16 min

What's the Cleverest Thing A Hippo Can Do‪?‬ But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

    • Kids & Family

What is the cleverest thing hippos can do? This week we’re answering seven quirky questions about animals! Why do elephants like peanuts? Why do cows put their tongues up their noses? Has anyone ever ridden a tiger? How do woodpeckers cling to trees? Why is some bird poop black and some is white? Why do people make animals like sharks and bears sound way scarier than they are? Answers from Keenan Stears of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Christine Scales of Billings Farm & Museum ; shark researcher Kady Lyons and the Bird Diva Bridget Butler.

What is the cleverest thing hippos can do? This week we’re answering seven quirky questions about animals! Why do elephants like peanuts? Why do cows put their tongues up their noses? Has anyone ever ridden a tiger? How do woodpeckers cling to trees? Why is some bird poop black and some is white? Why do people make animals like sharks and bears sound way scarier than they are? Answers from Keenan Stears of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Christine Scales of Billings Farm & Museum ; shark researcher Kady Lyons and the Bird Diva Bridget Butler.

16 min

Top Podcasts In Kids & Family

Calm Parenting Podcast
Kirk Martin
Mysteries About True Histories (M.A.T.H.)
Starglow Media / Atomic Entertainment
Good Inside with Dr. Becky
Dr. Becky Kennedy
Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
American Public Media
Circle Round
WBUR

More by Vermont Public Radio

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Vermont Public
Brave Little State
Vermont Public
The Frequency: Daily Vermont News
Vermont Public
Vermont Edition
Vermont Public Radio
All Things Gardening Podcast
Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi
Vermont Public News Podcast
Vermont Public