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A quasi-educational, fully humorous discussion of animal facts you hopefully didn't already know. Featuring Grace, a zoology grad student, and Madz, a law student.

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  • Aug 30, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 28m AVG DURATION
  • 24 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Fauna Facts Podcast

Depth Perception Part 1 & Splatter Tests

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 30:04


In which Grace & Madz discuss stereoscopic vision in humans, praying mantises, and cuttlefish, as well as splatter tests for tracking insect populations. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mucous Grenades & Shrek the Sheep

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 30:23


In which Grace & Madz discuss a new discovery about a certain jellyfish, as well as an old story of a lost sheep. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Unisexual Animals Part 2 & the Church Grim

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 23:34


In which Grace & Madz discuss unisexual animals (part 2 - whiptail lizards), as well as dog souls that guard churches. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Unisexual Animals Part 1 & Darwin's Worms

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 40:33


In which Grace & Madz discuss unisexual animals (part 1), as well as Darwin's work with earthworms. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sponge Primer & Narwhal Unicorns

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 39:41


In which Grace & Madz discuss sponges 101, as well as narwhal horns. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Monarch Conservation & Ostrich Racing

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 32:19


In which Grace & Madz discuss the do's and don't's of monarch conservation, as well as the defunct practice of ostrich racing in the South. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Monotremes & Magnetic Hunting

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 29:24


In which Grace & Madz discuss echidnas, platypuses, and a red fox hunting technique. Note: Due to some technological issues there is a dip in audio quality for this episode. Expect it to be better next time! Thanks for your patience. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Hagfish & Honey Testing

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 25:16


In which Grace & Madz discuss hagfish and their slime, and a Turkish beekeeper's unusual approach to bears. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Echinoderms & Potoooooooo

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 34:59


We're back! In which Grace & Madz discuss echinoderms (starfish, sea cucumbers, sand dollars, etc.) and a horse with a very silly name. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Golden Moles & a Beluga Spy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2019 29:34


In which Grace & Madz discuss various moles and a couple whale stories. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Fluorescence & Telling the Bees

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2019 32:47


In which Grace & Madz discuss animal fluorescence (not to be confused with bioluminescence), and an old beekeeping custom. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tenrecs & Ming of Harlem

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 32:18


In which Grace & Madz discuss tenrecs, a mammal that can do weird things with its metabolism, and a famous NYC story. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mussels & Bearded Vultures

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 29:29


In which Grace & Madz discuss mussels (not muscles) and the bearded vulture (the most hardcore bird alive). For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Polychaetes & Ordering Crickets

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 33:07


In which Grace & Madz discuss polychaetes (bristle worms) and one man's downfall in ordering live crickets from the internet. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. MBARI YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXww6CrLAHhyZQCDnJ2g2A. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Nuptial Gifts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 20:36


In which Grace & Madz discuss a theme: nuptial gifts! ("A nutritional gift given by one partner in some animals' sexual reproduction practices.") For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod.  ---  Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com  Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Spider Moms & a Clowder of Cats

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 24:49


In which Grace & Madz discuss mothering techniques of various spiders and the history of collective nouns for animals. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Immortal Jellyfish & Pet Cloning

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 18:14


In which Grace & Madz discuss immortal jellyfish and what it takes for someone like Barbra Streisand to clone their dog.  For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Photosynthetic Fauna & Urethra Lengths

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 22:51


In which Grace & Madz discuss photosynthetic animals (sort of) and the time it takes for most mammals to empty their bladder. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Photoreceptors & Urban Coyotes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 26:56


In which Grace & Madz discuss how photoreceptors are everywhere and coyotes are in New York City. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rotifer Clones & Monkey Selfies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2018 20:50


In which Grace & Madz discuss how some rotifers reproduce and the copyright challenges when a monkey takes a selfie. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Scorpion Butts & Drunk Pigeons

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2018 23:39


In which Grace & Madz discuss what happens when a scorpion loses its tail & a couple of endangered birds in New Zealand (the kererū and the kakī). Note: We recorded this in November, when it was indeed Scorpio season! For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Manakin Moves & Turnspit Dogs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2018 23:39


In which Grace & Madz discuss how Manakin bird bros dance & how an old school dog breed was like a hamster, but for roasting food. Note: Some of Grace's audio was clipped. We apologize for any comprehension issues that causes! For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Lizard Dreams & Battle Birds

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 21:15


In which Grace & Madz discuss what happens when lizards sleep & "chicken power," with a bonus story about missile-launching pigeons. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ants & Ferrets

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 27:11


In which Grace & Madz discuss Matabele ants & ferret-legging. Note: The quality of the recording improves in each episode! We're learning as we go. --- Twitter: https://twitter.com/faunafactspod Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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