From Pablo Escobear, to Cash Rat via Alex the Parrot - the pantheon is steeped with greats. In today's episode, a new animal takes its seat amongst the greats as we regale you with the Ballad of Ken Allen. Plus - what's the best animal you could show up with as a date to a wedding to impress your family? And how many coconut crabs could...

Today we're learning what happens when the wolves of the sea go hunting for the biggest animals to ever live as we react to some truly wild tales of Orcas taking on Blue Whales. Plus - we go all Nick Fury and assemble our animal team of Earth's Mightiest Heroes & we work out how many Shrikes we could take in a fight... 

Today we're exploring the near misses that the UK has had with invasive species, fighting weasels and asking - what animal should you take into a boardroom...?

Today's episode is following in the wake of Pablo Escobear and exploring other animals that have caused chaos. Plus - which animal should be cast as the next 007 and how many Sea Lampreys could you take in a fight...?

Today's episode explores which animal is terrorising some of Europe's most famous cities. We also ask which fantasy animal would have the biggest impact on our real world ecosystems? And - how many pelicans could you take in a fight? 

Today's episode takes a look at a headline tailor made for this podcast, talks about the oldest spider in the world, recasts the Spice Girls as animals and works out how many Slow Loris it could take in a fight...    Support the podcast here - Help the geese

We're talking bird brains in this episode as we meet one of the smartest animals to ever live. Plus - which animal would be the best to help you dispose of a body and how many manatees could you take in a fight...?    If you fancy dropping us a donation to support the podcast then please do head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/howmanygeese - thank you! 

Today's show is learning lessons from history as we explore the times that animals were released into an ecosystem to solve a problem... before going on to become massive problems themselves.

Time to lawyer up as we head to the courts & hear about when a monkey sued a British wildlife photographer over a copyright claim. Plus - death defying squirrels, mind games with the emperor and which animal would be the most help on a quest to Mordor? 

Today's episode is freshly thawed from the the Siberian permafrost to bring you up to speed on de-extinction and whether we might one day see Mammoths roam the Earth again. Plus, we work out what animal would make the best dictator and Roddy draws up another convoluted battle plan as we welcome our first invertebrate to fight club: the Common Octopus 

Today's episode tells the tale of two of the most incredible extinct species you've never heard of, gets into a fight with a nerdy crocodile and evaluates how successfully a snake could apply suntan lotion... 

It's Lou part 2 as we explore myths, legends and why some animals have all the luck in the world with tattoo artist Lou Hopper. Plus we decide which animals would run which stalls at a Medieval fair and Lou and Roddy take on a swimming pool full of Tiger Sharks... 

Today's episode welcomes tattoo artist and nature nerd Lou Hopper into the goose flock as we answer such questions as: what the worst animal would be to have to tattoo? How many Binturong would it take to crush a human? And just what are the hidden alien animals that have been living among us?

Fear the reaper as we enter the world of the necrobiome. Listen to the literally shocking story of how a lightning storm that felled an enter herd of reindeer on the Norwegian tundra gave rise to a unique ecosystem. Plus - what animal family would take home the most medals at the Olympics & how many baboons could you take in a fight...? 

We're back and wasting no time in smuggling illicit animal facts across the border as we tackle such issues as: Columbia's hippo problem, what happens if you get a fruit fly drunk & meet the black bear that ate $15 million dollars worth of cocaine...

We're back for a special Festival of Nature bumper edition of 'How many geese?' - delving into Nature's own festivals to find her mad mass gatherings. Then we turn our attentions to your important questions on animal sexiness, size & bank heist capabilities. Plus, the humble pangolin takes one more step to extinction as this week's nomination to animal fight club...

Today's episode is burrowing into your ear as we enter the world of parasites. Tuck your trousers into your socks as we talk lice that eat tongues, barnacles that hack crabs and slave making ants. Plus - we reminisce about the most remote places we've ever been and ask: how many orca could you take in a fight? 

Today's episode enters the mythical, blurrily photographed world of big cats on the loose in the UK. Are they out there and just who is taking up the mantle of tracking them down?  Plus - the Aardvark is inducted into animal fight club and what's the biggest animal you could tape to a lamp post? 

In this episode we go to war with the animals more than ever, as we tell the cautionary tales of countries that have waged war on their feathered foes. Plus - Roddy battles beavers and we discuss whether the biggest shark to ever live might still be lurking out there... 

Part 2 of our deep dive into age enters the world of the ancients. What are the oldest living things in the world? Which animals have unlocked the secrets of immortality? And, most importantly, what's going on with bats?!     

"How many geese?" is aging before your very eyes/ears. In this first installment of our two-parter about old animals we dive into - what's the oldest thing you've ever eaten? Did Churchill really have a parrot that swore at Nazis? And, of course, how many asps could you take in a fight?    Sound credit:  florianreichelt - snarling snake