BewilderBeasts! – Détails, épisodes et analyse

First aired February 2023

Twitter bans an ornithological society for posting photos of "woodcocks" while Melissa gets banned for "Hairy Man"; The Media takes special care to protect the identity of one little jailbird with hilarious results; and, no post is complete without a little butt science.

There is a photo that I can't stop laughing at in this episode - that photo is attached but also a part of this tweet:
https://twitter.com/CampbellxEmma/status/1178400639208116224

All of the articles I read directly from are here:

Dirty Birds:
https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/31/bird-charity-banned-from-twitter-for-posting-woodcock-photos-18196900/

Jail Bird:
https://time.com/5689057/bird-arrest/

Regenerative Butt Science
https://www.livescience.com/sea-spiders-anus-regeneration

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First aired October 2021

Fat Bear Tuesday is the culmination of a week-long bracket-style event inspired by mega-chonk bears and March Madness. What is it? Why is it? Who is going to win? Let's go!

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Resources:
https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/fat-bear-week.htm

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/30/1041674219/fat-bear-week-2021

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/get-to-known-the-bodacious-bulky-bears-of-fat-bear-week-2021-180978778/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/650110/fat-bear-week-history

https://boingboing.net/2021/09/26/its-almost-fat-bear-week-when-online-voters-decide-which-bears-have-best-prepared-for-hibernation.html

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First aired: Sept 13, 2022

As promised - this week there was just TOO MUCH to put in a main feed episode. The Unkindness episode was really, really long. This 10-minute tangent was added after the Queen of England died last week and her son, Charles, ascended to the throne, assuming the name "King Charles III", but then promptly had to cut because of time. Also, it didn't fit as well as I had hoped, and I wanted to get to the buffet menu for the ravens.

So, we look at what legacy he's looking to satisfy by taking the name Charles III (eeek, it's not great), and a little more tie-in to Charles' tie-in to environmental issues.

All resources at episode 73, The Unkindness

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Melissa talks about some animals who could easily end up in a police lineup, a horse to thank every time Romaine lettuce is recalled, and cat butt science.

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Fingerprint Folly:
Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/koalas-make-monkey-out-police-1313275.html
Ripleys https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/koala-fingerprints/
New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg15220591-500-you-may-be-sweet-and-furry-but-youre-nicked/

Jim the Carthorse
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/health/10hors.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_(horse)
https://www.fda.gov/media/110418/download
https://allthatsinteresting.com/salem-witch-trials-causes
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diphtheria/symptoms-causes/syc-20351897
https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/2002/11/04/Jim-the-horse-played-a-part-in-history/stories/200211040002 

Cat Butt Science
Nerdist https://nerdist.com/article/cat-buttholes-surface-touch-science-fair-experiment/
Mental Floss https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/646004/do-cat-buttholes-touch-all-surfaces
Boing Boing https://boingboing.net/2021/04/23/science-fair-does-your-cats-butthole-really-touch-all-the-surfaces-in-your-home.html
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An animal control investigator gets a delicious surprise; emus beat the Australian Army, and we finally have a spi...spi….a story about my phobia that we had to include, so if you hear a thud, it’s just me passing out from fear.

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 The Mysterious Tree Creature
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a36163171/animal-control-croissant-call/
https://www.history.com/news/burmese-python-invasion-florida-everglades#:~:text=These%20massive%20snakes%2C%20which%20can,havoc%20with%20the%20area's%20ecosystem.

Army Vs. Emu
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/01/great-emu-war-1932/

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-great-emu-war-in-which-some-large-flightless-birds-unwittingly-foiled-the-australian-army/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War

Got Milk?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/australian-reptile-park-spiders_n_58877c62e4b096b4a234ac1b

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdala_hijack

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Today's episode covers three stories of how animals intersect with human death or death prevention, including forensic entomology (the use of bugs to solve crime), a dog who stayed at his owners final resting space for 14 years, and how tree frogs can inspire advancements in human organ donation. Let's go!

Crime solving bugs:
Case files discussed in today's episode https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-forensic-entymology-bugs-murders-2015jan10-story.html
University of Florida Entomology and Nematologydepartment on the life cycle of a fly  http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/flies/house_fly.HTM

Greyfriar's Bobby:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/greyfriars-bobby

https://www.introducingedinburgh.com/greyfriars-bobby

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5637/greyfriars_bobby

"Animal Stories: Heartwarming true tales from the animal kingdom" by Jane Yolen with her kids, Heidi, Adam and Jason Stemple and beautiful illustrations by Jui Ishida. https://www.janeyolen.com/animal-stories/

Pee and Pixie Sticks:
https://www.breakthroughs.com/health-tomorrow/nature%E2%80%99s-antifreeze-holds-answer-preserving-human-organs#:~:text=The%20wood%20frog%20is%20built,in%20vital%20organs%20from%20freezing.

https://youmatter.world/en/definition/definitions-what-is-biomimicry-definition-examples/

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Structural_Biochemistry/Unique_Properties/Expansion_upon_Freezing#:~:text=When%20frozen%2C%20water%20molecules%20take,dense%20than%20the%20liquid%20water.&text=Thus%20water%20expands%20as%20it%20freezes%2C%20and%20ice%20floats%20atop%20water.
 

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Today we have an all NEWFOUNDLAND DOG special! A lifeguard Newfie named Reef jumps out of helicopters for the Italian Coast Guard; a Newf named Hairy Man pulled 180 Irish Immigrants off of Wreck Rock to safety on the Isle aux Morts (literally the Island of the Dead); and one unnamed Newfie gave this podcaster the best rabbit hole about Napoleon Bonaparte's Body Parts that you'll ever hear. #SorryNotSorry. Let's Go!

Melissa's work can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com and her book, Considerations for the City Dog can be purchased at Dogwise.com or through any independent retailers by request, or online. Because the Internet is magic.
 
Resources for today's episode:
Newfies Join the Italian Coast Guard
https://abcnews.go.com/US/dogs-train-year-round-save-lives-italian-waters/story?id=54094675

https://mymodernmet.com/newfoundland-rescue-dogs/#:~:text=The%20Newfoundland%20dog%20breed%20has,a%20special%20K9%20lifeguard%20unit.

Shipwrecked:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Harvey

https://www.isleauxmorts.ca/our_history.php

https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/trip-ideas/travel-stories/the-shipwrecks-of-newfoundland-and-labrador

https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/irish/irish-catholic-immigration-to-america/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Humane_Society

https://www.isleauxmorts.ca/official_ah_nomination.php

https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/plan-and-book/festivals-and-events/24920790

https://thedespatch.wordpress.com/

This segment was inspired by minisode 219 of "My Favorite Murder" where a listener wrote in with her story about how her family would not exist if it were not for Hairy Man, the Newfoundland. Karen and Georgia are my sheroes and while they are not for children, I'm glad I was able to take that story and learn more.  https://omny.fm/shows/my-favorite-murder-with-karen-kilgariff-and-georgi/mfm-minisode-219

Napoleon Complex
https://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/11/01/ten.dogs/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_dog

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The a cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and went on the lam, the dolphin of Dingle Bay, the town who went dark to save a nest of baby birds.

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Resources:
Cow on the run
 https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/1500-pound-cow-roaming-rhode-island-after-escaping-slaughterhouse/TXN3B3VTOBE7LC7EU

https://www.abc6.com/johnston-police-say-that-the-runaway-cow-has-been-captured/

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/03/26/johnston-cow-captured-after-weeks-lam/7011452002/

Fungie the DIngle Dolphin
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fun-fungie/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungie

https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/spectacular-dolphin-footage-galway-bay-fungie-speculation

https://www.insideedition.com/fungie-is-that-you-some-hope-irelands-favorite-dolphin-is-alive-as-1-is-spotted-leaping-in-galway

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloch%C3%A1n

The Baby Robins Saved By The Town
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/sivaganga-tamil-nadu-keeps-lights-off-to-help-birds-india/ 

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The story of the cow who didn't start the fire- no, she didn't light it, but she tried to fight it.

Original episode and shownotes can be found: 
BewilderBeasts, Episode 3: Mrs. O'Leary's Cow

Other podcasts that cover this story:
Stuff You Should Know
Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Bears in bear jail are in the quality assurance department; crossbow conservation, and a sleepy walrus gets a rude awakening
 
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Resources:
B&E Bears
https://wiseaboutbears.org/black-bears/the-bear-family/a-bears-quest-for-food

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gear/reviews/g1530/the-results-of-our-bear-proof-cooler-test-are-in/

https://www.outsideonline.com/2417218/bears-testing-coolers-outdoor-gear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAi9QdqUAaw

Crossbow Conservation
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/saving-the-lears-macaw 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lear%27s_macaw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized_bee

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5549483/ 

 Sleepy Walrus (#WalrusWatch)
 https://www.livescience.com/walrus-sighting-ireland.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/walrus-arctic-wales-ireland-b1820213.html

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/21/rspca-arctic-walrus-spotted-off-south-wales

Good for Nothing Safety by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Machinations by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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