The A to Z Animal Podcast: Recent Episodes
Mikaela Baratka
The A to Z Animal Podcast teaches people of all ages about some of Earth’s oddest creatures one letter at a time. Join us as we spread the love for wildlife and try to increase conversation efforts!
Learn about the record breaking Kakapo in this week's episode of the A to Z Animal Podcast! While it may not be the largest parrot, it sure is the heaviest, longest lived, and only flightless one! And the interesting life of the owl parrot doesn't stop there!
Full show notes at theatozanimalpodcast.com/episodes/k-is-for-kakapo
Sources: full sources can be found in the show notes on our website!
Learn all about the most endangered mammal in the world, the Javan Rhinoceros, in this week's episode of the A to Z Animal podcast. With only 67 individuals left in the wild and none in captivity, we need to act fast to help save these real life unicorns.
Find out what makes a rhino a rhino, what noises do rhinos make, and more!
Full show notes available at https://www.theatozanimalpodcast.com/episodes/j-is-for-javan-rhinoceros
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javan_rhinoceros
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/javan-rhino
https://rhinos.org/about-rhinos/rhino-species/javan-rhino/
https://wwf.panda.org/discover/knowledge_hub/endangered_species/rhinoceros/asian_rhinos/javan_rhinoceros/
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/javan-rhinoceros/#:~:text=The%20Javan%20Rhino%20inhabit%20dense,on%20various%20species%20of%20grass
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/rhino
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Rhinoceros_sondaicus/
https://www.wwf.org.au/news/blogs/10-facts-about-javan-rhinos#gs.cycswi
https://www.wwf.org.au/news/blogs/meet-rawing-the-javan-rhino#gs.cycu4z
https://www.savetherhino.org/programmes/the-javan-rhino-study-and-conservation-area/
https://onekindplanet.org/animal/rhinoceros-javan/
Learn all about the scarlet honey creeper in this week's episode of the A to Z Animal Podcast! This beautiful bird is rapidly declining, but don't worry, plenty of organizations are making strides at saving this species.
Full shownotes at: theAtoZAnimalPodcast.com/episodes/i-is-for-iiwi
Sources:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Drepanididae#:~:text=%3A%20a%20family%20of%20Hawaiian%20passerine,the%20Hawaiian%20honeycreepers%20%E2%80%94%20see%20mamo
https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/en-en/coccinea/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_honeycreeper
https://ebird.org/species/iiwi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBI%CA%BBiwi
https://abcbirds.org/bird/iiwi/
https://mauiforestbirds.org/iiwi/
https://www.audubon.org/news/the-iiwi-besieged-hawaiian-forest-bird-now-listed-threatened
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/birds/iiwi/index.html
https://identify.whatbird.com/obj/1118/_/iiwi.aspx
https://www.britannica.com/animal/iiwi
https://hawaiibirdingtrails.hawaii.gov/bird/iiwi/
https://www.beautyofbirds.com/iiwi.html
http://www.raywilsonbirdphotography.co.uk/Galleries/Birds/non-passerines.html
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pierc/science/evaluating-i-iwi-responses-nectar-availability-and-habitat-quality?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/keeping-hope-alive-for-hawaiis-iiwi/
http://www.oiseaux-birds.com/card-iiwi.html
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/birds/iiwi/natural_history.html
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720844/179228794
Learn about the largest Eagle found in the Americas and one of the most powerful raptors in the world. With talons longer than a grizzly bear's claws and capable of crushing prey instantaneously, you won't want to miss this episode of the A to Z Animal Podcast.
Full show notes available at : theAtoZAnimalPodcast.com/episodes/h-is-for-harpy-eagle
Sources
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/harpia
https://www.britannica.com/animal/eagle-bird
https://www.britannica.com/animal/buteo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_prey
https://www.fws.gov/news/blog/index.cfm/2016/3/11/5-Fascinating-Facts-about-the-Harpy-Eagle
https://www.whitehawkbirding.com/size-of-harpy-eagle/
https://www.peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/eagles/harpy-eagle
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/harpy-eagle
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/jungle-eagle-harpy-eagle-fact-sheet/7263/#:~:text=Lifespan%3A%20The%20bird's%20lifespan%20is,tree%2C%20or%20the%20Cambara%20tree
https://facts.net/nature/animals/harpy-eagle-facts/
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22695998/117357127
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy_eagle
https://www.whitehawkbirding.com/what-do-harpy-eagles-eat/
Episode 7 of the A to Z Animal podcast talks about an animal that may be lost forever. What caused this parrot to disappear? Is there any chance we can save it? Find out the answers to these questions and more on G is for Glaucous Macaw!
Full Show Notes: https://www.theatozanimalpodcast.com/episodes/g-is-for-glaucous-macaw
Sources
https://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/population-bottleneck-300/#:~:text=A%20population%20bottleneck%20is%20an,in%20the%20deaths%20of%20organisms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucous_macaw http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/glaucous-macaw-anodorhynchus-glaucus
https://www.parrots.org/projects/glaucous-macaw
https://www.beautyofbirds.com/glaucousmacaw.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2018/09/07/forever-gone-eight-bird-species-confirmed-extinct-this-decade/?sh=347d514d5926
https://www.worldsultimate.net/glaucous-macaw.htm
https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/glamac1/cur/introduction
https://www.bluemacaws.org/en-gb/article/glaucous-macaw-dead-or-alive
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22685527/154380861
http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/glaucous-macaw-anodorhynchus-glaucus/text
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glaucous
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrot
Episode 6 of the A to Z Animal Podcast teaches you all about a long overlooked member of the Crocodilia order: the False Gharial! What makes a gharial true or false? What makes a crocodilian a crocodilian? Find out answers to these questions and more on this week's episode!
Full Show Notes on our website: theAtoZAnimalPodcast.com/episodes/f-is-for-false-gharial
**Sources for this episode exceed the character limit but may be found in both the transcript and show notes!
Episode 5 of the A to Z Animal Podcast talks about one of the most endangered mammals in Europe and even the world: the European Mink!
Full show notes found on our website: https://www.theatozanimalpodcast.com/episodes/e-is-for-european-mink
Sources:
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mustela_lutreola/
https://www.britannica.com/animal/mink#ref158577
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18992118/
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/scientists-think-they-can-save-European-mink-killing-its-ruthless-rivals
https://www.vwt.org.uk/species/European-mink/
https://animalia.bio/European-mink
https://www.wildcru.org/research/European-mink-project/
https://english.ranuazoo.com/animals/vesikko/
https://www.speciesconservation.org/case-studies-projects/European-mink/9980
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/lpo-rochefort/life-vison-save-the-European-mink/about/research
https://carnivores.org/the-European-mink/
https://www.lutreola.eu/lutreola/html/english/conf_concl_eng.htm
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=6291
https://www.lpo.fr/actualites/un-life-mammaq-pour-sauvegarder-le-vison-d-Europe-dp1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_mink#:~:text=Predators%20of%20the%20European%20mink,owls%20and%20the%20red%20fox.
Episode 4 of the podcast teaches about a long neglected endangered species: the dhole. The dhole is a wild dog native to Asia and is often overlooked for the wild cats in the area like tigers and leopards.
Full show notes on our website: https://www.theatozanimalpodcast.com/episodes/d-is-for-dhole
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2015/jun/25/dhole-asia-endangered-tiger-ignored
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/dhole
https://mnzoo.org/blog/animals/dhole-asian-wild-dog/
https://animalia.bio/dhole
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhole
http://www.dholes.org/
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/center-for-species-survival/dhole-conservation-southeast-asia
https://www.worldlandtrust.org/species/mammals/dhole/
https://www.iucnredlist.org/fr/species/5953/72477893
https://www.conservationindia.org/articles/a-roadmap-for-dhole-conservation-in-india
https://mnzoo.org/conservation/around-world/dhole-conservation-thailand/
https://www.worldlandtrust.org/species/mammals/dhole/
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cuon
http://www.dholes.org/what-makes-a-dhole.html#:~:text=The%20scientific%20name%20Cuon%20alpinus,placed%20in%20the%20canid%20family.
https://www.animalspot.net/dhole.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hamilton_Smith
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cuon_alpinus/
Episode 3 of the podcast teaches you about the Caracal, a medium-sized African cat also known as the desert lynx.
Full show notes on our website
Sources
https://www.wildcatfamily.com/caracal-lineage/
https://wildcatridgesanctuary.org/residents/caracals/
https://www.wildcatfamily.com/caracal-lineage/caracal-caracal-caracal/
https://wildcatconservation.org/wild-cats/africa/caracal/
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Caracal_caracal/
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/caracal
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/caracal
https://bioone.org/journals/mammalian-species/volume-52/issue-993/seaa006/Caracal-caracal-Carnivora-Felidae/10.1093/mspecies/seaa006.full
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/caracal-lynx
The second episode of the A to Z Animal Podcast teaches you all about the binturong, also known as the bearcat!
The very first episode of the A to Z Animal Podcast dives teaches you about the world's weirdest primate: the Aye Aye!