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Livestream "pearl party" scams | Ep39
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You open up social media on your phone, and are presented with a livestream where someone is shucking oysters, some with pearls hidden inside. The oysters are shucked one at a time, leaving little doubt that the pearls inside are genuine. However, many dark secrets lie behind the "pearl party" facade, the scam that countless people have fallen victim to.
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
On today's menu for your brain to feast on:
- How to survive a cattle encounter
- Human-cattle confrontation on Yangmingshan in Taiwan
- Urban sprawl
- Deceptive livestream oyster shucking
- Begging: Why dogs do it and how to stop it
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See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!