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Season 3 Finale:  Three headlines from around the US: A javelina commits light B&E and steals a motor vehicle over Cheetos; a fugitive flamingo from Kansas  is found in TEXAS; homeowners in Colorado file an unusual claim that Goldilocks would be envious.  *******************  Resources: Javelina Cheeto Caper https://animalcorner.org/animals/peccary-javelina/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/javelina-traps-car-knocks-vehicle-neutral-pursuit-cheetos-rcna23839 https://www.biologicaldiversity.org Fugitive Flamingo https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/flamingo-escaped-kansas-zoo-17-years-ago-spotted-texas-coast-rcna22129  DNA Exonerates Bear https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/5-hibernating-bears-source-california-crawl-space-snores-rcna25879 https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/dna-evidence-saves-lake-tahoe-s-500-pound-black-bear-hank-the-tank-from-euthanasia-134094917710FUZZ by Mary Roach: https://maryroach.net/fuzz.html  Links as always are in the description of today's episode Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org and my swearing parrot buddy, Poll. More about Melissa McCue-McGrath can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com and BewilderBeastsPod.com Support the show

This week a look at the less-greats in horse racing, including a horse named after a fruit, a horse named after a tuber, and an announcer has to call a race with a horse evidently named by a 17th century pirate. Let's GO!***** Resources for this week's episode: Youtube video of Tom Durkin calling the ARRRRR race….https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf0wQzq9Yzg   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing https://www.livescience.com/14020-kentucky-derby-weird-horse-names.html https://www.cnn.com/2012/11/14/sport/race-horse-names-betting-frankel/index.htmlhttps://horseracingsense.com/why-are-racehorse-names-so-weird/ https://www.si.com/horse-racing/2021/04/29/kentucky-derby-best-and-worst-names https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/15/sport/horsey-mchorseface/index.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justify_(horse) https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/08/how-did-rich-strike-win-kentucky-derby/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruler_on_Ice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pants_On_Fire_(horse) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jockey_Club_(United_States)Pot8oshttps://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/08/a-racing-horse-named-potoooooooo.htmlhttps://www.grunge.com/144630/royals-who-married-their-relatives/  Measure of Things websiteIntro/Outro: Tiptoe out the Back by Dan Liebowicz, Interstitial music by MK2Additional music and sound effects by Pixabay and Freesound.orgVisit BewilderBeastsPod.com or find BewilderBeastsPod on all social media platforms. Just look for the logo, you'll find it! Support the show

A personal note from Melissa re: Roe v. Wade and a throwback episode about feminism by way of First Daughter, Alice Roosevelt's pet garder snake, Emily Spinach.  Also, panda cologne is eau d'number 2, and our favorite bad taxidermy, "Sad Otter". All resources for this episode can be found in the shownotes of episode 24, "Emily Spinach" Visit BewilderBeastsPod.com for all episodes. Support the show

One sheep in Australia goes on the "lamb" and comes back from his "ram"springa needing a haircut of epic proportions. Please visit Bewilderbeastspod.com for more information about the show, and pretty please with cherry on top, leave a written review or tell a friend about the show!  Resources:  https://slate.com/technology/2021/03/baarack-sheep-domestication-wool.htmlhttps://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/baarack-a-rescued-sheep-getting-more-confident-every-day-after-losing-75-pounds-of-wool https://www.edgarsmission.org.au/about-us/faqs/#  https://www.bobvila.com/articles/sheeps-wool-insulation/ https://www.nantucketconservation.org/when-why-and-how-we-shear-the-sheep/#:~:text=How%20do%20we%20shear%20the,the%20sheep%20and%20shepherd%20alike. https://www.farmsanctuary.org/news-stories/why-do-we-shear-sheep-faqs/ https://www.britishwool.org.uk/assets/files/factsheets/2-Why-we-need-to-shear-sheep.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrSCnzR_mA (Mashable) https://www.businessinsider.com/why-sheep-cant-stop-growing-their-fur-2015-9  https://www.livescience.com/52755-sheep-facts.html https://www.farmsanctuary.org/news-stories/why-do-we-shear-sheep-faqs/ Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org  Support the show

When violent militarized police attack school children protesting for the right to education in Chile, hundreds of homeless street dogs stand in the way.  This story focuses on two of the hundreds of Chilean protesting dogs:  the infamous Negro Matapacos (Bebe), whose likeness pops up wherever social injustice involving police brutality and injustice to kids around the world exists, and El Vaquita, the dog who needed a fake protest to see the vet. ***Resources: https://blurredbylines.com/blog/el-negro-matapacos-riot-dogs-el-vaquita-loukanikos-kanellos-protesters/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_Matapacos DuoLingo has a GREAT podcast where I was able to get ½ of Maria’s story first hand, about how she met and loved Bebe through his life. https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/duolingo-spanish/el-perro-que-protest%C3%B3-the-mjTYP_xl103/  https://thebark.com/content/how-chilean-dog-ended-face-new-york-city-subway-protests  https://historyofyesterday.com/the-chilean-street-dog-who-protested-for-educational-reform-bb8d43f09224 @midnucas on Twitter : https://twitter.com/midnucas/status/1213619610743758848 (the tweet where El Vaquita, "Little Cow" or "Cowie the dog"needed a fake protest to get him to veterinarian's for care. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

An invasive little bugger is murdering trees & plants in mid-Atlantic states by sucking them dry, then uses poisonous poop to finish the job. One hero rises above to turn poisonous poop lemons into delicious vomit lemonade. Let's go!******************Resources: PopSci podcast:  https://www.popsci.com/animals/how-to-make-honey-spotted-lanternflies Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/unusual-honey-pennsylvania Philadelphia Bee - Doom Bloom Honey creators: http://philadelphiabee.com/  BillyPenn.com https://billypenn.com/2019/09/13/10-worst-things-about-the-spotted-lanternfly-invasion/ PhillyMag.com https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2020/11/23/spotted-lanternfly-honey-pennsylvania/ Extension Penn State U, how to comply with SLF active quarantine regulations: https://extension.psu.edu/how-you-can-comply-with-the-spotted-lanternfly-quarantine-regulations More about the Spotted Lantern Fly:  https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly A youtube video demonstrating pro tips and tricks, on how to kill the SLFhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfNAjUnAZrA  And a facebook page because not everything on social media is a dumpster fire. Well, it is, but this should be helpful: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2215404745415711/   For The Love of Nature: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-child/id1551899680?i=1000557222696  Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org More about the show:  Website: BewilderBeastsPod.comEmail: Bewilderbeastspod@gmail.com Tweet @bewilderedpodBewilderbeastsPod on Facebook and @bewilderbeasts on Instagram Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

The time LL Bean teamed up with a taxidermist and a woman from New Sweden, Maine, to make an unbelievably rare event come back to life for the masses. Plus, moose are hunted by an unusual predator, and one inebriated moose gets stuck in a tree. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

Three shorter stories that couldn't quite make an entire episode on their own: A cat on the Queen's payroll in the UK and a pig who started a nearly 13 year war over land in the Pacific Northwest between the US and Canada. *****I got today’s information from a variety of sources -  On the Queen’s Chief Mouser: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIIIhttps://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/who-were-henry-viiis-wiveshttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-VIII-king-of-Englandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_(cat)https://www.gov.uk/government/history/10-downing-street Pig War : Which actually started with sheep and a longer, more political boundary dispute, resources if you want to dig deeper than a potato depth on it…I didn’t, I just came here for the pig storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859)https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pig-war-british-american-border-dispute-san-juan-islandhttps://historycollection.com/40-animals-that-changed-history/13/  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

Starting Season 3 : Swedish crows trained to pick up cigarettes in exchange for actual peanuts- it's proposed to save towns over 75% of the monetary cost of humans picking up trash, but what does that mean for the crows?*****Resources:  The American Cancer Society Quitline at 800-227-2345   https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503606/are-cigarette-butts-secret-better-roads https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/505089/dutch-startup-wants-train-crows-pick-cigarette-butts https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/birds/is-it-ethical-to-train-crows-to-pick-up-cigarette-butts/ *normal cleaning animals, vultures, goats for fires,  etc: https://www.dawn.com/news/1371300 https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/litterpicking-crows-to-help-rid-swedens-streets-of-cigarette-butts/ https://boingboing.net/2022/02/01/crows-trained-to-collect-cigarette-butts-on-the-street.html https://corvidcleaning.com/  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45155818 https://boutique.puydufou.com/papeterie/page/2.html https://abcbirds.org/blog21/what-do-crows-eat/ And, my own life growing up with a smoker. Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Leibowitz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org More about the show can be found at https://bewilderbeastspod.com   Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

April Fool's Day is in full swing on this episode of not-exactly BewilderBeasts! Let's learn about a bit about by way of a New York Yankee's baseball player and an ostrich.  When a NY Yankee Challenged an Ostrich To A Spaghetti Eating Competition More about Nick Charlie Key and his incredible show, "The Fantastic History of Food" can be found here: https://www.foodhistorypodcast.com/ and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/foodhistorypod Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

In this fan favorite, we revisit Melissa's failed foray into pharmaceutical advertising. All resources for this replay can be found in the show notes of Episode 18: The Side Effects of Toad LickingSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

Missing historical appendages? Fierce women who get it done? Big goofy hero dogs? Quirky facts and serious history? It's all here.  If there is one episode that encompasses Bewilderbeasts, it's this one.All information about this episode can be found on the show notes of episode 33: Ann Harvey, Hairy Man and the Island of the Dead. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

When Melissa's asked which story sticks with her the most, it's the one of the Border Collie who unmasked the terrible racists in Tennessee.Episode notes can be found on episode 26: The Rebellious Reenacting RoosterSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

In this fan favorite, we meet Poll - President Andrew Jackson's swearing parrot,-who makes frequent cameos through the episodes of Bewilderbeasts. All resources can be found on episode 8, "The Profane Presidential Parrot"Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

Replay of Episode 50: Olga of Kiev. #StandWithUkraine #UkraineSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

McNugget, the coffee shop rooster; Cosmo, the rowdy raven who befriended an elementary school; an update on Magawa, the land-mind detection rat from episode 10; and scheduling updates!Resources: McNugget the Roosterhttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/one-tough-old-bird-rules-the-parking-lot/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/beloved-issaquah-rooster-likely-killed-by-dog/ https://www.q13fox.com/news/mcnugget-issaquahs-favorite-rooster-killed-in-tragic-dog-attack https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/beloved-issaquah-rooster-likely-killed-by-dog/ Cosmo the Kid-Cursing Corvidhttps://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2021/12/friendly-foul-mouthed-crow-befriends-entire-oregon-elementary-school-before-state-police-are-called-in.html MentalFloss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/653445/profane-crow-made-friends-grade-school-being-expelled https://ar-ar.facebook.com/KOMONews/posts/mcnugget-had-been-at-the-espresso-stand-for-11-years-and-was-well-known-in-the-c/863903653677968/Magawa the hero rat: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59951255 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

This week is part two of the prosthetics arc where we look exclusively at one dolphin who lost her tail but not her spirit - how that dolphin's journey saved the wildlife rehabilitation center she lived in, helped humans with advancements in prosthetic tech, and saved countless animals after her death in 2021, all while schmoozing with Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Harry Connick, Jr.  Let's meet Winter the Dolphin.  Resources for today's episode:  https://www.cmaquarium.org/winter-updates/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_(dolphin) https://twitter.com/WinterDolphin https://www.seeker.com/fuji-the-first-dolphin-with-a-prosthetic-fin-dies-1769268456.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fuji-the-dolphins-rubber-tail/ https://mainepublic.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/6e723891-fae8-41f0-a4e6-cba022efa8a2/prosthetic-tails-for-dolphins-operation-wild/ https://patch.com/florida/clearwater/rescuer-dolphin-tale-co-stars-remember-loveable-dolphin https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-movies-florida-gulf-of-mexico-d3f8291190c238935df56e684b5297c8 https://patch.com/florida/clearwater/winter-dolphin-reunited-rescuer-14-years-later https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/david-brought-winter-the-dolphin-international-fame-now-hes-leaving-clearwater-marine-aquarium/67-17a06b97-0fd7-4637-aedd-a6d6ee3c95a4  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

This week's show is all about the real life Animal Avengers,  animal prosthetics, osseointegration, and the magic of 3D printing to save animals from euthanasia while advancing prosthetic technologies to help humans. Resources for today's episode include:   https://youtu.be/yIiXqyoxZEA https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/04/10/komodo-dragon-named-smaug-gets-a-leg-up-from-a-new-prosthetic/ https://www.discovery.com/science/artificial-limbs--pioneering-animal-surgery-may-hold-the-key-to https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/prosthetics-animals-rescued-3d-dogs-cats https://futurism.com/tortoise-gets-new-shell-thanks-to-3d-printing https://www.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/animal-prosthetics-surviving-on-human-ingenuity-and-compassion https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160314141412.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osseointegration_Group_of_Australia https://www.insideedition.com/19489-worlds-first-goose-to-receive-3d-printed-beak-hatches-2-goslings-after-finding-true-love  More about Melissa McCue-McGrath and the show can be found at bewilderbeastspod.com Email the show: BewilderBeastsPod@gmail.com Twitter: BewilderedPodSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

Hi everyone! Episode 21, Fishfart Diplomacy, had a segment dedicated to all things Groundhog Day and let's bring back the term Bear Rat for our favorite meteorological rodents!All sources can be found on the original airing of the show, episode 21:  https://bewilderbeastspod.podcastpage.io/episode/ep-21-fish-fart-diplomacySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)

The time  Kentucky Fried Chicken teamed up with NASA, some space ready chickens, and an 8th Grader FOR SCIENCE. I got today's information from:  https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/background/facts/adf.html https://www.audubon.org/news/the-amazing-story-cold-war-space-egg-race https://techshot.com/aerospace/technology/ https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/is-it-possible-for-chickens-to-lay-eggs-in-space/ https://www.purdue.edu/space/features/chix-09-2018.php https://www.space.com/11706-space-beer-microgravity.html https://www.britannica.com/event/Challenger-disaster https://www.businessinsider.com/alcohol-that-has-flown-in-space-2016-1#one-of-these-experiments-included-attempting-to-brew-beer--which-is-done-using-yeast--in-space-8 https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/russian-cosmonauts-admit-to-smuggling-alcohol-in-space-as-juice-bottles-3180818.html Music is by Dan Leibowitz and interstitial music is by MK2 -  extra music is from Freesound.org and Pixabay.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod)