22 episodes
All the Critters April & Courtney
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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We’re April and Courtney and we LOVE critters. During each episode we will share our enthusiasm for the critters we have seen and the stories of finding them. This is our journey of sharing adventures in nature and how it makes us feel.
Theme music by Grayson Harlow. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allthecritters/support
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*BONUS!* The 12 Good Birds of Crittermas with Grayson Cody Harlow
Holly Jolly Crittermas, world! Spend a little time with us this season as we do our own rendition (and vastly improve) a classic holiday hit! Our version is sure to make your day a little merrier, and a whole lot brighter.
Species highlighted in this Episode: Loggerhead Shrike, American Coot, Tropical Kingbird, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Gray Kingbird, Northern Harrier, Winter Wren, White-crowned Sparrow, Wilson's Snipe, Hooded Merganser, Ringneck Duck, Brant, Common Grackle, Southern Screamer, Harbor Seal
Participate in the Christmas Bird Count!- https://ebird.org/news/ebirding-on-christmas-bird-counts
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Cloud Forests and Jungle Trails: The Pirate Logs Part 2
This is one wanderlust-filled episode! Courtney shares the overwhelming amount of biodiversity she experienced in Costa Rica and April prepares for her next big adventure.
Species highlighted in this Episode: Scarlet Macaws, Zompopas, and the cutest little birdos imaginable!
Critter Links:
Re:wild Iberá- https://www.rewild.org/projects/ibera-wildfire-fund
A look inside a Zompopa colony- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6oKJ5FGk24
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Courtney's Panama Pirate Logs: Part 1
Courtney takes us on a 10 day wildlife adventure through Panama and Costa Rica, confirming that every critter lover needs to journey to these amazing countries at some point in their lives. Some of the wildlife experiences even mirror April's time in Mexico. Plus the next CTA Host wildlife adventure is announced (suspenseful music plays!). Species Highlighted in this Episode: More than you can shake a stick at...
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Critter Links & More:
Sloth and Moths! - https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sloth-named-velcro-sloth-moths-mutually-beneficial-relationship/11159/
Lucy Cooke TED Talk: Sloths! The strange life of the world's slowest mammal- https://www.ted.com/talks/lucy_cooke_sloths_the_strange_life_of_the_world_s_slowest_mammal?language=en
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Bird Bird BAT!
April has a United States towhee "clean sweep", which brings us to our first Pokemon reference on Catching Them All! Birding life lists leads this episode into the world of vampire bats.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Vampire bat species, Big Brown Bat, Virginia Big Eared Bat, Eastern Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Canyon Towhee, California Towhee, Green-tailed Towhee, Abert's Towhee.
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Critter Links & More
The Case For Vampire Bats- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0YB6_7Kync
Important Bat Boy Information- https://weeklyworldnews.com/mutants/183465/bat-boy-30th-anniversary/
Paywall Nation! That Nat Geo Article on bat eating bats we mentioned - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/more-mysteries-revealed-about-bat-eating-bat
Endangered! Virginia Big Eared Bat + Coloring Page - https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/information/virginia-big-eared-bat/
Birds of the World! Towhees - https://carolinabirds.org/HTML/Passerellidae_Towhee.htm
CHARITABLE DONATION RECOMMENDATION! Indiana State University Center for Bat Research, Outreach, and Conservation - https://www.givetoindianastate.org/ISU-Bat-Center
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Halloween Special! Spiders vs Spooky
Happy spooky season! Courtney and April talk "spooky" stories, bust some myths, and share our overall excitement at finding new to us species of spiders. Enjoy!
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Spotted orb weaver, Black widow species, Rose-rumped tarantula, tailless whip scorpion
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Critter Links & More
Six surprising facts about spiders
Sticky science: Evolution of spiderwebs
Photo catalog of tailless whip scorpions on faces
Wolf's milk slime
Spider taxonomy
Adorable spider PAWS
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Mountain Streams and Mother Trees
It’s invasion of the James’ part 2!
Get beguiled with Courtney and her James as they share their recent trip to the Virginia mountains. This episode talks trout, forest ecosystems and how not to get your boots confiscated in New Zealand.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Brook Trout, Caddisflies, Unknown salamander, Mushrooms!
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Critter Links & More
Fish Stocking History- https://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/css496/secure/Readings/WFishStockingHistory.pdf
Virginia Interactive Trout Map- https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=441ed456c8664166bb735b1db6024e48
An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World- https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1nq8bk
Mushrooms and Other Fungi- https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/nature/mushrooms.htm
Salamanders from Virginia Herpetological Society- https://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/salamanders/salamanders_of_virginia.htm
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Customer Reviews
Interpretive gold: enthusiastic, fun, & filled with nuggets
April & Courtney’s broad knowledge combine with education backgrounds & passion in this podcast, loaded with scientifically-sound information & adventure. They are doing the necessary work of making science relevant & accessible, & the result is as joyous as their laughter.