Elle, Guy and Sam the Zoo Keeper

Just Animals

This podcast is for all the animal lovers out there that enjoy learning mixed with off the cuff humor and commentary. Each episode will focus on a specific animal giving insight into; size, stature, habitat, diet, behavior, unique characteristics, fun facts, conservation status and human encounters (if applicable.) *Warning there is some adult language and commentary.*We would love to hear from you! Send us feedback or an animal suggestion be sure to give us your name and location so we can give you a shout out! Shoot us an email at JustAnimalsPod@gmail.com

Author

Elle, Guy and Sam the Zoo Keeper

Category

Education

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Latest episode

Mar 22, 2026

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Episodes

Charismatic Corvids featuring John Marzluff 22.03.2026

Join us as we discuss the ever entertaining and intelligent corvid family of birds. Focusing mostly on the crow and raven, Profession John Marzluff from The University of Washington answers all our burning questions about these unique and intelligent birds. To learn more about Professor John Marzluff click here --> https://environment.uw.edu/faculty/john-marzluff/ Support us and make your frien...

The Owl and the Cement Mixer With Special Guest Bart Richwalski (Wild Friends Supervisor) From Best Friends Animal Society 27.01.2026

We're kicking off our latest season with an extraordinary guest with the triumphant on going sags of the owl that was found in a cement mixer at a construction site. Joining us today is Bart Richwalski a Wild Friends Supervisor from Best Friends Animal Society which is a phenomenal and invaluable for domestic and wild animals. To learn more about this amazing organization please click here: ht...

The California Condor 25.07.2025

Join us to today as we talk one of the ultimate come back species, with special guest Christine Heinrick. You can support us here https://just-animals-podcast.myspreadshop.com/ As always send us an email at justanimalspod@gmail.comFind us on Instagram @justanimalspod

The (Rock) Hyrax 29.04.2025

Join us today as we discuss a very rodent-esque/ rodent like animal that is not a rodent at all and is actually a distant relative of the manatee and elephant. Support us and make your friends jealous with some of our official merch! Take a look here https://just-animals-podcast.myspreadshop.com/ As always send us an email at justanimalspod@gmail.com  Find us on Instagram @justanimalspod Sources:...

The Mako Shark (With special guest Rose the Mermaid) 26.04.2025

Happy New Year! We're back not only with an awesome animal but also a very special guest, singer and songwriter Rose The Mermaid.  Be sure to check Rose out on Instagram @ _rosethemermaid  As always we love to hear from you guys, find us on Instagram @Justanimalspod or send us an email at justanimalspod@gmail.com Documentary - https://www.nzgeo.com/video/mako-swift-smart-deadly/ Sources https://oc...

Chickens with Special Guest Christine Heinrichs 11.01.2025

Join us today as we welcome back the lovely Christine Heinrichs to discuss one of farmings most synonymous animals, the Chicken! To learn more about Christine and to order her books/ learn about her other accomplishments click here -> http://www.christineheinrichs.com/

The Slow Loris featuring Special Guest Dr. Stephanie Poindexter 01.04.2024

Join us as we discuss the only venomous primate with our guest expert Dr. Stephanie Poindexter from the University of Buffalo. Dr. Stephanie is an anthropologist who specializes in primatology. To learn more about her click here: https://www.buffalo.edu/news/experts/stephanie-poindexter-faculty-expert-primate-evolution.html Support us and make your friends jealous with some of our official merch!...

The Elephant Seal with Special Guest Christine Heinrichs 02.03.2024

You may recall seeing videos of the notorious Neil the Seal this past December and January. That being said today we welcome our special guest Christine Heinrichs to discuss the cantankerous Elephant Seal. Christine is a docent for Friends of the Elephant Seal and we cannot thank her enough for her time and knowledge. To donate and learn more about Friends of the Elephant Seal Click here -> htt...

Show and Tell with Crocodile Cam 28.01.2024

Join us as we welcome the phenomenal reptile enthusiast Crocodile Cam for a very special show and tell episode. We recommend watching this episode to see all of his wonderful animals, link to our youtube/episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6fU-EnAXKQ To learn more about Crocodile Cam and his lovely animals check out his socials! Links below. YouTube: https://youtube.com/@crocodilecam_?s...

Marmots with the Legendary Dr. Greg Florant 01.12.2023

For our American listeners you may recognize the name Punxsutawney Phil (aka the star of Groundhog Day). This well known rodent has a lot more tricks up its sleeves than predicting whether or not there will be 6 more weeks of winter. Joining us today to talk about his west coast relatives is Dr. Greg Florant, biology professor and director of the Graduate Center for Diversity and Access at Colorad...

Conversation with Shark Expert Jaida Elcock 04.11.2023

Join us as we talk about shark research with PhD candidate Jaida Elcock. Special thanks to her for her time and knowledge. To learn more about Jaida click here https://www.whoi.edu/jaida-elcock/ To learn more about MISS click here - https://www.misselasmo.org/ Support us and make your friends jealous with some of our official merch! Take a look here https://just-animals-podcast.myspreadshop.com/ A...

Are Monarchs Really in Trouble? Featuring Dr. Andy Davis 28.09.2023

We're back from our summer break! Joining us today is Dr. Andy Davis from the University of Georgia. In this episode we unpack the controversial question of how well are our monarch butterfly populations really doing? To quote Dr. Andy Davis "I have many research interests, although I consider myself an  animal ecologist, with a strong emphasis on all things physiological . My work stradd...

Monarch Butterflies with Special Guest Dr. Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón 14.06.2023

Joining us today we have a very special guest Dr. Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón (Climate-Resilient Habitats, Senior Manager, Chief Monarch Strategist of the National Wildlife Federation). We cannot thank Dr. Rebeca enough for her time and knowledge to learn more about her and the NFW click the link below https://blog.nwf.org/authors/rebeca-quinonez-pinon/ Monarch Stewards Program https://www.nwf.org/monar...

The Black-footed Cat with Special Guest Dr. Alex Sliwa 30.04.2023

Join us today as we welcome back our special guest/ friend of the show Ecologist and Curator of Cologne (Kölner) Zoo, Dr. Alexander Sliwa! Today Dr. Sliwa shares with us his knowledge and research on one of the most successful hunters, the Black-footed Cat! Links for Dr. Sliwa To learn more about Dr. Sliwa click here http://www.catsg.org/index.php?id=417 Black-footed Cat Working Group website http...

California Sea Lion with Special Guest Patrick the Zoo Keeper 22.03.2023

Today we discuss an animal near and dear to us here at Just Animals, the California Sea Lion! If you are familiar with the San Francisco Bay Area then you know that the Sea Lions who call Pier 39 home are a staple attraction for locals and tourists. Support us and make your friends jealous with some of our official merch! Take a look here https://just-animals-podcast.myspreadshop.com/ As always se...

The Naked mole-rat Part 2 22.02.2023

Back again today to discuss these bizarre yet seemingly immortal rodents is Dr. Chris Faulkes Director of the Science and Engineering Foundation Program from Queen Mary University of London.     For part 2 we are focusing on Dr. Faulks research!     To learn more about Dr. Faulks click here https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/chrisfaulkes.html    Support us an...

The Naked Mole-rat Part 1: With Special Guest Dr. Chris Faulkes 29.01.2023

Starting off the new year on a high note, today we discuss one of the most famous subterranean animals, the Naked Mole-rat!    Joining us today to discuss these bizarre yet seemingly immortal rodents is Dr. Chris Faulkes Director of the Science and Engineering Foundation Program from Queen Mary University of London.    This episode we focus on mainly on the Naked Mole-rat. Part...

The African (Cape) Buffalo. Featuring Jay the Zookeeper! 16.12.2022

Today we discuss an animal that is prey sometimes turned predator, the African Buffalo. Joining us today for his first full length official episode is Jay the Zookeeper! Jay not only has great insight and knowledge about these animals but also works with them.   Support us and make your friends jealous with some of our official merch! Take a look here https://just-animals-podcast.myspreadshop...

The Stitchbird featuring Dr. Matthew Low 05.12.2022

Joining us today all the way from Sweden is Dr. Matthew Low from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Matt is a Veterinarian and Evolutionary Ecologist. To learn more about him and his studies click here: https://www.slu.se/en/ew-cv/matthew-low/ To watch our episodes, click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYQnSdYQEe4j9cr8iC1bdw Support us and make your friends jealous with some...

Introducing Jay the ZooKeeper! 12.11.2022

Joining us on the podcast we have Jay the ZooKeeper today! We are looking forward to him sharing his knowledge and experiences here with us on the show! Support us and make your friends jealous with some of our official merch! Take a look here https://just-animals-podcast.myspreadshop.com/   As always send us an email at justanimalspod@gmail.com    Find us on Instagram @justanimalsp...

Stingrays with Special Guest Dr. Chris Lowe 03.10.2022

Join us as we discuss one of natures most notorious animals, the Stingray! Just as exciting, this episode we are welcoming back Dr. Chris Lowe from the Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab to educate us on these aquatic pancakes.    To learn more about Dr. Lowe and the Shark Lab and also to donate click the link here https://www.csulb.edu/shark-lab   Support us and make your friends jealo...

Cuttlefish 3D Glasses Vision Experiment with Dr. Wardill 24.08.2022

Joining us today to discuss this phenomenal experiment is the one and only Dr. Trevor Wardill of the Wardill lab at the University of Minnesota.    To Learn more about Dr. Wardill and his lab, click here https://www.wardill-lab.com/  Support us and make your friends jealous with some of our official merch! Take a look here https://just-animals-podcast.myspreadshop.com/ As always sen...

The Meerkat and the return of Dr. Drea 21.07.2022

Today we discuss one of the most ubiquitous animals of the African Savanna, the Meerkat!    Also joining us to discuss these fascinating animals is friend of the show animal behavior scientist, Dr. Christine Drea from Duke University!    To learn more about Dr. Drea click here https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/real-world-geography-christine-drea   Support u...

Chat with Lion Expert Dr. Craig Packer Part 2 06.07.2022

Joining us today is Dr. Craig Packer, founder and director of the Lion Center and University of Minnesota/ Distinguished Mcknight University professor of Ecology Evolution and Biology. Dr. Packer shares results from his various studies and stories from his field research! To learn more about the Lion Center click here https://lioncenter.umn.edu/ Support us and make your friends jealous with some o...

Chat with Lion Expert Dr. Craig Packer Part 1 25.06.2022

Joining us today is Dr. Craig Packer, founder and director of the Lion Center and University of Minnesota/ Distinguished Mcknight University professor of Ecology Evolution and Biology.    Dr. Packer shares results from his various studies and stories from his field research!    To learn more about the Lion Center click here https://lioncenter.umn.edu/  Support us and make...

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