Creature Meets Culture

Debbie Bishop, Haley Perez, Savanna Smith
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Best friends Debbie, Haley, and Savanna tell each other animal stories throughout history. Join us as we are in awe of how cool animals are, how weird people are, and how much fun it is to spend time with your friends. PS: we're not experts but we prioritize research and always work to bring you the most accurate info we've got

  1. 3d ago

    53- The World Cup and Pickles the Dog

    What do you get when you mix the FIFA World Cup trophy, a stamp company show, and a dog named Pickles? This week's episode! Debbie brings Haley an odd and generally lighthearted story about a trophy that was stolen in 1966. While there was an arrest made, the trophy still couldn't be found. That is, until a dog named Pickles stepped onto the scene in an unconventional way. Let's Connect! insta: @creaturemeetsculture creaturemeetsculture@gmail.com Sources: https://nationalfootballmuseum.com/items/pickles-the-dogs-medals-1966/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/pmid/20007171 https://www.kqed.org/science/1938255/how-your-dogs-nose-knows-so-much https://meetings-archive.aps.org/dfd/2008/mj/6 https://nist.gov/document/forensics-nist-dog-nosepdf http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/20/newsid_2861000/2861545.stm https://nationalfootballmuseum.com/stories/when-football-came-home-the-60th-anniversary-of-1966/ https://www.methodist.org.uk/about/our-stories/how-we-lost-the-world-cup-in-1966/ https://www.channel4.com/news/world-cup-england-1966-pickles-the-dog-archive-itn https://www.fifamuseum.com/en/explore/fifamuseumplus/blog/The-World-Cup-is-sto https://londonist.com/london/history/picklesworldcup https://www.historytoday.com/archive/england-loses-world-cup https://www.foxnews.com/sports/the-many-disappearances-of-the-jules-rimet-trophy https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/how-world-cup-trophy-was-stolen-and-recovered-1966 https://historyrevealed.com/period/20th-century/jules-rimet-trophy-football-world-cup-stolen-lost-found-pickles https://confidentials.com/manchester/manchester-jules-rimet-real-world-cup-national-football-museum https://www.aol.com/articles/mystery-jules-rimet-trophy-stolen-160259424.html https://www.thefa.com/news/2016/jul/27/guide-dogs-service-name-puppies-280716

  2. Oct 28

    52 - The World Herd: Operation Oryx

    Debbie and Haley are here for a safari! In 1962, the first (of many) expeditions took off to rescue the Arabian Oryx, a species facing extinction due to excessive hunting. What would follow would be one of the remarkable conservation comeback stories we've told so far on the show. The Arabian Oryx still faces real challenges today, making it an important time to bring this conversation to the forefront. Let's Connect! insta: @creaturemeetsculture creaturemeetsculture@gmail.com Sources: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/species_behind_unicorn_legend_back_from_brink_of_extinction_iucn_says https://ead.gov.ae/Discover-Our-Biodiversity/Mammals/Arabian-oryx https://www.phoenixzoo.org/blog/zoo-news/saving-species-arabian-oryx/ https://ead.gov.ae/Discover-Our-Biodiversity/Mammals/Arabian-oryx https://cob.silverchair.com/jeb/article-pdf/204/13/2301/1238166/2301.pdf https://iucn.org/sites/default/files/import/downloads/arabian_oryx_factsheet.pdf https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Oryx_leucoryx https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/influence-of-ambient-temperature-on-diurnal-activity-of-arabian-oryx-implications-for-reintroduction-site-selection/8668AE36BF882ABF5726C5D1C0090F67 https://nationalredlist.org/node/35620 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/look-at-threatened-species/24948A019C1F38678154EFA966519092 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300002015 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/operation-oryx-the-three-stages-of-captive-breeding/B027C7538E00A67745D95B776FD39EDD https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/0DD7CF0141DAA537BB80C0846627D25A/S0030605300001769a.pdf/editorial_notes.pdf https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300002404 https://www.phoenixzoo.org/blog/zoo-news/saving-species-arabian-oryx/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300003136 https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/198204/the.yalooni.transfer.htm https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300011959 https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/654 https://www.britishomani.org/events/bos/forty-five-years-with-the-harasiis-of-the-jiddat-il-harasiis https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/198204/return.of.the.oryx.htm https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/arabian-oryx-reintroduction-in-oman-successes-and-setbacks/B52D89DD9B8AF520DA9CD5D6A4378C0A https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/operation-oryxthe-success-continues/3BA98C5AD57D646A321D8972FBE73C50 https://whc.unesco.org/en/soc/2316

  3. Oct 21

    51 - Mary Tealby and The Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs

    Animal shelters are built into the fabric of our society...but how did they get their start? Debbie brings Haley an episode about Britain's first animal shelter, The Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs. When Mary Tealby started the home in 1860, she had no way of knowing she was creating what would become the building blocks for institutions that would save the lives of countless animals. Join us as we travel back in time to the world's first recorded animal shelter and have a lot of good conversations on the nuance of animal rescue and just how far we've come. Let's Connect! insta: @creaturemeetsculture creaturemeetsculture@gmail.com Sources: https://www.britannica.com/animal/dog https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-the-dog-found-a-place-in-the-family-home-from-the-victorian-age-to-ours https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22989958.mystery-huntingdon-born-founder-battersea-dogs-cats-home/ https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22989958.mystery-huntingdon-born-founder-battersea-dogs-cats-home/ https://jvc.oup.com/2015/10/05/philip-howell-mary-tealby-and-the-battersea-dogs-and-cats-home/ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol8/pp29-37 https://www.battersea.org.uk/about-us/our-history https://branchcollective.org/?p=3031 https://victorianweb.org/history/animals/rescue.html https://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/58529 https://www.djo.org.uk/all-the-year-round/volume-vii/page-493.html https://www.djo.org.uk/all-the-year-round/volume-vii/page-495.html https://www.djo.org.uk/all-the-year-round/volume-vii/page-496.html https://www.djo.org.uk/all-the-year-round/volume-vii/page-497.html https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22989958.mystery-huntingdon-born-founder-battersea-dogs-cats-home/ https://www.islington.media/news/battersea-dogs-home-founder-to-be-honoured-with-people-s-plaque https://www.biggleswadehistory.org.uk/research-2/research/people/mary-tealby/ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol8/pp29-37 https://www.battersea.org.uk/about-us/our-history https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26003/data.pdf https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/collections/digital/unionjournals/railway_review/bread/dogbite https://wellcomecollection.org/works/uwd7at2q https://elizabethhawksley.com/a-visit-to-the-battersea-dogs-home-1891/ https://branchcollective.org/?p=3031 https://www.islington.media/news/battersea-dogs-home-founder-to-be-honoured-with-people-s-plaque

  4. Oct 14

    50 - Rosalie Edge and Hawk Mountain

    Debbie brings another bird episode to Haley because we just can't get enough! Today we're learning about Rosalie Edge, a fierce advocate for birds who held the Audubon Society accountable in the 1930s. During a time when the conservation group wasn't holding hunting groups accountable and wasn't standing up for species. Join us as we learn about her prolific work for bird advocacy. One of her most lasting accomplishments is Hawk Mountain, a piece of land she purchased to keep gunners from excessively hunting migrating hawks. To this day, they welcome 60,000 visitors a year and hold the longest-running raptor migration count in the world. Editor's note: At the end of the episode, I state that Rosalie died ten years after the annual Audubon gala in 1962. She died ten days after the event, on November 30, 1962, at the age of 85. Let's Connect: Insta: @creaturemeetsculture creaturemeetsculture@gmail.com Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-winged_Hawk/id https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-winged_Hawk/lifehistory https://www.hawkmountain.org/visit/events/autumn-hawk-migration https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/edge__rosalie_barrow https://www.hawkmountain.org/download/?id=5359&dl=1 https://montanafreepress.org/2024/09/26/how-rosalie-edge-transformed-yellowstone-predator-revolution/ https://www.audubon.org/florida/about-us/history-audubon-florida https://archives.nypl.org/mss/2099 https://www.boone-crockett.org/bc-member-spotlight-t-gilbert-pearson https://www.aba.org/birding_archive_files/v37n2p186.pdf https://www.adventure-journal.com/2019/11/how-rosalie-edge-became-the-firebrand-conscience-of-american-conservation/ https://www.audubon.org/news/getting-over-rosalie https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/rosalie-edge/ https://www.hawkmountain.org/about/who-we-are https://rachelcarsoncouncil.org/about-rcc/about-rachel-carson/rachel-carson-and-hawk-mountain/ https://www.hawkmountain.org/conservation-science

  5. Oct 7

    49 - The Birth of the Audubon Society

    Debbie brings Haley another bird episode! We've got fancy hate, old time-y drama, and women who change the world for birds! We're diving into the story of Harriet Hemenway and Minna Hall and the birth of the Audubon Society. Let's Connect: insta: @creaturemeetsculture creaturemeetsculture@gmail.com Sources: https://www.audubon.org/art/birds-of-america/snowy-heron-or-white-egret https://www.nps.gov/guis/learn/nature/snowy-egret.htm https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snowy_Egret/lifehistory https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Egret/overview https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/greategret.htm https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/projects/female-founders-of-the-royal-society-for-the-protection-of-birds https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1880-1889/ https://web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Plume_Trade.html https://www.audubon.org/magazine/hat-tip-women-who-started-modern-bird-conservation-us https://www.massaudubon.org/about/history https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/encyclopedia/conservation/george-bird-grinnell/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/migratory-bird-act-anniversary-keeping-feathers-off-hats-180969077/ https://www.lindahall.org/experience/digital-exhibitions/drawn-from-nature/04-the-audubon-societies/ https://www.fws.gov/story/2020-03/harriet-hemenway https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-two-women-ended-the-deadly-feather-trade-23187277/ https://www.bwht.org/explore/home-of-harriet-hemenway/ https://www.masshist.org/collection-guides/view/fa0368 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/migratory-bird-act-anniversary-keeping-feathers-off-hats-180969077/ https://www.fws.gov/story/how-two-people-saved-millions-birds https://www.audubon.org/about/history https://archives.nypl.org/mss/2099

  6. Sep 30

    48 - Jackie and Shadow UPDATE: The Recent Developments of the Big Bear Bald Eagles

    Haley has already told us all about Jackie and Shadow (catch up with episode 30 if you haven't already), but there's been a lot happening with our beloved Big Bear Bald Eagles, and Haley has all the tea for us. Heads up, it's not a very cheery update, but there is a whole lot to get caught up on! So buckle up an join us! Let's Connect! insta: @creaturemeetsculture creaturemeetsculture@gmail.com Sources: https://www.ojairaptorcenter.org/ https://friendsofbigbearvalley.org/

  7. Sep 23

    47 - The Beaver Parachute Drop of 1948

    We've got a special guest today, people! Debbie is joined by her lovely and very supportive Max, who listens to the story of the time in history when government employees brought 76 beavers up into a plane and dropped them in parachutes! What started as a project to relocate beavers out of populated areas without killing them turned into a conservation tactic to restore ecosystems back to their intended condition that is only made possible with the presence of beavers. Let's Connect! insta: @creaturemeetsculture creaturemeetsculture@gmail.com Sources: Heter's scientific record: https://archive.org/details/Transplanting_Beavers_By_Airplane_And_Parachute_Elmo_W_Heter_1950.pdf General: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/beaver https://www.britannica.com/animal/beaver https://www.fws.gov/story/beavers-work-improve-habitat https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/American-Beaver https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Castor_canadensis/ https://defenders.org/blog/2023/06/original-ecosystem-engineers-beavers https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eap.2225 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/beavers-on-parachutes-144129480/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/why-beavers-were-parachuted-into-the-idaho-wilderness https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/dec/18/its-been-75-years-since-idaho-parachuted-beavers-i/ https://methowbeaverproject.org/get-involved/ https://www.beaverinstitute.org/help-us-help-beavers/donate/ https://www.slobeaverbrigade.com/2024/02/01/cdfw-beaver-restoration-program-needs-our-help/

  8. Sep 15

    46 - The Songs of the Humpback Whale: The Album that

    Debbie brings Haley a story about whales that helped bring us whale protection laws we still depend on today. When an album exclusively comprised of whale songs was released in 1970, only a few biologists understood the impact the project could have internationally. Their predictions and hope became a reality as people around the world connected with the unique, relaxing, and sometimes melodic sounds of humpback whales. The album resonated with enough people to incite change for whaling laws. In 1982, the International Whaling Commission voted to pause commercial whaling of all species and populations, with the ban officially taking effect for the 1985/86 whaling season. That moratorium technically remains in effect today. Let's connect! insta: @creaturemeetsculture creaturemeetsculture@gmail.com Sources: How to Get Involved: Ocean Alliance: https://whale.org/adopt-a-whale/ Happywhale: Take a picture of a whale and upload it. Their system matches it against a database to identify a speicifc whale and track its movements over time! https://happywhale.com/ NOAA's Ocean Alert app (to report whale sightings) https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/help-whales/ Entanglement Hotline: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-life-distress/report-entangled-marine-mammal Support Responsible Whale Watchers: https://whalesense.org/ General Sources: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/humpback-whale https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/humpback-songs-archival-save-the-whales-ceti-roger-payne https://mauinow.com/2021/02/08/a-whale-of-a-tale-roger-paynes-album-of-humpback-songs-still-resonates-50-years-later/ https://www.npr.org/2015/08/06/427851306/it-took-a-musicians-ear-to-decode-the-complex-song-in-whale-calls https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1988.tb00718.x https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.173.3997.585 https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/Songs-of-the-Humpback-Whale.pdf https://whale.org/history-and-legacy/dr-payne/ https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/60218/roger-payne-whale-songs-listening-remembering/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-is-on-voyagers-golden-record-73063839/ https://iwc.int/management-and-conservation/whaling/commercial https://iere.org/which-countries-hunt-whales/ https://uk.whales.org/2026/06/22/fin-whaling-in-iceland-resumes/

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Best friends Debbie, Haley, and Savanna tell each other animal stories throughout history. Join us as we are in awe of how cool animals are, how weird people are, and how much fun it is to spend time with your friends. PS: we're not experts but we prioritize research and always work to bring you the most accurate info we've got

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  • Creator
    Debbie Bishop, Haley Perez, Savanna Smith
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    53
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Debbie Bishop, Haley Perez, Savanna Smith
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