Best Rossifari Podcasts (2025)

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The Penguin Manager with Mia Luzitti and Diana Major of New England Aquarium 59:04

1d ago59:04

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Today, the Safari heads to Boston to visit our friends at the New England Aquarium to talk all things penguins in celebration of World Penguin Day! Learn about the incredible habitat at the Aquarium that makes life fascinating for the penguins and the trainers there, how the two species that currently call the facility home are similar and differen…

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Rossifari Zoo News 4.18.25 - The Deep Snorkels Edition! 39:22

5d ago39:22

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Dateline April 18, 2025 Rossifari Zoo News is back with a collection of stories that go deeper than usual, but less so than last week! This week we share some personal stories, and then look at three headlines from the field. First, we discuss what an Executive Order signed this week means for animal conservation. Spoiler alert: It's not good. Then…

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The Pigeon Who Saved Herself with Sara Van Wormer, Shara Rapoza, and Sarah Henry of Buttonwood Park Zoo! 1:02:30

8d ago1:02:30

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Today, the Safari heads back to Buttonwood Park Zoo, to talk to newly appointed director Shara Rapoza along with returning friends Sarah Henry and Sara Van Wormer! We talk about the new Ambassador Animal building the zoo is nearing completion on, and what that will look like when it has its glorious opening to the public later this year! We also ta…

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Rossifari Zoo News SPECIAL EDITION - A Dire Conversation 45:30

12d ago45:30

45:30

Dateline: April 11, 2025. You knew it was coming, and it's here. An entire episode digging into every aspect of this week's announcement of the "de-extinction" of dire wolves by Colossal Biosciences. We talk about this from a variety of angles, and dig into some of the other claims the company has made. We also look at what this might mean to the c…

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From Kanye to the Rainforest with John Garnica of RAREC 1:21:48

15d ago1:21:48

1:21:48

Today, the Safari takes a journey (on Zoom) to Peru to discuss RAREC, the RAINFOREST AWARENESS RESCUE EDUCATION CENTRE, located in Peru! We have a wild and sprawling conversation with John Garnica, the founder of the organization, talking about how his career took him from Kanye to the rainforest, how our friends at The Nashville Zoo made his dream…

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Rossifari Zoo News 4.4.25 - The Have You Saved A Beaver Today? Edition! 50:58

19d ago50:58

50:58

Dateline: April 4, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a quick update on me and a story about how I saved a beaver this week. Totally good normal stuff. We then get to two headline stories: one looking at how recent Executive Order…

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Title Redacted with Diana Waterman and Emily MacDonald of Roger Williams Park Zoo 1:10:58

22d ago1:10:58

1:10:58

Today, the Safari heads back to Providence, RI, to sit down with some incredible team members at Roger Williams Park Zoo. Diana and Emily are an amazing duo that work with ambassador animals and in the commissary (which we never even get to), and have a LOT of fun doing it. This duo has come up in their careers together, and the relationship they s…

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Rossifari Zoo News 3.28.25 - The Beavers for Congress Edition! 38:34

27d ago38:34

38:34

Dateline: March 28, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a quick update on me and a chat about Penguins International's March of the Penguin Madness competition! We then move on to our births for the week, featuring animals from the…

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Even Looser Favorite Terminology with Danielle Hinderliter of Wildlife World Zoo 46:12

30d ago46:12

46:12

Today, the Safari heads back to Wildlife World Zoo to catch up with our friend Danielle Hinderliter, bird keeper, educator, and one of the faces of the zoo! We talk about what the last two years have been like at the zoo, discuss the human-animal connection, and so much more! Oh, and we talk birds. So. Many. Birds. EPISODE LINKS: @wildlifeworldzoo …

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Rossifari Zoo News 3.21.25 - The "Can I Have Your Bunnies" Edition featuring Katie Propp of Penguins International! 42:18

1M ago42:18

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Dateline: March 21, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a quick update on me and a chat about Penguins International's March of the Penguin Madness competition! We then move on to our births for the week, featuring animals from Mog…

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Vulturologists with Dani DiMarco of Lehigh Valley Zoo 55:44

1M ago55:44

55:44

Today, the Safari heads back to the Lehigh Valley Zoo to talk to Dani DiMarco about all the things. We catch up on what's new since our last interview, we go wander the zoo together and talk about some new and cool animals, and so much more. This is just one of those conversations where two friends just chat animals and zoos and have the best time!…

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Rossifari Zoo News 3.14.25 - The 36 New Bands Edition! 37:02

1M ago37:02

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Dateline: March 14, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a quick update on me and a chat about Penguins International's March of the Penguin Madness competition! We then move on to our births for the week, featuring animals from Rog…

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The Minternship with Delaney Sevchik, Megan Koehn, and Emily Gallo of Wildlife World Zoo! 1:05:52

1M ago1:05:52

1:05:52

Today, the Safari heads to Wildlife World Zoo outside of Phoenix, to talk to three trainers who had to put up with my sorry butt for an entire week as I did a voluntary mini internship (Minternship) with the sea lion training team at the zoo! We talk about why an incredible team matters so much, and how an incredible culture can create resiliency f…

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Rossifari Zoo News 3.7.25 - The Grants Galore! Edition 41:16

2M ago41:16

41:16

Dateline: March 7, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with where I am now, and wondering why is it so cold? Our headline story is a look at Chappy, the seal pup rescued by Mystic Aquarium that came to national prominence before sadly p…

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Let's Celebrate SAFE! Part 2 with Kristen Lukas of SAFE Gorilla and Jess Phillips of SAFE African Penguin 1:02:40

2M ago1:02:40

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Today, the Safari continues our celebration of 10 years and 50 programs under the AZA's SAFE banner! We look at what individual programs are doing, talking to members of SAFE Gorilla and SAFE African Penguin about the work they are doing in the field, what goes into getting involved in a SAFE program, how conservation partners team up with SAFE pro…

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Rossifari Zoo News 2.28.25 - The End of the Quest? Edition 24:20

2M ago24:20

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Dateline: 2.28.25 Today's episode of Rossifari Zoo News starts with Jon riffing about life and how tired he is. Lots of cool stuff going on this week, Then we do a deep dive into what is going on at the SeaQuest chain of aquariums. It's a long story with a pretty solid ick factor. Then it's Animal Holidays, because Jon is very, very tired. ROSSIFAR…

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Let's Celebrate SAFE! with Dan Ashe and Katey Leban of The AZA 56:42

2M ago56:42

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Today, the Safari sits down with Dan Ashe and Katey Leban of the AZA to start a two-part series looking at the ten years and fifty programs of AZA SAFE! We talk about what SAFE programs are, how they are run, how they manage to maintain independence while being part of the AZA, and so much more! Tune in next week to hear from members of individual …

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Rossifari Zoo News 2.21.25 - The SNL50 Edition! 38:26

2M ago38:26

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Dateline: February 21, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a story about my time on SNL. We then move on to our births for the week, featuring animals from Hogle Zoo, Zoo Tampa, the Perth Zoo, Smithsonian's National Zoo, and Zoo Mi…

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Let's Add Another Acronym: EMA with Tripp Gorman of the Elephant Managers Association 45:46

2M ago45:46

45:46

Today, the Safari heads down to Fort Worth, TX, to talk to Tripp Gorman, the president of the Elephant Managers Association. This professional organization exists to help any human who takes care of elephants to increase their knowledge and skills! A lost-cost professional organization that focuses on welfare regardless of anything else going on at…

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Rossifari Zoo News 2.14.25 - The Arrested Development Edition! 50:12

2M ago50:12

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Dateline: February 14, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a quick update about the SAFE Red Panda plan. Our headline story this week is...well, I'm not going to spoil it. But it's a STORY, y'all! We then move on to our births for …

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The Foremost Footcare Dude with Mike McClure of McClure International 57:04

2M ago57:04

57:04

Today, the Safari heads to Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester to sit down with elephant footcare specialist Mike McClure. I spent the day with Mike watching him train the elephant teams from Seneca Park Zoo and Rosamond Gifford Zoo on the intricacies of elephant foot health, and it was truly amazing. We talk about the conservation work Mike participates …

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Rossifari Zoo News 2.7.25 - The Mighty Morphin' Power Giraffes Edition featuring Dan Ashe, Linda Chavez, and Raquel Gomez 37:10

3M ago37:10

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Dateline: February 7, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a quick update from my life and welcome some new Patrons. Our headline stories this week are two deep dives into very interesting topics: first, Dan Ashe, President and CEO …

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Why Are They In Trees? with Jim Thomas of the Tenkile Conservation Alliance 50:20

3M ago50:20

50:20

Today, the Safari heads to Papua New Guinea to talk to Jim Thomas of the Tenkile Conservation Alliance, an organization dedicated to the conservation of tree kangaroos in their natural habitat. You'll hear about three species of tree roos we've never talked about before on the pod, learn the amazing conservation work being done to save these animal…

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Rossifari Zoo News 1.31.25 - The 500th Episode Edition featuring Dr. Zoë Rossi 44:08

3M ago44:08

44:08

Dateline: January 31, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a quick update from Texas! Our headline story this week is Zoë talking about a proposed change to the veterinary field that is NOT a great idea. We then move on to our birth…

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No HIPAA for Hippos with Josh Courteau of Species 360 54:52

3M ago54:52

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Today, the Safari sits down with Josh Courteau of Species 360 to talk all about ZIMS, the Zoological Information Management System that is basically involved in every aspect of life in zoos and aquariums. If you've ever wondered what facilitates moving animals between facilities, how veterinary records travel from facility to facility, how research…

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Rossifari Zoo News 1.24.25 - The Do Cuttlefish Eat Marshmallows? Edition 41:34

3M ago41:34

41:34

Dateline: January 24, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off by welcoming a new Patron, and discussing the Patron sticker program! Our headline story this week is me ranting about politics. You can skip to 14 minutes and 10 seconds in to a…

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Can a Pygmy Hippo Be Big? with Jan Lopez of the Metro Richmond Zoo 28:52

3M ago28:52

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Today, the Safari heads back to the Metro Richmond Zoo to bring you the story of Poppy, the world-famous baby pygmy hippo that is taking the internet by storm! Come meet mom, dad, and America's Princess, Poppy! You'll get to hear a lot of cool stuff about pygmy hippos and what having a sudden celebrity has been like for the zookeepers and the rest …

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Rossifari Zoo News 1.17.25 - The Tubby Tabby Edition 39:24

3M ago39:24

39:24

Dateline: January 17, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a quick look Look at what I have coming up soon with my gigging life, and also some exciting podcast news! Our headline story this week is about a new study showing that sea…

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Meeting Muppets with Kristin Cruise and Jennah Moore-Matthews of The Virginia Zoo 1:01:02

3M ago1:01:02

1:01:02

Today, the Safari heads to Norfolk, VA, to visit the Virginia Zoo. This is the zoo that made me fall in love with binturongs, and you'll hear about the bint that calls the zoo home, as well as the red pandas, cranes, and tapirs that live there! In fact, you'll come behind the scenes with me to hang out with the tapirs at the zoo! EPISODE LINKS: @vi…

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Rossifari Zoo News 1.10.25 - The Goodbye Deebs Edition 43:30

3M ago43:30

43:30

Dateline: January 10, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a huge announcement - The new website is live at rossifari.com ! We then also talk about my life and such. Our headline story this week is about fires raving areas in the US…

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Only Fifty Penguins? with Cristen, Alex, and Taylor of the Metro Richmond Zoo 1:03:14

4M ago1:03:14

1:03:14

Today, the Safari heads to the Metro Richmond Zoo for our first episode from this facility. We talk about all kinds of stuff, including a huge penguin colony, a special friendship between a cheetah and a dog, a binturong who is the most binturong to ever binturong, snow leopard cubs, and more! This is a really fun and freewheeling interview! EPISOD…

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Rossifari Zoo News 1.03.25 - The Altered Toad Butts Edition! 31:08

4M ago31:08

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Dateline: January 3, 2025. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with an update on what's going on with the pod and a quick discussion of my life. Our headline story this week is about a few elephant deaths that have occurred since last week's …

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The Twelve Days of Birdmas with Amy Fennell of Natural Encounters, Inc. 45:12

4M ago45:12

45:12

Today, the Safari heads back into the Holiday Special to release the unedited version of my interview with Amy Fennell about the 12 Days of Christmas and how all of them are birds. This episode is filled with so many more facts and silly moments and is honestly just a great, fun way to end your year. Enjoy! EPISODE LINKS: naturalencounters.com @nat…

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Rossifari Zoo News 12.27.24 - The Duck-Billed Box Turtle Edition! 35:36

4M ago35:36

35:36

Dateline: December 27, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a discussion of the programming for the next two weeks, then talk about the holiday special, then do an update about my life. Our headline story this week looks at somethin…

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The Rossifari Old-Timey Non-Denominational Holiday Special 2024! 1:03:08

4M ago1:03:08

1:03:08

It's here! The Rossifari Old Timey Non-Denominational Holiday Special 2024 is the perfect way to get a laugh and still learn some animal stuff during the crazy holiday season! This episode features: Interviews with fan favorites Amy Fennell of NEI and Ren Howell of SeaLife Sydney! A fun and informative poetry reading by Sarah Lynn Bowser Musical gu…

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Rossifari Zoo News 12.20.24 - The Bubbly Booty Issues Edition! 38:50

4M ago38:50

38:50

Dateline: December 20, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a quick update on my life, and a reminder about the upcoming holiday special! Our headline story this week looks at a new law that is looking like it will get passed in Can…

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Conservation Tails with Kelly Currier of Brevard Zoo and Kat Mantzouris of the Maryland Zoo 52:04

4M ago52:04

52:04

Today, the Safari heads to Florida and Maryland to bring you some audio I thought I lost...three episodes of the short-lived Conservation Tails podcast that I launched a while back. The full story is at the top of the show, but these interviews are incredibly impactful and feature two incredible guests. Enjoy! ROSSIFARI LINKS: rossifari.com @rossif…

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Rossifari Zoo News 12.13.24 - The How Many Butterflies Are There? Edition 40:30

4M ago40:30

40:30

Dateline: December 13, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with the usual updates from my life, including a review of the Wicked movie. Our headline story this week looks at the current situation facing the SeaQuest brand of aquariums. …

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Monkey Eating Eagles with Lohwana Halaq of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo 46:32

4M ago46:32

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Today, the Safari heads to Calgary to sit down with Lohwana Halaq to discuss her passionate work done with the Philippine Eagle Foundation in the hopes of saving this absolutely incredible bird species. The work done at this organization is amazing, and really looks at how a personal connection to an animal can help conservation efforts for it. EPI…

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Rossifari Zoo News 12.6.24 - The Crashing Yachts and Wearing Hats Edition! 41:32

5M ago41:32

41:32

Dateline: December 6, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a random explanation of Lake Effect Snow, talk about meeting baby tree kangaroo Ren, and share about my experience on the NEI TEC Talks Podcast! Our headline story this week…

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Let Your Freak Flags Fly with Justin Williams of the Edmonton Valley Zoo! 50:46

5M ago50:46

50:46

Today, the Safari sits down with Justin Williams of the Edmonton Valley Zoo to talk about the Pathways to AZA Program, to argue about whether the letter "z" is pronounced "zee" or "zed," baby red pandas, an elephant that takes her keepers for walks, and so much more! This episode was recorded live at the AZA Conference! EPISODE LINKS: @edmontonvall…

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Rossifari Zoo News 11.29.24 - The Ren Is Here Edition! 41:58

5M ago41:58

41:58

Dateline: November 29, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a discussion of my last few days, and some reflections on a journey I went on. Our headline story this week looks at the AZA's Trends Report, and some controversy surroundi…

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The Rossifari Guide To Gifts For Animal Lovers 1:23:38

5M ago1:23:38

1:23:38

Today, the Safari brings you our first ever Holiday Gifts Guide, featuring interviews from multiple incredible companies that have the perfect gifts for yourself or the other animal lovers in your life! In this episode you'll hear from: Peppermint Narwhal (starts at 5:04). Use offer code ROSSIFARI at peppermintnarwhal.com for 10% off your order fro…

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Rossifari Zoo News 11.22.24 - The Houston Zoo? More Like The Houston TWO Edition! 32:32

5M ago32:32

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Dateline: November 22, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a very special announcement about Tuesday's episode and also a limited edition bit of merch you can get your hands on NOW! Our headline story this week looks at the AZA's A…

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The Zookeeper's Guide to Grief with Emily Mack 1:29:48

5M ago1:29:48

1:29:48

Today, the Safari sits down with Emily Mack to talk about grief. In a short period of time, the zoo Emily formerly worked at lost four animals on her string. To put it mildly, this was NOT a good time for Emily or her team. So we go into great detail on the relationships she had with her animals, what the losses felt like, and what living with and …

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Rossifari Zoo News 11.15.24 - The Nicholas Sparks as Zoo News Edition! 41:28

5M ago41:28

41:28

Dateline: November 15, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with my life. Yay. We then do a quick headline story about a study that looks at the best way to experience a zoo or aquarium. My guess is you won't be surprised. We then move o…

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Back From the Dead with Jamie Delk of the Dallas Zoo 1:10:50

5M ago1:10:50

1:10:50

Today, the Safari sits down with Jamie Delk in Dallas to talk a little bit about her career at the zoo, but a whole lot about the journey she has been on since she was the guest on the Season 1 finale of Rossifari. We talk about changes in her life and in her perspective that led her to walk away from zookeeping entirely, what she did in her time a…

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Rossifari Zoo News 11.8.24 - The Face Planting Penguin Edition! 42:24

6M ago42:24

42:24

Dateline: November 8, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with my thoughts about the election, kind of. Just listen or skip that part, whatever you need today. We then move on to our births section, including red panda triplets at Linco…

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Guitar(fish) Solo! with Chase Stryhal of SeaLife Grapevine 56:06

6M ago56:06

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Today, the Safari heads to SeaLife Grapevine to talk to Chase Stryhal all about the guitarfish, sea turtles, eels, flashlight fish, and other animals that call the aquarium home! From a background in theatre to a love of red pandas to a mutual friend, Chase and I have a lot of fun finding the things we have in common as we talk about the incredible…

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Rossifari Zoo News 11.1.24 - The Goodbye Araya Edition 41:30

6M ago41:30

41:30

Dateline: November 1, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness! We start off with a bunch of stuff from my life. We then get to our headline story, discussing the uplisting of African penguins to critically endangered. We then move on to our births sectio…

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