Just the Zoo of Us

• 294: Speculative Evolution w/ Roxy Valdez!

  Join Ellen & special guest, digital artist and character designer Roxy Valdez, for a multimedia exploration of the intersection where real-world biology and ecology meets the imagination: speculative evolution! We discuss the world of the Amphiterra Project, the academic research and creative process that goes into designing creatures for science fiction and fantasy, and even team up to roll dice and make our very own creatures. Our guest provides illustrations and an interactive spec evo prompt generator that will be posted on our socials to accompany this episode!Links:Follow Roxy on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bighugefrog.bsky.socialFind more of Roxy's work and info: https://bighugefrog.carrd.co/Find the Amphiterra Project: https://amphiterra.weebly.com/Roxy's Recommendations:Serina: https://sites.google.com/site/worldofserina/homeRunaway to the Stars: https://www.runawaytothestars.com/The Snouters: Form and Life of the Rhinogrades: https://archive.org/details/snoutersforml00stumDougal Dixon: https://www.dougal-dixon.co.uk/Curious Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@CuriousArchiveFor more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on BlueSky!

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• 293: Rhinoceros & Bird-eating Tarantula

  Christian takes charge of rhinoceroses & Ellen gives bird-eating tarantulas a hair-raising review. We discuss unicorns, mmwonk, dragon calls, Ace Ventura, becoming the Thumbtacks Guy, recipes for a bag of spiders, and more. Links:For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on BlueSky!

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• 292: Ivan Phillipsen's 3 Weirdest Birds!

  Join Ellen and acclaimed naturalist Ivan Phillipsen to round up his top 3 weirdest birds. We discuss what makes a bird truly “weird,” the distinct silhouette of a style icon, never letting a perfectly good placenta go to waste, birds getting tipsy on fermented berries, and so much more.Links:Find more of Ivan's work at scienceofbirds.com!Go check out Ivan's podcast, The Science of Birds!For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on BlueSky!Source of audio clip played at 42 minutes 17 seconds: Jacob Wijpkema, XC695095. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/695095.

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• 291: Kid Questions with Isaac!

  Ellen & special guest Isaac answer questions from young listeners! We discuss albinism, whales and dinosaurs, what makes an organism an animal, raccoon stripes, the puppification of foxes, and so much more.Links:For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on BlueSky!

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• 257: Pygmy Hippopotamus & Harpy Eagle

  Ellen fawns over the viral pygmy hippopotamus & Christian goes big with the harpy eagle. We discuss the evolution of hippos, blood sweat, poocoptering, Moo Deng, smooch breaks, sloth staredowns, and so much more.Links:For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on Threads, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on TikTok!Source for harpy eagle call: https://xeno-canto.org/316474

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