Ashley Holmes and Maggie Dewane

The Watering Hole

Science EN ↓ 60 episodes

A podcast hosted by two animal enthusiasts who are equally enthused by drinking. Each episode features new wildlife, rooted in science and conservation, with a tipsy twist.

Author

Ashley Holmes and Maggie Dewane

Category

Science

Podcast website

thewateringhole.podbean.com

Latest episode

Mar 28, 2024

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Episodes

58. Chips and Queso 28.03.2024

Once again, we're unexpectedly spending an episode in the ocean! Join us to learn about the Port Jackson shark and elephant seal!   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Want more content? Check us out on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube @thewateringholepod. You can also visit  www.thewateringholepod.com .  

57. Grassy B!tches 20.03.2024

In this episode, words become harder than usual, but we're still excited to learn about two birds whose males know how to put on a show: the ruff and the peafowl!    If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Want more content? Check us out on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube @thewateringholepod. You can also visit  www.thewateringholepod.com ....

56. An Episode of Least Concern 06.03.2024

All of the animals mentioned, that is. Tune in to hear from the pod's biggest fan Chris, and learn about the sarcastic fringehead (which is totally a real animal), village weaver (the animal kingdom's real estate agent), and naked mole rat (who is not JUST ugly).    If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Want more content? Check us out on...

55. Let My Bird Clock Finish 28.02.2024

It's time for some bad puns with this episode on a conservation success story and the best sonar on the planet. It's the American alligator and the sperm whale! If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Want more content? Check us out on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube @thewateringholepod. You can also visit  www.thewateringholepod.com .  

54. Wrinkly Frog Plops 21.02.2024

Time for a game show of an episode because we're finding out what's behind Door #1 and learning about an animal that looks like Pac Man. It's the colugo and ornate horned frog!   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Want more content? Check us out on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube @thewateringholepod. You can also visit  www.thewatering...

53. Fake Things 14.02.2024

Time to get real big with the giant squid and real talkative with the zebra finch! Just be careful not to get wine up your nose.    If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Want more content? Check us out on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube @thewateringholepod. You can also visit  www.thewateringholepod.com .  

52. Is This Thorax Rough or Smooth? 07.02.2024

An insect that farms and a cosmic amphibian: It's leaf cutter ants and the galaxy frog!   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Want more content? Check us out on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube @thewateringholepod. You can also visit  www.thewateringholepod.com .  

51. Karma Chameleon 31.01.2024

What do you get when you combine an alien deer and the most devoted mom of all time? The latest episode of The Watering Hole! Learn about the muntjac and Graneledone boreopacifica. If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Want more content? Check us out on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube @thewateringholepod. You can also visit  www.thewateri...

50. Brendan Fraser on Repeat 24.01.2024

This episode we're definitely talking about insect and not a flower, but we might get a little loony about it. Tune in for the orchid mantis and the common loon! If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Want more content? Check us out on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube @thewateringholepod. You can also visit  www.thewateringholepod.com .  

49. We're Falling Apart 17.01.2024

We've returned after an unexpectedly long hiatus but we're coming in chaotic with scallops and wolverines! Tune in for a bivalve with 200 eyes and a mammal who repels the frost.   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Got questions? Want to hear about a specific animal? Get in touch with us! We're on Instagram @thewateringholepod, YouTub...

48. Chris, This is Your Invitation 02.08.2023

In this episode, we're meeting the ultimate nocturnal hunter, the caracal, and a type of moth that's named after a bird and can mimic a snake, hawk moths!   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Got questions? Want to hear about a specific animal? Get in touch with us! We're on Instagram @thewateringholepod, YouTube @Thewateringholepod, ...

47. Death By Tiny Anteater 19.07.2023

In this episode, we meet an insect that wears its own invisibility cloak and an adorable formicidae consumer. Grab a beverage and tune in for the glass winged butterfly and silky anteater!   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Got questions? Want to hear about a specific animal? Get in touch with us! We're on Instagram @thewateringhole...

46. I Like Turtles 06.07.2023

Join us for this special guest episode featuring a real animal expert! Ashley, Maggie, and Taylor learn about giant water bugs, Sumatran rhinos, and hoatzins. (This episode contains audio issues which adds a slight echo to our voices, so we apologize to any listeners who are hard of hearing. Thanks for bearing with us!)   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wher...

45. We Don’t Have Time! 21.06.2023

Time for some breakfast calamari and a sea duck that likes to hang ten. It's the flapjack octopus and surf scoter! (This episode contains audio issues which adds a slight echo to our voices, so we apologize to any listeners who are hard of hearing. Thanks for bearing with us!)   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Got questions? Want t...

44. Respect The Old Fish 14.06.2023

Today's episode features so many side stories and tangents, you might forget we're talking about the greenland shark and the siamang!    If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening!  Got questions? Want to hear about a specific animal? Get in touch with us! We're on Instagram @thewateringholepod, YouTube @Thewateringholepod, or email  thewateri...

43. Two Twenty Twenty Two 07.06.2023

In this episode, we're learning about a randy reptile and who's got a mud pot for a nose. It's the horny toad and the gharial!   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening! Got questions? Want to hear about a specific animal? Get in touch with us! We're on Instagram @thewateringholepod, YouTube @Thewateringholepod, or email  thewateringholepod...

42. Straight Up Fish 31.05.2023

Once again, we're all about fish! In this episode, we're getting to know flatfish (broadly). We're also getting to know bushtits, a classy family of scandalously named birbs.   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening!  Got questions? Want to hear about a specific animal? Get in touch with us! We're on Instagram @thewateringholepod, YouTube...

41. Herbivorous 24.05.2023

In this week's episode, we've got our bases covered from the ruthless to adorable in the Nazca booby and red panda. So grab a drink and tuck in!   Ashley's Sweatshirt! --> https://www.etsy.com/shop/MoeSewsEmbroidery?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1306744351   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening!  Got questions? Want to hear about a spe...

40. Gossip Makes Your Brain Bigger 10.05.2023

Grab a monster salad and call up your brontosaurus bestie, because we're learning about the leafy sea dragon and the coati in this episode!    If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening!  Got questions? Want to hear about a specific animal? Get in touch with us! We're on Instagram @thewateringholepod, YouTube @Thewateringholepod, or email  the...

39. Just Above Freezing 03.05.2023

In this episode we're talking about THREE animals: the two new features we always share, PLUS the mysterious animal from Ashley's ceiling! Tune in for the Arabian sand boa, roseate spoonbill, and the creature that required a call for backup.

38. Who’da Thunk, Nudibranch? 26.04.2023

It's not just superficial in this episode, we're getting deep. Join us as we dive (deep) into the ocean and learn about the yeti crab and opalescent nudibranch.   Also check out David Bowie as sea slugs, you won't regret it --> https://www.boredpanda.com/nudibranchia-opisthobranchia-david-bowie/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic   If you like what you're hearing, please sub...

37. Like A Worm 19.04.2023

An episode that will live in infamy, but it has nothing to do with the wildlife we're talking about. Tune in to learn about caecilians and bandicoots, as well as a mysterious noise coming from the walls of Ashley's apartment...   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening!  Got questions? Want to hear about a specific animal? Get in touch with...

36. I Pulled A Maggie 12.04.2023

Whether you're into apex predators, lizards that can reproduce by cloning, or BLTs this episode is for you! Tune in for the leopard seal and desert grassland whiptail lizard. And some sandwich recommendations.   If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review wherever you're listening!  Got questions? Want to hear about a specific animal? Get in touch with us! We're on Instagram @thewate...

35. Nothing Beats an Old Fish 05.04.2023

Who else has been waiting for an unofficial dance episode?! Join Ashley and Maggie as they learn about two animals that know how to groove in order to find a mate: the manakin bird and sparklemuffin spider. And be sure to Follow us on Instagram to see Ashley and Maggie have a go at both of these animals' dance moves. Moonwalking manakin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o42C6ajjqWg Sparklemuffin sp...

34. Do Boobies Fly? 29.03.2023

In this week's episode, join Ashley, Maggie, and Justin (?!) as they learn about animals doing things in the extreme, from sex to flying to slurping bugs. That's right, it's the Northern Quoll, Frigate Bird, and Sloth Bear.    If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review wherever you're listening!  Got questions? Want to hear about a specific animal? Get in touch with us! We're on Ins...

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