Two zookeepers talk weird animals. Informative, irreverent, and sometimes funny. Learn about animals in a way you never have before, with all the dirty details from two people who aren't afraid to call animals out on their junk.
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Meet the only big cat native to the Americas! (Mountain lions, don't @ us, you're not included in this) This week learn all about the Jaguar and get answers to questions like:
What is an obligate carnivore? How do jaguars hunt? What are the differences between Jaguars, Leopards, and Cheetahs? Are all cats just really big idiots? What is a melanistic color variant and how do black panthers fit into that? Why are jaguars SO BUILT?
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
KC coming at ya with a weird bird! I mean, all birds are kinda weird but this one takes the cake. Also maybe someone call Flora a doctor. She needs help.
We chat about things like, What makes a hoatzin so weird? Where are they found? Do hoatzin share similarities with cows? Would we rather go flying or eat pizza? If there was a really bad horrific world ending event, what would we like it to be? How do you even say hoatzin? And more!
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Are you some of the blessed few who are experiencing Brood X right now? If so, we're jealous. This week we learn about the Cicada, a man of many talents.
Ever wonder why cicadas spend most of their life underground? Or why when they emerge en masse they seem like a horror movie monster? What about their resonating chamber butts? Can they really cause hearing damage? Does their molt taste like popcorn? How do they use aposematism to protect themselves and why aren't you OUT THERE ENJOYING THE BUG LIFE RIGHT NOW.
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
It's time for another Quick and Dirty! This time we get asked about a touchy subject. What do you do when your management/peers/coworkers hate the animals you work with? How can you convince them that they have the wrong attitude? What if your management sucks? Well, boy o boy, do we have the answer for you.
Tune in to hear how best to tell everyone to sit and spin.
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
A little yucky man...what more could you want? He craves the best of both worlds and exists in all words. Say hello to Hannah Montana, the Last Airbender.
This week we learn about mudskippers, an amphibious fish with an identity crisis. How does he thermoregulate? Are his eyeballs a headband and where can I get one? Why does he have secret bonus fins that make him look jacked? How does he regulate ammonia production and reduce the membrane permeability of his skin? Also who gave him the right?
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
It's the biggest animal to have ever lived ever in the history of ever. That's insane. Tune in to learn more about this big wet thing!
We chat about our love for Kristen Stewart, feeding poles, and the Apple Bottom Boys. The whale lives in the ocean, filter feeds, and moves kinda slow. How many school buses is a blue whale? What hunts blue whales? Are blue whales an endangered species? Can someone tell Kristen Stewart we said hi?
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
It's an eel! It's a noodle! No, it's actually a sinister cartilaginous tube, grow up.
This week we answer your burning questions about the lamprey, including: what is up with this tube boy? Why are some lampreys parasitic carnivores and others peaceful angels? Are the dots on the sides of their face gill pores or very cool edgy facial piercings? How powerful is their suck? What is a buccal gland and how does it aid in their sin? (hint: it involves anticoagulant and disturbing imagery)
Heads up, minor Attack on Titan spoilers at 17:35 - 18:00. Thanks, Flora.
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Fair warning, this has absolutely zero interesting animal facts in it. Come learn about the consequences for your actions.
We also chat about things like: Is there anything even interesting about the umbrellabird? Where are they found? When is Christmas John coming for me? Can I escape it?
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Why ANYONE would come to us for advice on making a good first impression is baffling. But that's exactly what we discuss in this week's Quick and Dirty!
We answer: how to make a good first impression at a new job and how to build relationships with new coworkers?
We also talk more about prostates than you'd think.
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
We are on a wet roll, keep them coming. This is basically a Godzilla episode, take that as you will.
We answer burning questions like: Is Madagascar the Galapagos Islands? Are we fighting with Dad? What do marine iguanas eat? How does warm reptile boy go into cold water land? If we were in the Little Mermaid would we make the same choice as Ariel?