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by Brian Ruckley

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  • Upside-Down Jellyfish : Medusa in the Sunlight

    October 8, 2026 · 33 min

    The Upside-Down Jellyfish are a little group of remarkable jellyfish that are not only upside-down, but also photosynthetic, sleepy and capable of releasing stinging bombs into the water ...  You can support the show - keep it going, keep…

  • Marine Iguana : Darwin's Menagerie III

    September 21, 2026 · 36 min

    Charles Darwin reaches the Galapagos Islands, and there he encounters the very, very unusual Marine Iguana ... an animal caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to evolution ... You can support the show - keep it going, keep…

  • Darwin's Frog : Darwin's Menagerie II

    September 2, 2026 · 33 min

    Following Charles Darwin on his voyage around South America, we arrive in Chile - where he discovers a remarkable little frog that has one of the strangest approaches to fatherhood in the whole Animal Kingdom ... You can support the show…

  • Steamer Duck : Darwin's Menagerie I

    July 30, 2026 · 33 min

    Steamer ducks are big, mostly flightless, famously aggressive ducks in South America. An amazing example of evolution in action, because some supposedly flying steamer ducks can't fly, and some flightless ones apparently can. Charles…

  • Reticulated Python : The Killing Mechanism

    June 22, 2026 · 35 min

    The Reticulated Python: not only the longest snake in the world, but also the only one you could reasonably call a man-eater. A snake that kills by constriction - but how does constriction actually work? You can support the show - keep it…

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  • Barrel Amphipod : The Hollow Kindergarten

    May 27, 2026 · 30 min

    The Barrel Amphipod is a tiny terror for certain animals that share its open ocean habitat ... You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack. Become a…

  • Salp : The Great Chain of Being

    April 29, 2026 · 33 min

    Salps are the strangest, most extraordinary of your reasonably close relatives in the Animal Kingdom ... some of the most extraordinary animals on Earth, in fact ... fellow chordates, yet so very, very different ... You can support the…

  • Grey Seal : The Corkscrew Killer Mystery

    April 13, 2026 · 35 min

    The Grey Seal is a very big predator - but also the victim of a strange killer that was, for a long time, a bit of a mystery ...  You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The…

  • Moniliformis : Attack of the Necklace Worm

    April 1, 2026 · 32 min

    Moniliformis moniliformis is an example of one of the strangest groups of animals in the world: the parasitic Acanthocephalans, or the Thorny-Headed Worms ... You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional…

  • Kākāpō : Population Boom

    March 13, 2026 · 37 min

    The Kākāpō is the world's most extraordinary parrot - remarkable in even more ways than most people realise ... You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode…

  • Paradise Flying Snake : Swimming in the Air

    February 26, 2026 · 30 min

    The Paradise Flying Snake is one of the most surprising 'fliers' in the Animal Kingdom. How does it do it? And why is the answer to that question different than for all other gliding animals?  You can support the show - keep it going…

  • Glanville Fritillary : A Madness of Butterflies

    February 3, 2026 · 34 min

    The Glanville Fritillary is an elegant European butterfly, the stufy of which reveals some of the hidden forces shaping animal populations. And it was discovered by a woman - Eleanor Glanville - whose own life is  strange story all of its…

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A Collection of Wonders and Curiosities from the Animal Kingdom. Zoology, natural history and sometimes human history too. Amazing stories about amazing wildlife.