Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids
By: Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts
Language: en-us
Categories: Kids, Family, Pets, Animals, Education, Science
This is a for-kids-(and adults)-by-kids-(and chickadees) animal podcast. In every regular episode, your host, Devon, and podcast-overthrowal-plotting chickadee co-hosts, Chet and Cap, will dive into all the facts about one species of animal with jokes, fun facts, and quizzes along the way. Every third-ish episode is our game show, Animalia Fake!, in which there are three rounds with four outrageous animal facts; one of those facts is so outrageous it’s an Animalia Fake (it’s not true), and you have to guess which it is. You can send in questions and episode suggestions to animals@kapods.org...
Episodes
Trick or Treat 2026
Jan 10, 2026Four animals: three real, one fake. Which are real, and which is just a trick?
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We’re combining our late April Fools episode with our late Halloween special. Today your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, will talk about four species of animal: the Leapfrog Crab, Chinese Muntjac, Red-lipped Batfish, and Emerald Cockroach Wasp—one of which is fake, and you’ll have to guess.
If you think you know which one’s the fake, send in your guesses by filling out the form linked below. Listen through to the end of the episode...
Duration: 00:30:29UPDATE: Episode 17 Is Coming Soon!
Jan 01, 2026The next episode is coming soon!
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Sorry about the additional delays, everyone. I’m on winter break, and I would have gotten it out sooner, but I got a cold, which meant rest and an un-podcast-worthy voice. I’m almost done with the script, so it should be out very soon! To watch my progress on the episode precisely, check this Google Doc.
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Duration: 00:00:42UPDATE: Episode 17 Has Been Delayed (But Not for Too Long!)
Apr 29, 2025The next episode has been delayed, but not for too long, hopefully
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Sorry, everyone, but I have had to delay the release of this year’s April Fools special (making it, once again, a Late-pril Fools special). I am halfway done with the research, but I had schoolwork to do this weekend, and I am leaving for a week-long school trip this Friday, so I won’t have time to work on it this coming weekend (I get back at night next Thursday). But I promise I will release it before summer break, or Chet and Cap...
Duration: 00:00:48Budgerigar—Part 3: Pet Budgies with Amy Yee from Mickaboo (Podcasthon 2025)
Mar 20, 2025Find out what all the squawk is about!
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What should you feed budgies? Does Houdini have some feathered competition? Why should you adopt pets instead of buying them? What things on the market for budgies should you actually avoid? Today, on the first-ever KA interview episode, Devon, Chet, and Cap welcome Amy Yee, volunteer at Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue (where Devon adopted Budgly and Rex), to talk about everything there is to know about pet budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus, and some other pet birds.
This episode is in part for Podcasthon, an initiative in which 1,300+...
Duration: 00:31:15Budgerigar—Part 2: Wild Budgies II
Mar 14, 2025Polly wanna listen to this episode?
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Can parrots understand the human words they say? How and why are budgies such good mimics? How do budgie pairs find each other in huge flocks? Today, with your host, Devon; co-hosts, Chet and Cap; and two special guests, Budgly and Rex, you will learn the second half of everything there is to know about the Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus.
This is the second part of the Budgerigar. For the first part, go to the previous episode in the feed, and the third part (an interview) will be released...
Duration: 00:26:00Budgerigar—Part 1: Wild Budgies I
Jan 01, 2025What can learn to speak many human words all without a voice box?
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How can you tell apart male and female budgies? Are grass seeds actually really nutritious? How big can budgie flocks get to be? What does zygodactyl mean? What’s a budgie’s daily routine? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, and two special guests (Devon’s pet budgies, Budgly & Rex!), you will learn the first half of everything there is to know about the Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus.
This is the first part of the Budgerigar. The second part...
Duration: 00:23:59BONUS: Enter the Raffle to Win Chet and Cap Models (We Fixed It)!
Sep 09, 2024Do you want Chet and Cap models of your very own?
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We’re holding a raffle to win Chet and Cap models! Go to https://kingdomanimaliapod.com/raffle and enter your name before October 1st to get a chance to win. There, you can also check out photos of the prize. Everyone who enters also gets a second guess for the riddle for the next next episode, regardless of whether their name gets picked.
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Late-pril Fools 2024 - The Big Reveal
Sep 03, 2024The big reveal for Late-pril Fools 2024!
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**SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN’T LISTENED TO EPISODE 13!**
Let’s see which animal was fake: was it the Sarcastic Fringehead, Common Side-blotched Lizard, Atlantic Mudskipper, Hoatzin, or Stomach-Sucker? Listen to the big reveal to find out!
We didn’t get any guesses, so we’re holding a raffle for the Chet and Cap models! Go to https://kingdomanimaliapod.com/raffle and enter your name before October 1st to get a chance to win. There, you can also check out photos of the prize.
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Duration: 00:07:14Late-pril Fools 2024
Aug 25, 2024Five animals: four real, one fake. Which are real, and which tried to Late-pril Fool ya?
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April Fools’ Day was a time of tricks, pranks, and… of course… fools. Today your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, will talk about five animal species: the Sarcastic Fringehead, Common Side-blotched Lizard, Atlantic Mudskipper, Hoatzin, and Stomach-Sucker, one of which is fake, and you’ll have to guess.
The reveal is in a bonus episode that was published one week later. Even though the deadline has passed for submitting your guess, you can still try to guess wh...
Duration: 00:43:41BONUS: Episode 13 Is on the Way!
Jul 02, 2024New episodes soon and we have an exciting announcement!
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We just finished recording our late April Fools episode and are editing it as you listen. Those who have been listening to our show since Spring 2023 will know that in our April Fools episode, we talk about 5 crazy animals, 4 real, and 1 I just made up, and you can send in your guesses of which it is. But this time, you can win your very own Chet and Cap models if you win!
You can send in your questions and episode suggestions to animals@kingdomanimaliapod.com...
BONUS: Update on New Episodes + Standup With Chet
Mar 11, 2024Updates on the next episodes of Kingdom: Animalia, plus some jokes!
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Sorry, you have to wait a little longer for the next episodes. It’s taken extra time because we’re making a miniseries for the animal you got the riddle for, and one of them was an interview; also, we’ve updated the cover art and the website. Also homework.
Update: The miniseries has been postponed for our annual April Fools’ special!
While you wait for the next episode, listen to Chet tell you three animal jokes to pass the time...
Duration: 00:09:52Common Vampire Bat (Halloween 2023)
Nov 06, 2023Their bad rap is completely batty!
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Do Vampire Bats drink human blood (**SPOILER ALERT: NO**)? Do bats deserve their bad reputation? Have people gone to war over bat poop? Did scientists have Common Vampire Bats go to the gym? Are Vampire Bats actually very nice to each other? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, on Kingdom: Animalia’s 1st ANNIVERSARY episode, you will learn everything there is to know about the Common Vampire Bat, Desmodus rotundus.
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Vampire Bats Call Out to Friends to... Duration: 00:43:21Animalia Fake! - Dinosaurs (…and Other Prehistoric Life)
Oct 01, 2023It’s time for everybody’s favorite game show…
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Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids is back with its trimonthly game show: Animalia Fake! Every episode—with your host, Devon, and announcers, Chet and Cap—there will be THREE rounds, each with FOUR outrageous animal facts; ONE of those facts is so outrageous it’s an Animalia Fake (it’s not true), and you have to guess which it is.
Roar! Thump. Thump. What are those sounds? They’re prehistoric creatures! Prehistoric creatures were pretty cool and strange, and scientists are still learning more ab...
Duration: 00:26:32Animalia Fake! - Air Creatures
Aug 14, 2023It’s time for everybody’s favorite game show…
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Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids is back with its trimonthly game show: Animalia Fake! Every episode—with your host, Devon, and announcers, Chet and Cap—there will be THREE rounds, each with FOUR outrageous animal facts; ONE of those facts is so outrageous it’s an Animalia Fake (it’s not true), and you have to guess which it is.
What’s that, up in the sky? It’s a drone! It’s a plane! No, it’s an animal! Aerial animals are pretty cool, but w...
Duration: 00:26:26Giant Panda
Aug 01, 2023It’s time for some panda-monium!
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Why are pandas bamboo-etarians? Do they eat anything other than bamboo? How come Giant Pandas are black and white? Which was the original panda, the Red or the Giant? Just how big are Giant Pandas? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, on our first listener-suggested episode, you will learn everything there is to know about the Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca.
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Duration: 00:46:00KA Presents: Where Are the Chickadee Brothers?
Jul 01, 2023Kingdom: Animalia has a new podcast!
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Slightly bad news: There’ll be no KA episode this June. Great news: It’s because KA has a new podcast called Where Are the Chickadee Brothers?!
Description: From Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids comes Where Are the Chickadee Brothers?: a for-kids-by-kids four-part fictional audio adventure. When Chet and Cap Chickadee go missing after a trip to Brazil to study Amazonian wildlife for the podcast, Devon is left worried. Then he gets a text from an unknown number with a recording of the firs...
Duration: 00:03:14Animalia Fake! - Sea Creatures
May 01, 2023It’s time for everybody’s favorite game show…
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Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids has come out with a brand-new game show: Animalia Fake! Every episode—with your host, Devon, and announcers, Chet and Cap—there will be THREE rounds, each with FOUR outrageous animal facts; ONE of those facts is so outrageous it’s an Animalia Fake (it’s not true), and you have to guess which it is.
What’s that smell? Something smells fishy! It’s because today’s episode is about sea creatures! Underwater animals can get pretty strange, but...
Duration: 00:22:14April Fools 2023 - The Big Reveal
Apr 08, 2023The big reveal for April Fools 2023!
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**SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN’T LISTENED TO EPISODE 7!**
Let’s see which animal was fake: was it the Sea Pig, the Hammerhead Worm, the Hing-toothed Macaque, the Leaf Sheep, or the Star-nosed Mole? Listen to the big reveal to find out!
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... Duration: 00:05:08Reminder to guess the April Fools 2023 fake animal
Apr 07, 2023Just a reminder to guess the April Fools 2023 fake animal
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If you think you know which one’s a fake, send in your guesses to contact@kingdomanimaliapod.com or use the contact form on the page for the episode at https://kingdomanimaliapod.com/aprilfools2023#guess-the-fake.
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Guess the fake
Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia.
**This episode will be deleted on April 8, 2023, when the April Fools 2023 reveal comes out**
Reminder to guess the April Fools 2023 animal
Apr 04, 2023Just a reminder to guess the April Fools 2023 animal
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If you think you know which one’s a fake, send in your guesses to contact@kingdomanimaliapod.com or use the contact form on the page for the episode at https://kingdomanimaliapod.com/aprilfools2023#guess-the-fake.
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Guess the fake
Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia.
**This episode will be deleted on April 8, 2023, when the April Fools 2023 reveal comes out**
April Fools 2023
Apr 01, 20235 animals, 4 real, 1 fake. Which are real and which April Fooled ya’?
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April Fools’ Day is a time of tricks, pranks, and, of course, fools. Today your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, will talk about five animal species: the Sea Pig, Hammerhead Worm, Hing-toothed Macaque, Leaf Sheep, and Star-nosed Mole, one of which is fake, and you’ll have to guess.
The reveal is in a bonus episode that was published one week later. Even though the deadline has passed for submitting your guess, you can still try to guess which it is before...
April Fools 2023
Apr 01, 2023Five animals: four real, one fake. Which are real, and which tried to April Fool ya?
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April Fools’ Day is a time of tricks, pranks, and, of course, fools. Today your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, will talk about five animal species: the Sea Pig, Hammerhead Worm, Hing-toothed Macaque, Leaf Sheep, and Star-nosed Mole, one of which is fake, and you’ll have to guess.
The reveal is in a bonus episode that was published one week later. Even though the deadline has passed for submitting your guess, you can still try to g...
Duration: 00:25:01Giant Pacific Octopus
Mar 02, 2023Do you like sea chameleons that are much cooler and much weirder? Then you’ll love this episode with all three of your hearts!
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Can some octopuses eat sharks? Do octopuses have extra of more body parts than just their arms? What’s the difference between tentacles and arms? Is it “octopuses” or “octopi”? Just how big does the Giant in Giant Pacific Octopus mean? Are octopuses like sea chameleons but much better and much weirder? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know abou...
Duration: 00:43:31KA Presents: The Bird Birds: Comic About Birds
Feb 25, 2023Not a commercial! It’s fun!
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Devon has a comic! It’s called “The Bird Birds,” and it’s a webcomic about birds.
Description: The Bird Birds is a semi-educational, funny webcomic about semi-anthropomorphized birds and their daily lives created for all ages. From crows singing rhymes to podcasting chickadees, from warbler witches to techno turkeys, The Bird Birds has it all. The first strip was created on May 25th, 2021, and was published to the web on February 22nd, 2023.
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Duration: 00:01:47Orchid Mantis
Feb 06, 2023Oh, look at that pretty flower… Wait a second…
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Are they a flower, or are they an insect? Orchids are pink’n’white,… and some mantises are too? Do female mantises eat their valentine? Exactly how fast can a mantis strike? Do baby mantises have the zoomies? Mantises have only two eyes… right? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Orchid Mantis, Hymenopus coronatus.
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E05: Orchid Mantis
Feb 06, 2023Oh, look at that pretty flower… Wait a second…
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Are they a flower, or are they an insect? Orchids are pink’n’white,… and some mantises are too? Do female mantises eat their valentine? Exactly how fast can a mantis strike? Do baby mantises have the zoomies? Mantises have only two eyes… right? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Orchid Mantis, Hymenopus coronatus.
Orchid Mantis nymph photo
The riddle for the next episode is “I live under the Paci...
Orchid Mantis (Valentine’s Day 2023)
Feb 06, 2023Oh, look at that pretty flower! Wait a second…
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Are they a flower, or are they an insect? Orchids are pink and white,… and some mantises are too? Do female mantises eat their valentine? Exactly how fast can a mantis strike? Do baby mantises have the zoomies? Mantises have only two eyes… right? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Orchid Mantis, Hymenopus coronatus.
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Orchid Mantis nymph photoComicMemory QuizEpisode PageTranscriptWorks CitedCredits:
Additi... Duration: 00:29:55BONUS: Bloopers Reel 1.0 | Trailer–E04
Jan 07, 2023Podcasting is easy… right?
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When you hear the final product of Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids it feels like one fluid, uninterrupted, stream of Devon, Chet, and I (Cap) talking… right? In this bloopers episode me, Cap, your all time favorite podcast host, plays you roughly twenty-five straight minutes of Devon, Chet, and I making funny mess-ups. Whether it’s speaking gibberish, or hitting the mic, it’s all here for your enjoyment.
Note of caution: Don’t drink while listening to this. It may squirt out of your nose when you l...
BONUS: Bloopers Reel 1.0 | Trailer–E04
Jan 07, 2023Podcasting is easy… right?
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When you hear the final product of Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids, it feels like one fluid, uninterrupted stream of Devon, Chet, and me (Cap) talking… right? In this bloopers episode, I, Cap, your all-time favorite podcast host, play you roughly twenty-five straight minutes of Devon, Chet, and me making funny mess-ups. Whether it’s speaking gibberish or hitting the mic, it’s all here for your enjoyment.
Note of caution: Don’t drink while listening to this. It may squirt out of your nose when you l...
Duration: 00:27:13Immortal Jellyfish
Jan 03, 2023PB&J, minus the PB, and completely different
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Is immorality possible? Are jellyfish really fish or is “sea jelly” more accurate? Is one of the only truly immortal animals smaller than your pinkie fingernail? Did you know that sea jellies are brainless, heartless, and bloodless? What does a four point five millimeter long invertebrate eat? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Immortal Jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii.
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Immortal Jellyfish
Jan 03, 2023PB&J, minus the PB, and completely different
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Is immorality possible? Are jellyfish really fish? Is one of the only truly immortal animals smaller than your pinkie fingernail? What does a 4.5-millimeter-long invertebrate eat? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Immortal Jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii.
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Can a Jellyfish Unlock the Secret of Immortality?Other Links:
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Additional Music: Blue... Duration: 00:20:03Reindeer AKA Caribou
Dec 24, 2022Learn more about Reindeer/Caribou if you deer
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Are all of Santa’s reindeer actually females? What’s the difference between Moose, Elk, Reindeer, and Caribou? What are antlers used for? Do Reindeer’s eyes change colors with the seasons? What do they really sound like? Why are reindeer’s antlers covered in velvet before they’re fully grown? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Reindeer AKA Caribou, Rangifer tarandus.
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We’re hold...
Reindeer/Caribou (Winter 2022)
Dec 24, 2022Learn more about Reindeer/Caribou if you deer
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Are all of Santa’s reindeer actually females? What’s the difference between Moose, Elk, Reindeer, and Caribou? What are antlers used for? Do Reindeer’s eyes change colors with the seasons? What do they really sound like? Why are reindeer’s antlers covered in velvet before they’re fully grown? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Reindeer AKA Caribou, Rangifer tarandus.
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Duration: 00:24:56BONUS: The Songs of Sparrows
Dec 21, 2022A relaxing 15 minute, 29 second recording of sparrows chirping and singing
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The Songs of Sparrows is a bonus episode with a 15 minute, 29 second, recording of White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows chirping and singing at a large communal winter roost in California. You can listen to this recording while you read, write, do homework, etc. The next full episode will come out in three days on Saturday, December 24th.
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We’re holding a raffle to win your very own Chet and Cap models! Go to https://kingdomanimaliapod.com/ra...
BONUS: The Songs of Sparrows
Dec 21, 2022A relaxing 15-minute, 29-second recording of sparrows chirping and singing
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The Songs of Sparrows is a bonus episode with a 15-minute, 29-second recording of White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows chirping and singing at a large communal winter roost in California. You can listen to this recording while you read, write, do homework, etc. The next full episode will come out in three days on Saturday, December 24th.
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Duration: 00:17:11Wild Turkey (Thanksgiving 2022)
Nov 23, 2022Are you ready to gobble up some turkey facts?
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How are Wild Turkey’s faces like chameleons? Did you know you can tell a turkey's sex by their feces? Do Wild Turkeys sleep in trees? Which turkeys gobble? Can turkeys fly? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo.
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Duration: 00:25:14Wild Turkey
Nov 23, 2022Are you ready to gobble up some turkey facts?
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How are Wild Turkey's faces like chameleons? Did you know you can tell a turkey's gender by their feces? Do Wild Turkeys sleep in trees? Which turkeys gobble? Can turkeys fly? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo.
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We’re holding a raffle to win your very own Chet and Cap models! Go to https://kingdomanimaliapod.com/raffle an...
American Crow (Halloween 2022)
Oct 30, 2022Time to learn about those crafty corvids
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Did you know that American Crows are as smart as 7–10-year-old humans? Are crows black, blue, or purple? What do crows eat? How do they always know when it's trash day? What would a crow get you for the holidays? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos.
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Crows Are as Intelligent as a Seven-Year-Old ChildOther Links:
Crow Vs. Raven Qu... Duration: 00:29:02American Crow
Oct 30, 2022Time to learn about those crafty corvids
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Did you know that American Crows are as smart as 7-10 year old humans? Are crows black, blue, or purple? What do crows eat? How do they always know when it's trash day? What would a crow get you for the holidays? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos.
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TRAILER: Kingdom: Animalia
Sep 25, 2022A preview for Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids
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This is a for-kids-by-kids (and chickadees) animal podcast. Every episode your host, Devon, and his sneaky little chickadee co-hosts, Chet and Cap, will dive into all the facts of one species of animal with jokes, fun facts, and quizzes along the way. So what are you waiting for? Let’s explore this amazing Kingdom: Animalia.
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Duration: 00:02:12TRAILER: Kingdom: Animalia
Sep 25, 2022A preview for Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids
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This is a for kids by kids (and chickadees) animal podcast. Every episode your host, Devon, and his sneaky little chickadee co-hosts, Chet and Cap, will dive into all the facts of one species of animal with jokes, fun facts, and quizzes along the way. So what are you waiting for? Let’s explore this amazing Kingdom: Animalia.
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