Our Wild World

Science EN ↓ 5 episodes

Our Wild World introduces listeners to, as the Lakota would say, Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ or, All Our Relations, in the animal world. Each episode is meticulously researched and includes firsthand observations from the bush of our 2 legged, 4 legged, and winged friends in the animal kingdom. The host, Dr. John David Ulferts, has been an educator for over 38 years serving as an Adjunct Professor, Superintendent, Principal, and Teacher. When John isn’t teaching, he’s traveling with his wife, Christina, also an educator and a conservationist, into the wild. Together they’ve sat in the cloud forest en...

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Part 2: Gorillas in Our Midst 07.07.2026 42:09

This special three part miniseries from Our Wild World explores both lowland and mountain gorillas can be listened to in any order. Part 2 begins with the life and legacy of the American primatologist Dian Fossey – no one loved gorillas more. By the time Dian Fossey began her study of mountain gorillas in 1966, the species was well on the way to extinction due to poaching and habitat loss. Dian...

Part 1: Gorillas in Our Midst 23.06.2026 45:18

In this special three part miniseries from Our Wild World, we will explore the behavior of both lowland and mountain gorillas. For many of us of a certain age, the first gorilla we ever became aware of was King Kong, scaling the Empire State Building and batting airplanes and helicopters like they were no more than bothersome flies. The film reflects the prevailing misconception of gorillas that...

Part 3: Among the Elephants - Africa's Gentle Giants 09.06.2026 45:31

In this special three part Elephants Among Us series of Our Wild World, we will explore the savannah elephants of Africa. If you’ve missed the first two episodes, I recommend you go back to listen to them before starting this third episode. In Part 3 of Elephants Among Us, we will further explore elephant adolescence and the importance of play. I'll share an amazing farewell that an elephant fam...

Part 2: Among the Elephants - Africa's Gentle Giants 19.05.2026 46:48

In this special three part Elephants Among Us series of Our Wild World, we will explore the savannah elephants of Africa. In Part Two we will dig deeper into elephant communication, including the recent exciting discovery that elephants use unique names to identify each other, and its implications. I'll share the amazing account of a lone female elephant in South Africa apparently using infrasou...

Part 1: Among the Elephants - Africa's Gentle Giants 25.04.2026 44:17

In the first of a three part Elephants Among Us series of Our Wild World, we will explore the savannah elephants of Africa. Elephants are highly intelligent, emotional and social beings and you’ll learn all about their strong family bonds, their social behavior, the different roles of males and females, their unique anatomy, and the truly amazing discoveries being made on how elephants communicat...