2021

S2.E1 ∙ Gull Gum

Fri, Sep 09, 2022

Fun fact: Seagulls can detect food over three miles away. They are also more likely to steal food after they see someone touch it.

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S2.E2 ∙ Squirrel Brain

Wed, Sep 21, 2022

Fun fact: In the fall, squirrels' brains grow fifteen percent larger to help them remember where they buried their nuts.

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S2.E3 ∙ Funeral for a Bird

Wed, Oct 05, 2022

Spooky fact: A group of crows is called a murder, and they are known to hold "funerals" for other fallen corvids.

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Spooky Fact: Birds are immune to the effects of capsaicin, the chemical that makes food spicy and the active ingredient in pepper spray. This immunity allows them to eat and spread seeds. (please don't pepper spray birds).

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S2.E5 ∙ Porcuplane

Wed, Nov 16, 2022

Fun fact: Porcupines are covered in around thirty-thousand quills. Each quill has barbs at the tips that make them difficult to remove.

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S2.E6 ∙ Frogcicle

Wed, Dec 07, 2022

Fun fact: Wood frogs can freeze solid in the winter for up to eight months and then thaw in the spring completely unharmed.

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S2.E7 ∙ Christmouse

Fri, Dec 23, 2022

Festive fact: While most species of mice don't hibernate, the meadow jumping mouse is one of the smallest true hibernators in North America. Hibernation begins around late September and lasts until mid April.

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S2.E8 ∙ Talking Coffee

Wed, Dec 28, 2022

Fun fact: Bats are one of the best pollinators in the world and serve as pollinators for over 500 plant species including the cocoa plant.

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S2.E9 ∙ Tickle Mobster

Wed, Jan 25, 2023

Fun fact: Not only are rats ticklish, evidence suggests they also enjoy being tickled. They even emit "giggling" sounds only heard through special microphones.

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S2.E10 ∙ Little Kiss on The Prairie

Wed, Feb 15, 2023

Fun fact: Prairie dogs kiss each other as both a form of greeting and a way to recognize each other. They even kiss their enemies.

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S2.E11 ∙ Otter Tools

Wed, Mar 01, 2023

Fun fact: Sea otters are the one of the only marine mammals that use tools, though their tools are mostly rocks. They even have a pocket-like fold of fur to keep their favorite rock.

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S2.E12 ∙ The Blaming of the Shrew

Wed, Mar 22, 2023

Fun fact: Many species of shrews are venomous. They use their venom to paralyze prey.

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S2.E13 ∙ Tailed

Wed, Apr 19, 2023

Fun fact: Gerbils can shed their tails when caught. It's called a "tail slip" and it's very painful to the gerbil. In reality they don't lose the whole tail, just the skin.

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