Creature Feature

Fant(ass)y Creatures

Join us today as we talk about the history and stories behind mythological creatures, and find out that they have real-life animal counterparts who are just as magical. With special guest Alex Shifman.FOOTNOTES:1. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgqF-ND2XcY">Bombardier Beetles</a>2. <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/on-the-trail-of-the-warsaw-basilisk-5691840/">Warsaw Basilisk</a>3. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJMqDsurJQ8">Basilisk lizard running on water</a>4. <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2009/05/31/argentavis-the-largest-flying-bird-was-a-master-glider/">Argentavis Magnificens</a>5. <a href="http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150727-the-reign-of-the-terror-birds">Terror Birds</a>6. <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46212301/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/spiders-detachable-penis-finishes-without-him/#.XUN-E5NKjOQ">Detachable penis</a>7. <a href="https://entomologytoday.org/2015/03/27/arachnid-matriphagy-these-spider-mothers-literally-die-for-their-young/">Horrible picture of a Stegodyphus lineatus spider being eaten by her babies</a>8. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/22/health/atacama-skeleton-mystery/index.html">Atacama skeleton</a>9. <a href="https://www.care2.com/causes/celebrity-rabbit-suffers-from-cancer-causing-cottontail-papilloma-virus.html">Horrible picture of a "real" Jackalope (papilloma virus infected rabbit)</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