A whale's nose is not where you think. And Dr Vanessa Pirotta should know. She came up with a special drone to steal their snot. If that's snot a story worth listening to, whale, you're wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What We Learn From Whale Snot

There's a plague of toads sweeping Australia. They outnumber people ten to one. But Dr Rick Shine has a solution straight out of Jurassic Park to stop them in their tracks. He's rewriting their DNA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Army of Tadpoles That Can't Grow Old

Apparently if an aye aye points at you, you're going to die. So lemur researcher Dr Adam Hartstone-Rose is probably doomed. But he did discover a new finger on the world's second weirdest primate.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Lemur's Secret Murder Finger

In this special bonus episode, author-historian Jillian Forsberg joins to regale us with the story of the very first animal celebrity, who sailed around the Cape to meet kings and emperors, then vanished after death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Launch Special - The Baby Rhino That Sailed Around Africa

New Zealand's Dr Fiona Cross tells a tale of two spiders: one that outsmarted its researchers and another that's mysteriously drawn to our smelly socks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Spiders That Like Sock Smell

Wild Stories is coming soon, with new episodes every Wednesday. Make sure to follow and turn on automatic downloads so you don't miss an episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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