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Just two Zoologists who love rambling about animals, conservation, the injustices of the world and everything in between! You can follow more of our weird and wonderful wildlife adventures on instagram: @emma_hodson_wildlife @robi_watkinson_wildlife
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We're a group of midwesterners who like to chat about random stupid things. Come join in on some dumb conversations, and poor opinions.
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Aotearoan Wildlife & Pine Marten Deep Dive
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Welcome to episode 27 of Zoology Ramblings! We start the episode by sharing some quick conservation good news, including incentivising environmentally friendly behaviours in Copenhagen and the discovery of the world's largest land mammal migration in South Sudan. We then both talk about Aotearoan species, including the weird and wonderful kakapo an…
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Brown hyenas & crayfish, great white fear mongering, community optimism, lethal owl control & celebrating female rangers
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Welcome to episode 26 of Zoology Ramblings! This week, we are back to our regular podcast structure and begin by sharing some quick nature news followed by our animals of the week. Robi talks about brown hyena phylogeny, and how new research may see it re-classified into an extinct genus. Taxonomy nerds, this one's for you! I talk about the invasiv…
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Deep dive: European bison (plus weird tree shrimps and slimy jawless fish)
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Welcome to episode 25 of Zoology Ramblings, where Robi and I do a deep dive into European bison. Before we do, we talk about very bizarre animals of the week, featuring the slimy, jawless hagfish and an expedition that led to the discovery of tree-dwelling shrimps the size of a grain of sand! For our deep dive, we delve into how bison were almost c…
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Nature is queer, Iberian lynx, Whistling dogs, Big cats in the UK and Festival of Nature
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Welcome to episode 24 of Zoology Ramblings! This week, Robi and I share exciting news of having met up recently in the UK, with Robi speaking at a Pride Community Campfire that I hosted with my colleagues. This leads onto a wonderful conservation about the innate queerness of nature featuring lesbian bonobos and elephant orgies. For our animals of …
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Funerals & bat hawks, cow-stomached birds, sexy snake and deer taxonomy, badgers in the firing line, AI footprints, night club crocodiles & Star Wars gibbons
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Welcome to episode 23 of Zoology Ramblings! Sporadic and rambling as ever, Robi and I finally get round to recording another Zoology Ramblings episode. We fill you in on some life updates, including a very moving experience I had attending the Funeral for Nature in Bath. Robi shares some of his highlights from his recent trip to the Okavango Delta,…
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Cape Town re-union, Penguins, New Species, More Beavers & Swedish Lapland
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Welcome to the 21st episode of the Zoology Ramblings Podcast, where Robi and I are actually together in the same place after over a year! We share some exciting updates about our recently released Rewilding A Nation documentary, Robi's leopard research for his masters thesis and what 2024 of the Wildlife Champions Programme has in store. We talk ab…
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Wildlife Champions, Leopards are ninjas, Frogging, Rosebank & Beavers are time wizards
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Welcome back to another very belated episode of Zoology Ramblings! Thanks for putting up with our sporadic podcast recording. In this episode Robi and I give life updates, Robi of his masters project on monitoring leopard density in Namibia and me from Bristol of my job supporting local communities to take action for nature. We take a moment to ref…
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New Beginnings, Bridges for Howler Monkeys, Orchids and Ejaculating Beetles, Leopards in Nepal, Elephant in the room
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In episode 19 of Zoology Ramblings, Robi and I reconnect as he embarks on an exciting new journey in Cape Town and I get my first paid job in conservation! I talk about the awesome project that's helping howler monkeys in Costa Rica by putting up rope bridges and Robi enlightens us about the significance of a beetle ejaculating on a rare orchid. We…
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Truss going backwards, Cheetahs in India, Bottlenose dolphins, The black stork, Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre and Lions of the Gir Forest
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In episode 18, Robi and I record our latest episode from the middle of nowhere in New Quay, Wales. We talk about how the UK government is taking steps backwards when it comes to key environmental laws and tackling the climate and biodiversity crises. We chat about the reintroduction of cheetahs to Kuno National Park in India, and why this has prove…
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Return of the Bison, EU nature laws, Springhare, African finfoot, The 'Beenome' Project and all things Rewilding
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In Episode 17 of Zoology Ramblings, Robi and I talk about the very exciting imminent return of European bison to the UK, some uplifting new nature legislation in the EU, the weird and wonderful springhare whose fur is biofluorescent, the obscure and illusive African finfoot with bright orange feet, an exciting new project to map bee genomes and we …
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Dissertations, South Africa Field Course and South African Wildlife Conservation
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Apologies for the complete radio silence for the past 7 months... we have been caught up in our final year at university. We have now finished out last exam at the University of Leeds so we are officially done with our Zoology degrees! In episode 16, we explain where we've been for the past 7 months and talk you through our final year dissertation …
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COP26, A new shark species, Hog badgers, Potoos, Rhino breeding program update and Tuskless elephants
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In episode 15 of Zoology Ramblings, Robi and I record our first episode from Leeds, where we are living together for our final year of university. For our news section we talk about COP26 and whether it is going far enough to tackle the climate crisis and Robi talks about a new species of shark. For our animals of the week, I talk about the bizarre…
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Legal protection for beavers, Hope for tunas, Nile Crocodiles, Reticulated Siren, Futuristic seed coatings and Jaguar Recovery in the USA
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In episode 14 of Zoology Ramblings Robi and I record the first ever episode in person rather than over Zoom! We stick to the new format of: News, Animals of the week and end with current wider conservation stories. In this episode I talk about the recent decision by the British Government to possibly give beavers native species status and legal pro…
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Conservation News, Short-eared dog, Little Black Tapir, Vaquita update and Rice's Whale
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In Episode 13 of Zoology Ramblings, we introduce a new section called "conservation news" where Robi and I each talk about a recent positive conservation news story. We discuss our animals of the week: I decided to talk about the illusive, weird short-eared dog (thanks @wayne_wildlife for the suggestion) and Robi talks about the Little Black Tapir …
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Exciting news, All things beaver, White-Eyed River Martin & Cicadas
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In episode 12 of Zoology Ramblings, Robi and I reveal some very exciting news about our podcast and its selection as one of the 8 winners of the Spotify Next Wave Initiative! We are so thrilled to have been selected alongside 7 other amazing podcasts which cover some very important and pressing topics in our society today. We also talk about our re…
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Tayra, Monito del Monte, Zoonotic diseases, African elephants, Welsh Beavers and White Storks
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In episode 11, Robi and I ramble about our animals of the week- I talk about the tayra and Robi talks about the tiny Monito del Monte. We each tackle large global conservation topics including zoonotic diseases and the lessons we can learn from the Covid 19 pandemic. Robi discusses why the taxonomic classification of African elephant species is imp…
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Sunda Island Tigers, Albatross, Eagle Owls in Britain, Cumbria Coal mine and Coral Gardening
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This week in episode 10 of Zoology Ramblings we talk about an animal of the week each: Robi talks about the Sunda Island Tigers and throws in a bit of epic tiger taxonomy and palaeontology! I talk about the Laysan Albatross following an article about the world's oldest wild bird 'Wisdom' who has just had her 37th chick! For our UK conservation stor…
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NIck has to phone a friend for this weeks mad lib. Listen to find out who it is!
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Riley is late due to card troubles, and we discus all types of trading cards! Another normal week for the boys, so come listen and enjoy!
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Its valentines day, and love is in the air. We talk about the end of the football season, and the start of baseball season with all the things changing in the league. We end it off with a Mad Lib that will for sure make you question our mental states. Come liosten and enjoy!
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Welcome to episode 9, part 2 of Zoology Ramblings with Emma and Robi. This is a continuation from part 1 of episode 9. In this episode we talk about the Ebo Forest in Cameroon and the incredible biodiversity of animal life which is supported there. We also talk about threats to this forest and how public pressure can be important in lobbying govern…
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Hot pink slugs, Alien-like Hirola and The Elephant Ivory Trade
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Welcome to episode 9, part 1 of Zoology Ramblings with Emma and Robi! Apologies we haven't released one of these in a while- we have been busy with our other podcast 'The Biome Podcast'. Please feel free to check that one out if you wanted more regular content. This week we talk about neon-pink slugs which live on one mountain-top in Australia and …
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Nick is gone tonight and the boys go in depth about a semi popular kids movie. Don't judge. Just listen!
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Its the NFL playoffs, and we get quite sidetracked while watching the games. We end the episode with a mad lib where Korey tries to find love, so come and listen to your favorite podcasters ramble about random things in the world!
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This week the boys are joined by a special guest! That guest is now an official member of the podcast! We get political this week, so come and hear our opinions on very sensitive subjects, and tell us how wrong we are on twitter https://twitter.com/GreaseCast
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In episode 8 of Zoology Ramblings, Robi and I talk about the illegal pangolin trade and the threats which both the Asian and African pangolins are facing. We highlight some amazing people and organisations which are doing fantastic work to try and conserve these incredible animals. We also briefly touch on the links between the pangolin and the SAR…
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In episode 7 of Zoology Ramblings, Robi and I talk about the remarkable creatures that are Orcas. We talk about their distribution around the world, their complex social structures, the global threats they are facing and we explore the dynamics and the plight of our Orca pod here in the UK. We hope you enjoy our latest ramble!…
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In episode 6 of Zoology Ramblings, Robi talks about the enormous cave bear which used to inhabit the UK, which weighed up to 1000kgs and was entirely vegetarian! I talk about the Gelada monkeys of the Ethiopian highlands and how they have been driven to the roof of the world by humans and aggressive ancestors of baboons. Sorry we haven't released a…
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Mexican hairy dwarf porcupines, beaked whales, Bolivian bushfires, Sumatran rhinos and Beavers!
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In episode 5 of Zoology Ramblings we split our podcast into 3 parts with breaks in between each section to make it easier for you guys, our listeners, in case you don't want to listen to the full hour all at once. Part one ends at 00:15:28, part 2 starts at 00:15:41 and ends at 00:42:18, part 3 starts at 00:42:31 and ends at 00:54:52:10. In part 1 …
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Aurochs, Tardigrades, Tasmanian Devils and Vaquitas
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Welcome to episode 4 of Zoology Ramblings, where we talk about the ancestor of domesticated cattle (the Aurochs), the virtually indestructible Tardigrade which could survive a nuclear holocaust, the very recent reintroduction of the Tasmanian Devil to Australian mainland for the first time in 3,000 years and the conservation efforts needed to save …
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Pine martens, Washington's eagle, white tailed sea eagles and shark finning
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This week we talk about pine martens and their love of peanut butter, an eagle which may or many not have ever existed, the reintroduction of the white tailed sea eagle to the UK and the recent shark fin trade ban which has been put into place in Florida. The unifying theme of this mish mash of topics is that humans are involved in every aspect of …
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Mobula rays, high arctic camels, the pangolin trade, silver- backed chevrotain and curlews!
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In our second episode of Zoology Ramblings, Robi and I talk about 'flying' mobula rays, the high arctic camel, the pangolin trade, the re-discovery of the silver- backed chevrotain and why curlews numbers have been declining in the UK. We hope you enjoy...
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Sloths, bats, wolves, canned hunting and badger culling!
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In our first episode of Zoology Ramblings, Robi and I talk about sloths, ghost bats, research on African golden wolves, canned hunting and the latest badger culling licenses which have been issued. Welcome to our first of hopefully many Zoology...
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Coronaviris talk with a mad lib at the end. Come have a listen and take your mind off the craziness of the world.
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The whole crew is here today to chat about golf, and the upcoming softball season. Korey and Shane renew their bet from last years softball season. stop by and let us bless your ears!
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It's a short episode this week, so enjoy our random rants about tours and genre choices!
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We have a whole episode of impressions. Come find out how korey sexy talks his girlfriend in a kermit voice!
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We upgraded to 3 microphones and we destroy the ears of headphone users. Follow us on twitter and instagram! https://twitter.com/GreaseCast https://www.instagram.com/thegreasecast/
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This week we have a special treat. Two mad libs to make up for last week. Random oscars talk and Shane tries to pronounce the name of a pokemon. Take an out to listen and ask yourself..... why do these people make these podcasts!
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An episode where we don't take about football! Random BS all the way through, so come listen!
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Things get a bit out of hand this episode! We do another mad lib and make our families very disappointed in us! Come and enjoy 40 minutes of some fucked up humans and what goes on in their brains!
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We discuss the future of the NFL and possible upcoming roster moves! We also discuss the flag football teams that play the NDSU Bison! Come have a listen and hear some hot takes worth while!
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We talk about the new Star Wars move for a good majority! come hear our reviews and predictions!
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Anthony joins us yet again this week for our New Years special! We say some things and take some shots that might get us some warnings. We list our plans for our future and the new year! Come by and have a laugh before you go out for the new year!
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Special guest Anthony joins us this week for our Christmas special! We brought back the highly recommended mad libs! Merry Christmas to you all from our wholesome cast!
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This week we have a special guest and friend of the show Jacob! We play who is most likely, and listen to a couple storied from this weeks guest. Come bless your eardrums with a episode full of laughs and debates!
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This week its only 3 of us. We kept it short for this one, so take a quick 30 min. and bless your eardrums!
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This week we have a special guest. CHICKEN!!! We do a couple mad libs, and talk about our party days. Korey retells his one nut story again, and korey calls tyler a pumpkin. Come enjoy an hour away from reality with us.
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This week we get to know tyler better with another host interview. Try and figure out why he makes the noises he does. Good luck... Make sure to listen to our newest grease cast episode after this.
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WE BACK BITCHES!!!!!! We all share our experiences from our trip to Minnesota, and the depression the two broncos fans had. Make sure to check out the interview the host this week! Enjoy the stories of all the dumb shit we do in places that are far too nice for us.
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