199: Echidna

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199: Echidna

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Jan 10, 2023

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Weird Australian animal time! With this episode we officially mark Monotremes off of our list. We are actually making progress covering all the animals on the planet. Happy New Year! If you thought we would change or get better, we didn't.

Tune in to hear about this egg laying mammal who is full of surprises. I mean FULL OF THEM.

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Jan 10, 2023

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Two zookeepers talk weird animals. Informative, irreverent, and sometimes funny. Learn about animals in a way you never have before, with all the dirty details from two people who aren't afraid to call animals out on their junk.

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2: Boa Constrictor: Welcome to the second letter of the internet and our rebrand as Keeper Chat! While we continue to find our stride in this episode, feel free to check out later episodes of Keeper Chat to see how far we've come! In this episode, we discuss the Boa const... by Keeper Chat
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11: Kiwi: We dedicate another episode to New Zealand, cause why not. Let's try to save the world, one weird mammal bird at a time. We chat bird things like: Where are Kiwi found? What is the main predator of the kiwi. Is it really a bird, why are the feathers weir... by Keeper Chat
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21: Urchin: I promise it's an actual animal. It has a mouth AND a butt. And almost nothing else. Meet Satan's pokemon, the urchin. by Keeper Chat
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