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The real reason cats scratch | Ep94
Season 1 Episode 92
According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), scratching is a natural and essential part of feline life... but …
2 months, 1 week ago
Many animal firsts in Taiwan | Ep93
Season 1 Episode 91
Two Malayan sun bears previously housed at Taipei Zoo have been relocated to Japan as part of a conservation effort for the vulnerable species, leavi…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Toxicity in the animal kingdom | Ep92
Season 1 Episode 90
Which animal found in Taiwan carries a powerful neurotoxin, and is still somehow eaten as a delicacy in certain parts of the world?
Formosa Fauna is …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
"Dinosaur" wasn't coined until 1841 | Ep91
Season 1 Episode 89
Which of the following is not true?
a) Taiwan has a higher density of convenience stores than any other country
b) People in the 1700s and 1800s wi…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Rare pandas, rarer pandas, and rarest pandas | Ep90
Season 1 Episode 88
Which of the following is not true?
a) The leatherback sea turtle is the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile
b) Leatherback sea turtles cannot be foun…
3 months ago
The monkey named Punch whose only friend is a plushie | Ep89
Season 1 Episode 87
Which of the following is not true?
a) Human-raised macaques cannot integrate into troops
b) Birdwatching can boost cognitive function
c) Former h…
3 months, 1 week ago
Taipei's snake-breeding center responsible for all of Taiwan's antivenom | Ep88
Season 1 Episode 86
Which of the following is not true?
A. Four people are responsible for all of the anti-venom in Taiwan
B. The Northern White Rhinoceros is “functiona…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Animal abuse registries increasingly common in US | Ep87
Season 1 Episode 85
One woman realized she didn't have the proper paperwork to fly with her dog, then chose to ditch the dog at the airport and fly alone. What happened …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Two-thirds of the world will experience water scarcity by 2030 | Ep86
Season 1 Episode 84
Isn’t the Earth 70% water? Then why do 1.1 billion people lack reliable access to water? According to 2019 estimates, by 2030 as many as two-thirds o…
4 months ago
Pangolins make a comeback in Taiwan and "pangolin diplomacy" | Ep85
Season 1 Episode 83
Which of the following is not true?
a) You can name an un-sterilized cat after an ex, then pay for them to be sterilized
b) There are both greater and …
4 months, 1 week ago