The Natural History Cupboard Podcast

This week we host our first episode from our brand new studio! Gareth brings us the sad tale of the Hawaiian stilt owl, a recently extinct species part of a disappeared habitat. In the news, Aaron tells us about orcas around Gibraltar. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we meet the shrimp that’s always armed but maybe not so dangerous the pistol shrimp. In the news Gareth gets jealous of a new giant ichthyosaur discovered where he likes to fossil hunt. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week meet the Caracara, one of the most intelligent birds on the planet. Learn how its inquisitive nature earns it friends... and also enemies. In the news, there is a battle going on to save last earless dragons. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week meet the mighty daeodon, a creature so fearsome it’s nicknamed “the terminator pig”. Find out what makes it so amazing and also why it’s not a pig. In the news this week we look at why the UK is on track to be an ark for Californian giant redwoods. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week Gareth tells us about the Indian ring neck parrot and also pays tribute to his recently deceased pet. Find out what makes these parrots so adaptable and unique. In the news Aaron fills us in on the discovery that orcas have been split into two subspecies. All this and more this week, the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we hop into the season of rebirth with our first Spring species special. Meet the Asian water Monitor, Bilby and the European Rabbit. Find out what makes these the springiest of species. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week meet one of the Antarctics most powerful predators the Leopard seal. Learn what makes this a sublime sub surface predator of penguins. In the news we look at the potential for sustainably sourced snake meat. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we meet the animal that no one thought was real when it was discovered the platypus. In the news this week Devon takes the crown for oldest tree fossils. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we meet one of the most well known sauropods Brachiosaurus. Learn why it might not be exactly the dinosaur that you thought it was. In the news a brand new species of anaconda has been discovered. All this and more this week, the cupboard is open come on in!

This week meet the real life inspiration for the Jurassic Park raptor Deinonychus. Find out why this dinosaur is more than just a movie monster. In the news hear how one zoo has gone above and beyond to help on of its smallest residents. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we meet the pine marten an amazing tree top terror of squirrels and learn how it’s making a comeback. In the news there might be good news for Idahos bear population. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we meet a King amongst snakes the king cobra.we learn what it takes to be such a regal reptile. In the news their is talk or Wildcats being brought back to the southwest of England. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we look at the life of another natural history icon Charles Darwin. We examine what made him go from a rather rubbish student of medicine to the father of evolution. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week meet the large hairy member of the civet family who smells like popcorn the binturong. In the news we count up the number and importance of Englands hedgerows. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we take a trip into the swamps of America to meet one of its most important and iconic reptiles, the alligator. In the news we look at red deer populations and how they are controlled. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we deep dive into the world of arguably one of the in most important dinosaur fossil finds ever, the archaeopteryx. In the news this week there is a new tyrannosaur on the block that could change what we know about the tyrant lizards. All this and more this week, the cupboard is open come on in !

This week head to prehistoric Madagascar to meet the largest lemur ever to exist archioindris. In the news we have the on going saga of nanotyrannus. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we head to the bamboo forests to meet one of the most iconic and endangered bear species ,the panda. We also have news of how public pressure has made a difference to rewilding. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week for our final episode of the year as for a bit of a change we go mobile and head to the beach to find some fossils. Join us as things don’t quite go as planned. The cupboard is open come on in!

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas cupboard dwellers! To celebrate the holidays we bring you three neatly wrapped creature features. So settle yourself down and enjoy a festive feature or three. The cupboard is open, come on in!

Join us this week as we head into the Himalayas to meet the ghost of the mountains the Snow leopard. Then in the news a new giant pliosaur is revealed to the public. All this and more this week the cupboard is open, come on in!

Join us this week as we talk to Andrew Pask, Melbourne University professor and head of the Thylacine Integrated Genomic Restoration and Research Lab (TIGRR). He tells us all about the process of bringing back the thylacine. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we meet the iconic New Zealand bird the kiwi. In the news we talk about sleeping dinosaurs and just how bird like they are. All this and more this week .The cupboard is open come on in!

This week we take a safari to meet one of Africas most iconic canids the African painted dog. We then have news about a giant fossil vulture from Australia. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we meet the largest marsupial that’s ever existed the Diprotodon. In this weeks news the Pūteketeke wins bird of the century with a little help from John Oliver. All this week and more the cupboard is open come on in!