Shimmer Two Four Staying-a-Dive

A couple of Russell Book islanders came to the On Being Animals studio for an extra special tri-pod episode! A three person podcast that is as stable as a physical tri-pod. Sara laughed, Ross cried, and we all learned about the Shimmer Two Four Staying-a-Dive. Yes this animal is called the Shimmer Two Four Staying-a-Dive. Ross and Sara are great guests and we talked about everything from Darude Sandstorm, to leaving home, and the ever so terrible, unwanted acoustic guitars. You know when they show up to a good party and ruin it? 

Most Egregious Errors: I used some pretty bad analogies, but Ross and Sara were there to improve on them each time. Birds and mammals cannot see infrared. It seems that vampire bats can detect infrared waves, but not with their eyes. They don’t see it, but maybe they feel it with their noses. Some birds can see in the ultraviolet range. That’s how they see urine marks. Use a UV light at a cheap motel to see all the urine marks, urine from rodents and otherwise. We get into tongue stuff. This animal wraps its tongue around its skull to store it. Much like a woodpecker.

Science Level: Talk about wind tunnels, fluid dynamics, aeroelastic flutter, and G forces. You’re welcome aerospace nerds.