
48 episodes

The Wild Episode Brian Ruckley
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- Nature
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5.0 • 15 Ratings
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A Collection of Wonders, Curiosities and Occasionally Horrors from the Natural World. Zoology, natural history and sometimes human history too. Amazing stories about amazing wildlife.
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Greater Noctule Bat : Bat versus Bird
The Greater Noctule bat is Europe's biggest bat, but also probably its most mysterious and least studied. In the last twenty years, though, remarkable details of its life have come to light. Such as: it's one of the very few bats in the world that is a major predator of birds ...
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Purple Frog : The Frog That Thinks It’s A Fish And A Mole
The purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) was only described by scientists in 2003. Naturalists actually knew about it - knew a little about it - way back in the early 20th century, but its existence had been kind of forgotten. And even now, we don't know much more than a little about it. But what we do know is enough to make it a pretty remarkable frog ...
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Mormon Cricket : The Cannibal Swarm
The Mormon Cricket (Anabrus simplex), which is found across western North America, is prone to outbreaks: the mass movement of millions upon millions of insects. And what happens within those outbreaks, inside the vast crowd, is pretty brutal ...
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Labord's Chameleon : All Together Now
Labord's Chameleon (Furcifer labordi) may look like just another chameleon, albeit a small one. But it isn't. In one crucial respect, it is one of the most unusual animals on Earth. Virtually unique among tetrapods, in fact ...
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Lowland Streaked Tenrec : Of Rafts and Spines
The Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) is a small, worm-eating mammal from Madagascar. It has yellow stripes, a shared evolutionary history with elephants and sociable inclinations. It also has spines, and it does something with them that no other mammal can do ...
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Halloween Moths : Sweat, Tears and Blood
Moths for Halloween! If you can drink nectar, or fruit juice, as many moths do, you can drink other kinds of liquids too. Such as ... the bodily fluids of other animals. Up to and including the one that earns you the name ... vampire.
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Absolutely amazing. I am so so pleased i found this podcast. It is really well done.
V v good! Nice delivery and great content pitched at the right level
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Really amazing for all ages!
Really enjoying these- quirky and hold the attention really well. Great for those already into natural history and those looking to hear something a bit different - and for all ages too. Recommend you give this a go!
Now I’ve been listening for a while I think Brian has established for himself a really unique niche in podcasting on the natural environment.
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