Africa
Episodes 61-64
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Episode 61: Adorable and Awesome Africa
Casey kicks off the first episode of this month talking about seeing Gabriel Iglesias (FLUFFY!), and Ali talks about still being sick but enjoying an escape room and the San Diego Wild Animal Park (Safari Park) anyway. Casey talks about a scientific article that’s been circulating the news lately about tuskless elephants in Africa. Ali gives us an update on the situation with Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’ and how they are trying to manage them. They go on to discuss some of their Favorite African Reptiles, the Black Mamba and the Red-Headed Rock Agama. Casey educates us on our somewhat ironically named Animal of the Week, the Pygmy Hippo. The episode comes to a close with Ali challenging Casey to label a blank map of Africa with the correct countries.
Pictured from top to bottom: Pygmy Hippo, Black Mamba, and Red-Headed Rock Agama.
Sources and Links
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abe7389
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/americas/colombia-hippos-drug-gonacon-intl-latam/index.html
https://www.livescience.com/43559-black-mamba.html
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dendroaspis_polylepis/
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/177584/15627370
https://animalia.bio/red-headed-rock-agama
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Agama_agama/
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172799/1374221#threats
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/pygmy-hippopotamus
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/pygmy-hippopotamus/
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Hexaprotodon_liberiensis/
Episode 62: Not What You'd Expect
Casey starts the episode off talking about everything he saw on his most recent snorkeling excursion, and Ali gives us her review of Secrets of Whales: Orca Dynasty giving it a rating of Mostly Safe. Casey gives us a report on how the situation for rhinos appears to be improving in Kenya, while Ali gives us an introduction to the members of the SFO Wag Brigade. The two then talk about their Favorite Animals Native to the Sahara Desert, the Desert Monitor and the Fennec Fox. Casey teaches about our deceptively canine looking Animal of the Week, the Aardwolf, before bringing the episode to a close by resurrecting the Africa Quiz to test Ali’s knowledge of the continent and its fantastic fauna.
Pictured from top to bottom: Aardwolf, Desert Monitor, and Fennec Fox.
Sources and Links
https://www.savetherhino.org/rhino-species/black-rhino/rhinos-increase-in-kenya/?cn-reloaded=1
https://www.flysfo.com/services-amenities/wag-brigade
https://eol.org/pages/790183/articles
http://www.moroccoherps.com/en/ficha/varanus_griseus/
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62252/3110663#habitat-ecology
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/fennec-fox
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Vulpes_zerda/#reproduction
https://www.hyaenidae.org/the-hyaenidae/aardwolf-proteles-cristatus.html
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Proteles_cristata/
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18372/45195681
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0174902#sec013
Episode 63: An Unexpected Top Predator
Casey starts off by discussing how he is in the process of moving, and Ali gives us a health update on how she finally got approved for an endoscopy. Casey gives us a report on how the Avian Flu is affecting a species of cormorant in Africa, while Ali teaches us about a dog breed that originated from Africa, the Basenji. They then go on to talk about their favorite African Animals Commonly Kept as Pets, the Sulcata Tortoise and the Demason’s Cichlid. Casey educates us about our unique, and arboreal, Animal of the Week, the Foosa. Ali brings the episode to a close with a game where they must name as many famous dogs from movies within the allotted time.
Pictured from top to bottom: Fossa, Sulcata Tortoise, and Basenji.
Sources and Links
https://www.afrik21.africa/en/south-africa-avian-flu-decimates-endangered-cape-cormorant/
https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/basenji/
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/african-spurred-tortoise
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Geochelone_sulcata/
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163423/1006958
https://www.fishbase.in/summary/53380
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61163/148659414
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature13726
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5760/45197189
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/fossa
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cryptoprocta_ferox/#geographic_range
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/fossa?loggedin=true
https://www.edgeofexistence.org/blog/fossa-is-species-of-the-day/
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Episode 64: Bet You Wouldn't Think This Was an Amphibian
The episode starts off with Casey telling us about his most recent experience tidepooling in La Jolla, and Ali talks about how she went on another venture with Wild Watch Kenya. Casey discusses an article about how the Komodo Dragon has been reclassified as endangered, while Ali gives us a report on the problems facing manatees in Florida, specifically a severe shortage of food. The two go on to talk about some of their Favorite Species of ‘Gazelle,’ the Dama Gazelle and the Gerenuk. Casey teaches us about our slimy Animal of the Week, the Taita Hills Caecilian. The Africa month comes to an end with Casey challenging both hosts to name animals that are native to different countries in Africa.
Pictured from top to bottom: Taita Hills Caecilian, Dama Gazelle, and Gerenuk.
Sources and Links
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790313000729
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/dama-gazelle
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Nanger_dama/
https://saharaconservation.org/dama-gazelle/
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Litocranius_walleri/
https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/gerenuk
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12142/50190292#taxonomy
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/facts/caecilians?loggedin=true
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59498/16944134#habitat-ecology
https://amphibiaweb.org/species/1837
https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200210/http://john.measey.com/pdf/Gaborieau_Measey_2004.pdf
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