Africa
Episodes 103-107

Ever wonder what the animals we talk about look like, or which episodes cover what animals? Find the answers you seek below! Our episode guides give a brief breakdown of each episode as well as links to the articles we discuss, our sources, and of course, pictures of the animals!

All pictures are either Public Domain or Stock photos unless otherwise noted.
Unfortunately we are not able to provide photos for every animal, especially the more obscure ones, due to not being able to obtain photos which don't violate copyright law. For any animals lacking a photo we remind you that Google is your friend.

Episode 103: African Herbivores

Casey starts off the first episode from Africa with more updates from his volunteer work, and Ali shares how Tiger-Lily is freaked out by her new bed. They accidentally both go on to share essentially the same story about a variety of species potentially receiving more protections from CITES, particularly sharks and hippos. They then talk about their Favorite Non-Carnivorous Mammals, the Rock Hyrax and the Nyala, and the first African Animal of the Week, the Scimitar-Horned Oryx. The episode concludes with another round of ‘Cups’.

Pictured from top to bottom: Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Rock Hyrax, and Nyala.

Sources and Links

Hippos, sharks up for protection at UN wildlife conference - ABC News (go.com)

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63670072

Rock hyrax | Smithsonian's National Zoo (si.edu)

ADW: Procavia capensis: INFORMATION (animaldiversity.org)

Rock Hyrax | San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants

Hyrax | African Wildlife Foundation (awf.org)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Nyala - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio

Nyala - Antelope - Kruger National Park, South Africa (krugerpark.co.za)

ADW: Tragelaphus angasii: INFORMATION (animaldiversity.org)

Tragelaphus angasii (Nyala) (iucnredlist.org)

Scimitar-horned oryx | Smithsonian's National Zoo (si.edu)

Scimitar Oryx - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio

Species - Scimitar-horned Oryx - SaharaConservation

Oryx dammah (Scimitar-horned Oryx) (iucnredlist.org)

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By Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa - Nyala bull staring at me, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45099792

Episode 104: Odd Yet Cute

The episode begins with Casey sharing his horrors of Christmas shopping, and Ali giving an update on Tiger-Lily adjusting to the bed, but struggling to get to the window sill now that there is no headboard. She also shares that Noodle, the pug famous for ‘bones or no bones day’, passed away, and now she finally understands what that means. Casey shares an article about a cheetah killing a nilgai calf at the Kuno National Park in India, indicating they are adapting to hunt larger prey, while Ali shares a crazy story about a live cat being detected by the TSA at JFK Airport that had snuck into a passenger's suitcase. They pair go on to discuss their Favorite Animal from the African Plains or African Forest exhibit at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, the Eastern Black Rhino and the Gemsbok, and the unique-looking Animal of the Week, the Aardvark. Casey closes out the episode by challenging Ali to a quiz on Cheetahs and Coatis.

Pictured from top to bottom: Aardvark, Eastern Black Rhino, and Gemsbok.

Sources and Links

Cheetah Asha kills Nilgai calf at Kuno National Park; experts hail prey base diversification - India Today

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cat-bag-x-ray-shows-live-cat-trapped-checked-luggage-jfk-airport-rcna58395

Eastern Black Rhinoceros Fact Sheet | racinezoo.org

Black Rhino | Species | WWF (worldwildlife.org)

Black Rhino | Species | Save the Rhino International

Diceros bicornis (Black Rhino) (iucnredlist.org)

Eastern Black Rhinoceros - Lincoln Park Zoo (lpzoo.org)

Gemsbok - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio

ADW: Oryx gazella: INFORMATION (animaldiversity.org)

Gemsbok - Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

Oryx gazella (Gemsbok) (iucnredlist.org)

Aardvark | African Wildlife Foundation (awf.org)

Aardvark - Lincoln Park Zoo (lpzoo.org)

ADW: Orycteropus afer: INFORMATION (animaldiversity.org)

Aardvark (nationalgeographic.com)

Orycteropus afer (Aardvark) (iucnredlist.org)

Episode 105: Lesser Known African Cuties

Casey kicks off the episode sharing that he is now giving tours and handling more animals with his volunteer work with Wild Wonders, while Ali talks about her most recent trip to the San Diego Zoo, where she got a behind the scenes experience with a binturong by being in the right place at the right time. Casey continues by sharing an article about a large pigeon which hadn’t been seen by scientists for 140 years in Papua New Guinea, and Ali highlights another dog breed, the Azawakh. They go on to discuss their Favorite Non-Canid or Feline African Carnivore (Order Carnivora), the Ring-Tailed Vontsira and the African Civet, before moving on to the interesting-looking Animal of the Week, the Brown Greater Galago. Ali wraps up the episode by challenging Casey to another round of ‘Leopardy’.

Pictured from top to bottom: Brown Greater Galago, Ring-Tailed Vontsira, African Civet, and Azawakh.

Sources and Links

In PNG, researchers find a large pigeon lost to science for 140 years (mongabay.com)

https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/azawakh/

Ring-Tailed Mongoose - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio

ADW: Galidia elegans: INFORMATION (animaldiversity.org)

Ring-Tailed Mongoose: The Animal Files

Malagasy Ring-tailed Mongoose - Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org)

Galidia elegans (Ring-tailed Vontsira) (iucnredlist.org)

African Civet - African Mammal Guide (krugerpark.co.za)

ADW: Civettictis civetta: INFORMATION (animaldiversity.org)

African Civet - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio

Civettictis civetta (African Civet) (iucnredlist.org)

It’s not a cat, it’s the African civet | Candid Animal Cam (mongabay.com)

Brown Greater Galago, Otolemur crassicaudatus - New England Primate Conservancy (neprimateconservancy.org)

Brown greater galago - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio

Brown greater galago - SANBI

ADW: Otolemur crassicaudatus: INFORMATION (animaldiversity.org)

Otolemur crassicaudatus (Thick-tailed Greater Galago) (iucnredlist.org)

Bush babies | National Geographic

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Episode 106: Make Love Not War

Casey begins the episode by talking about his early Christmas present, more carnivorous plants, and Ali shares about her most recent game night, and playing Cascadia, which she can now confidently recommend. Casey then goes on to share some of the official new protections for sharks and other species from the CITES Trade Summit, while Ali shares a sad story about mountain lion P-22, also known as the ‘Hollywood Cat’, having to be humanely euthanized due to his deteriorating health. They then talk about their Favorite African Primates, the Bonobo and the Mandrill, and about the often-trafficked Animal of the Week, the Egyptian Uromastyx. Casey concludes the episode by challenging Ali to a 12 Days of Christmas inspired quiz.

Pictured from top to bottom: Egyptian Uromastyx, Bonobo, and Mandrill.

Sources and Links

New protections for sharks, songbirds, frogs and more at CITES trade summit (mongabay.com)

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/mountain-lion-p-22-the-hollywood-cat-is-euthanized-at-san-diego-zoo-safari-park/3123931/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hollywood-cat-mountain-lion-p-22-euthanized-injuries-poor-health-los-angeles/

Bonobo | Species | WWF (worldwildlife.org)

Bonobos

Bonobo | San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants

Bonobo | African Wildlife Foundation (awf.org)

Pan paniscus (Bonobo) (iucnredlist.org)

Mandrill | National Geographic

Mandrill | San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants

Mandrill - Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (LA Zoo)

Mandrill - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio

Mandrillus sphinx (Mandrill) (iucnredlist.org)

Uromastyx aegyptia | The Reptile Database (reptarium.cz)

Ornate Uromastyx - Georgia Aquarium

Egyptian Mastigure (Uromastyx aegyptia) - JungleDragon

Egyptian Mastigure articles - Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org)

Uromastyx aegyptia (Egyptian Spiny–tailed Lizard) (iucnredlist.org)

Egyptian Spiny Tailed Lizard – Utica Zoo

Episode 107: An Assortment of African Avians

The final episode from African Season 3 features Casey talking about going to ‘Jungle Bells’ at the San Diego Zoo with his mother and sisters, while Ali rates another documentary, National Geographic’s Super/Natural: Bloodline, giving it a rating of Mostly Safe. Casey continues by sharing an article about a ‘zombie gene’ that helps protect elephants from cancer, and Ali highlights a rabbit breed this time, the Lionhead. The pair then go on to discuss their Favorite Non-Raptor Birds, the Cape Penduline Tit and the Grey Crowned Crane, before continuing on to the final African Animal of the Week, the Lappet-Faced Vulture. They bring the episode, and the year, to a close with a challenge where they must name an animal for every letter of the alphabet, this time limited to Africa.

Pictured from top to bottom: Lappet-Faced Vulture, Cape Penduline Tit, Grey Crowned Crane, and Lionhead.