The Natural History Cupboard Podcast

This week we have a bird rediscovered 140 years after it was thought extinct, and just how big was T-rex? A new paper has some interesting ideas. Then we meet the Great Indian Hornbill, the beautiful bird we try badly to impersonate. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we hear about the Office star who has changed his name to help promote environmental protection. We also hear how wolves are being scared away with paintballs. Then dive into the ancient seas to hear the tale of one the most successful animal groups that has ever existed! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we hear how mass pond digging is helping Swiss frogs, and, if you fancy holidaying to the tarantula capital of America, we have a suggestion for you. We also meet the short-armed, horn-headed, meat-eating, bull-dinosaur, Carnotaurus! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we hear about a new sun bird and Drew has some choice things to say about fireworks. Then travel to an African river bank and meet one of the largest and most deadly animals the continent has to offer, the hippopotamus! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week in the spooky cupboard we have a trio of hellish creatures: everything from devils and demons to harbingers of death. All this and more, the haunted cupboard is open, come on in... if you dare!

This week in the cupboard, we have: black holes throwing up their dinner; a sad tale of, if one man had got his way, how things could have been very different for the thylacine; then we meet the bouncy little Leptictidium. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we hear about Pterosaur relatives found in Scotland, how the waxworm's ability to eat plastic could help recycling in the future, and Aaron tells us about the largest fish in the ocean, the whale shark! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have news about: the UK government effectively declaring war on environmental protections, and brown bears and other mammals make a comeback in Europe. Then take a trip to the bottom of the world to meet its former master, the king of Antarctic, Cryolophosaurus. All this and more, the cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we welcome back into the cupboard the missing members of our trio, as Drew and Aaron are back, bringing with them tales from far flung places. Alongside news of Humpback whale songs, Narwhals and chaos theory, we go island hopping with the Marine Iguana. All this and more this week in the Natural history cupboard podcast. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have just Gareth as the other two have abandoned him. Stepping in to co-host is Gareth’s better half, Paris. In the news, we look at ancient vomit in all its glory, as well as bin raiding cockatoos. Then soar over the British countryside with the red kite, a bird back from the brink. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have news of pine martins in London for the first time in over 100 years. Then we take a look at the energy crisis and how it could be lessened with green energy. Then take a dip in the river and meet the supreme hunter that is the pike. All this and more, the cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have news of a new dinosaur from Zimbabwe, Paige de Polo sends us her paper on a new pantadont variety, and we lament the end of Bristol Zoo closing its doors for the last time. Then journey back to the Cretaceous of Mongolia to meet Linheraptor, Aaron’s new favourite dinosaur. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have a massive Mesozoic episode! Gareth tells us about a second asteroid that might have hit the dinosaurs. Aaron then has news of a new titan of the Cretaceous seas. We then welcome into the cupboard the head of Creative Beast studios, David Silva! He tells us all about his amazing beasts of the Mesozoic figurines and future projects. All this and more, the cupboard is open, come on...

This week we talk prehistoric European pandas, to which Gareth has an opinion. Drew has news of home-breaking New Zealand fur seals. Then journey back in time to be hunted by the largest eagle to have ever lived, the Haast's eagle. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week Gareth has a rant about shark week, Aaron has news about where Covid19 likely started and the future implications for the world and Drew tries to get Aaron to like, or at least tolerate, the wasp in this week’s creature feature. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we talk about why conservation matters, the BBC is desperate to link a new plesiosaur to the Loch Ness monster. And then discover a tree that holds up worlds, but also needs our help in this one, the European Ash. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have good news from Nepal as their tiger numbers are booming. Drew then tells us how Bird flu and Brexit have delivered unexpected benefits by hampering bird shooting. We then take a trip to India with Gareth to check out a stunning spider. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week the show takes on a slightly new format. In the news, we talk about the cloning of the once oldest tree in Wales, and ask if pine martens could be making a comeback in Devon! Then we meet the Common Raven, a bird that is so deeply intwined in folklore, it's called everything from a harbinger of death to a messenger of the gods! The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we hear how zoos are competing to count wildlife. How (thankfully) the Black Jaguar White Tiger organisation has been shut down. Then, to celebrate Hen Harrier Day, we talk hen harriers, not just as our creature feature but their significance in the grouse-moor issue. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we hear news of dogs helping dormice and as what is happening to one of the people featured in the tiger king series. Then we meet the very British dinosaur, Scelidosaurus. We also bust some more Palaeo myths! The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we talk to the fascinating Paige DePolo from Edinburgh university about all things palaeo and her work with a mostly unheard of group of mammals. Also in the news there’s emaciated killer whales and a no 'daws at Stonehenge policy. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have put together a special spikey species show to celebrate porcupine appreciation day! Don’t get too prickly as we look at a trio of porcupines from around the world! The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week Aaron breaks his good news streak by telling us how the UK Government is failing its woodland targets. Gareth tells us about how you can dig for carbon neutral victory. Drew then takes us on a voyage to meet the Warrah. We then give our review of Prehistoric Planet. All of that and the announcement of our brand new shirts at thenaturalhistorycupboard.teemill.com The cupboard is open, com...

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This week we have news of a new giant Isle of Wight spinosaurid. Drew tells us about the reintroduction of northern pool frogs in the UK. Aaron then tells us about the tiny, but deadly, blue ringed octopus. We then scurry into the hedgerows to uncover some small mammal myths. The cupboard is open, come on in!