Episode Details

It’s our listener mail round up, and this week it’s all about communication in the natural world, like: how do migratory animals teach their young how to migrate and where to go? Do sharks smell underwater? And, are plants talking to each other?

Plus, a mini-story about a lost baby squirrel and a Bluetooth speaker.

Take a listen!

1. How do young animals know how to migrate?
2. Can plants talk to each other?
3. What makes an animal a pest?
4. How do shark noses work underwater?

Featuring: Patrik Byholm, Richard Karban, Bethany Brookshire, and Stephen Kajiura.

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LINKS

Visit outsideinradio.org for video of a Bluetooth speaker-assisted baby squirrel rescue.

On animal migration:

• A magnetic compass aids monarch butterfly migration
• Paternal transmission of migration knowledge in a long-distance bird migrant

On plants talking:

• Rumor Has It…: Relay Communication of Stress Cues in Plants
• Towards understanding plant bioacoustics

On what makes an animal a pest:

• The long history of speed at Reuters about carrier pigeons and The Tastiest Bird You Can Legally Eat about the tastiness of pigeon meat, also known as squab
• Burmese Pythons: The Giant Invasive Snake at Risk in Its Native Land

On sharks:

• Check out the Shark Lab at Florida Atlantic University.
• Scientists believe sharks came into existence about 400 million years ago.

CREDITS

Host: Nate Hegyi

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