HeyWonder: Wild – Details, episodes & analysis

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HeyWonder: Wild

Jay Saenz

Science

Frequency: 1 episode/16d. Total Eps: 4

HeyWonder: Wild serves up incredible animal facts that'll leave you amazed. Each episode dives into the weirdest, wildest corners of the animal kingdom—packed with surprising discoveries, fascinating details, and stories you won’t believe are real.

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27/09/2025
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26/09/2025
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25/09/2025
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24/09/2025
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30/04/2025
#100
🇺🇸 USA - nature
07/04/2025
#96

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Nature's Oddity: The Glowing, Venomous Truth About Platypuses

Season 1 · Episode 1

Thursday, April 3, 2025 • Duration 05:28

Dive into the peculiar world of the platypus, a creature so strange it seems plucked from science fiction. Join host Jay Saenz as he explores this Australian marvel as it defies mammalian expectations with its duck-like bill, beaver tail, and truly unique abilities.Music:

"Artifact" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

"Lord of The Rangs" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 License

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American Museum of Natural History - Platypus Electroreception

Science News - Platypus UV Fluorescence

The Guardian - Fluorescent Mammals Study

National Geographic - Platypus Venom Evolution

CBC - Platypus Milk Antibacterial Properties

UCL - Vertebrate Diversity: Monotremes

Nature - Platypus Genome Research

PBS Nature - Platypus Tail Behavior

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The Eastern Cottontail Rabbit: The Resilient Survivor

Season 1 · Episode 3

Friday, April 25, 2025 • Duration 10:00

Explore the fascinating world of North America's most resilient survivor - The Eastern Cottontail rabbit. From their masterful evasion tactics to their remarkable sensory adaptations, discover how these unassuming creatures have thrived for millions of years despite being on nearly every predator's menu. Life in nature may be "nasty, brutish, and short," but the cottontail's evolutionary success story proves that sometimes it's not the strongest that survive, but the most adaptable. Join us for an eye-opening look at these backyard wonders that are far more extraordinary than they first appear.

#Wildlife #Rabbits #NaturePodcast #AnimalAdaptations #WildlifeConservationMusic:

"Southern Gothic" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Artifact" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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{1} ⁠https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/animals/mammal/syfl/all.html⁠

{2} ⁠https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/outreach/fact_sheets/ctntailpdf.pdf?la=en⁠

{3} ⁠https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/animals/cottontail-rabbit/⁠

{4} ⁠https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/animals/cottontail-rabbit/⁠

{5}⁠https://archive.org/details/comparativephysi0000stev⁠

The Barn Owl: Nature’s Silent Assassin

Season 1 · Episode 2

Saturday, April 12, 2025 • Duration 07:40

In this episode of HeyWonder: Wild, we discover the beauty and frightening precision of Tyto Alba. From South Texas ghost stories to the science behind silent wings and radar like hearing, discover why the Barn Owl has haunted folklore and fascinated researchers for generations.

BBC Earth - Experiment! How Does an Owl Fly so Silently?

Royal Society Publishing: Features of owl wings that promote silent flight Journal of Neuroscience: Distribution within the Barn Owl's inferior colliculus of neurons projecting to the optic tectum and thalamus

The Barn Owl Center: Hearing Capabilities

Music"Laid Back Guitars" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Artifact" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sound FX

BarnOwl.wav by raoul_slayer --https://freesound.org/s/101344/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

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The Real Roadrunner: Speed, Survival, and Swagger

Season 1 · Episode 4

Thursday, May 22, 2025 • Duration 08:56

Forget everything you thought you knew from Saturday morning cartoons. In this episode of HeyWonder: Wild, we hit the sun-scorched desert roads to meet the real Greater Roadrunner—Geococcyx californianus. Built for blazing speed and brutal heat, this desert-dwelling dynamo is no joke.

Music: "Deadly Roulette" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Artifact" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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The Greater RoadRunner Habitat: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Greater_Roadrunner/overview

Flight and Behaviors: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/greroa/cur/behavior

GularFluttering:https://sonoranimages.wordpress.com/2020/09/01/greater-roadrunner-gular-fluttering-on-a-hot-morning/

https://tucsonbirds.org/bird_profile/greater-roadrunner/?ref=tas

https://www.native-languages.org/legends-roadrunner.htm

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