Creature Feature

Back from the Dead!

Today on the show, we’re talking about animals who are BACK FROM THE DEAD! Animals who were previously thought to be gone from the face of the earth get rediscovered: reports of these animals’ extinction have been greatly exaggerated. With special guest Forrest Galante from Animal Planet's Extinct or Alive. <a href="https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/extinct-or-alive/">Extinct or Alive TV show</a> <a href="https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/10/08/extinct-pinocchio-lizard-found-in-ecuador/">The Pinocchio Lizard</a> <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/12/lost-marsupial-frog-rediscovered-ecuador-choco-forest/">The Horned Frog</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qruxOVmSfyY">Giant Extinct Crocodiles</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacosmilus#/media/File:Thylacosmilus_3D_model.jpg">Thylacosmilus was a Bit of a Doof</a> <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/03/15/resurrecting-the-extinct-frog-with-a-stomach-for-a-womb/">Gastric Brooding Frog</a> <a href="https://reviverestore.org/the-passenger-pigeon-the-ecosystem-engineer-of-eastern-north-american-forests/">A Case for De-Extinction</a> <a href="https://e360.yale.edu/features/the_case_against_de-extinction_its_a_fascinating_but_dumb_idea">A Case Against De-Extinction</a> <a href="http://www.ultimateungulate.com/artiodactyla/pseudoryx_nghetinhensis.html">The Saola</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

We take a critter’s eye view to explore how animal behavior parallels humans. Join comedians and science-lovers as we get inside the minds of animals