Keeper Chat

WE ARE SO CLOSE TO THE END. Here's a cryptid - the yapok. Seriously, had anyone ever heard of this thing before?

Seriously? X? >:( Xerus - it's a squirrel. Patreon - it's happening.

It took 23 episodes, but we made it, BACULUM. We talk about BONES in GENITALS. Walrus life. I thought they were horrible but they aren't!

They eat poop, they barf, and they're bald, what's not to love?

*WARNING* To our animal care friends - we talk recent Audubon Zoo events and Harambe.  We were asked from a non-zoo industry listener about our thoughts. Here's a hint - we get really angry - and it's not directed at the zoos. We talk insensitivity, how much people suck, and why the annual purge maybe isn't so bad. We also ask a listener's Would You Rather, and give a few shout-outs to some rad fa...

I promise it's an actual animal. It has a mouth AND a butt. And almost nothing else. Meet Satan's pokemon, the urchin.

Who's our Blue Collar Boy? Our Middle Class Man? The tamandua of course, a tube with legs.

Talking about the Asian Unicorn before it goes extinct. Also it's Plastic Free July! Hellz yeah!

It's Giveaway time! Stick to the end to hear if you are the lucky/unlucky winner of the Keeper Chat Nightmare Prize Pack. In the meantime check out some red panda facts. Fact 1: they cute.

You asked for it, you got it. But tbh I didn't have much to choose from. Quokka the "happiest animal on earth" if you anthropomorphize animals by their face. Or just a big rat if you don't do that. 

We're talking nature's tide pods, baby! The poison dart frog, he smol, he slime, he POISON.

Learn very little about a little birdy. Learn a bit more about Flora's complete lack of ability in communicating with live humans.

Flora goes BAD cop, Fauna saves the day as GOOD cop. We answer a question from a listener: Any advice for interns?

Cocktail-weenie with a toothpick in it. Sea sausage. Tube boy. Unicorn. That's right, it's Narwhal time.

Get ready to have your podcast pants blown off. Moray Eel are the Party City of the ocean.

Fauna teaches about the loris which is VENOMOUS. I'm screaming, thats wild.

We answer listener submitted questions. How do Flora & Fauna like being zookeepers? Is it a good job? Is it what you thought it would be when you first started looking into zookeeping? What degrees do you both have? More importantly, would you rather be stung by an irukandji on your foot or have a falcon stoop into the back of your head?

We dedicate another episode to New Zealand, cause why not. Let's try to save the world, one weird mammal bird at a time. We chat bird things like: Where are Kiwi found? What is the main predator of the kiwi. Is it really a bird, why are the feathers weird? How big are kiwi eggs and what if we had a human baby of that same proportion? Do kiwi use a sense of smell or vision?    

Fauna teaches us about jackals. They eat literal actual garbage. We definitely don't talk about Monster's High for like 10 minutes.   We talk about things like: What's the difference between a jackal and a coyote? Where do wolves fit into this? Is the jackal smol and cute. How do jackal feed their young? And what do jackals even eat?

It's jellyfish time. Prepare to have your mind blown. Also hear about the jelly hit that is out on Flora's life. We answer jelly questions like: How many eyes does a jellyfish have? How many butts does a jellyfish have? How fast can the irukandji swim? Do jellyfish hunt fish? What are the symptoms of a jellyfish sting?

We discuss horses and some things that are definitely not horses. Flora learns she pronounces every word incorrectly. We answer questions like: How do you pronounce Przewalski's horse? What have zoos done to help animals from going extinct? What are the best horses in media? How many chromosomes does a horse have?

We talk about where we get the facts for the show, our newest "sponsor" and answer a "Would you rather" from a fan.

G is for gharial and giveaway. If you entered...you'll want to stay tuned until the end. We chat about this reptile with a weird face! Hey, he probably thinks our faces are weird too. We answer stuff like: How many gharial are left in the wild? What is that weird thing on the tip of a gharial's snout? Should I be concerned about being eaten by a gharial? Do they carry their babies in their mouth?...

This week, we pull back the curtain and EXPOSE the hidden secrets of the Falcon, and answer questions like: What is a bird of prey? Are falcons the Grim Reaper? What the heck is a stoop? Where'd they buy those styling pantaloons? WHY ARE THEY SO FAST? Are birds the only animals that can fly? (Spoiler: lol no) and Why do their sideburns look so good?   Get ready to have your pants blown right off i...

First Quick & Dirty episode! Ask questions, we answer! David asks us if zookeeping is real life. Both Flora and Fauna have annoying pet noises in the background. Everyone loves it. We answer David's Q and things like: Is zookeeping a job I can fall back on, or is it something you need a lot of experience to get? Is zookeeping for me? How can I get started in the zookeeping field? Do zookeepers liv...