Wildlife with Ian Rock Ian Rock

Despite being a beloved animal around the world, hippos are considered one of the most dangerous creatures in Africa. They are responsible for more deaths than any top mammal predator. But where is this coming from? What’s going on in that big round head? In this episode we’re talking all about hippos, about their lives and what possibly makes them so dangerous. Are they just killing machines? Are they misunderstood? Or is it something more complicated, that lies in between, just under the surface of the murky water.

On this episode we’re deep in search of the longest living vertebrate in the world. These mysterious animals live in the dark depths of frigid oceans and we are only recently figuring out how old they actually are. The more we learn about them, the stranger and stranger they get!

In this episode of Wildlife let’s jump into the wild symphony of animal sounds. From singing apes, to barking fish, to the world’s loudest bird. Get lost in the jungle of croaks, grunts, bellows, squeaks, rattles, snaps, howls, and lullabies. Featuring some 30 animal guests, you’ll hear something you never knew existed.

When we think of smart animals, we generally don’t think of fish. Recently however we humans are learning that fish have a lot more brain power then we once thought. One fish in particular is swimming out above the rest. Oh, and they’re also mythical looking creatures that fly through the water on 25 foot long wings. Find out how their brains are surprising us, how we think they got so smart, and why they need our help.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be as fast as a cheetah? Turns out though that technically, in the animal kingdom, cheetahs are actually pretty slow. In this episode we explore animal speed. Find out who is the fastest of them all, and all the mind-blowing adaptations these creatures have developed to break these records.