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The Animal HighlightS3E10: Transgressive JellyfishIn this highlight Amanda talks about jellyfish and the many ways in which they are thought to be transgressive potential threats to biosecurity. Amanda reminds us to try and thinking sensitively about creatures who seem vastly different to us and to also be amazed by the feats they can accomplish. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Jellyfish by Peter Williams; March of the Jellies by Tamar Stelling; Comparative genomics of mortal and immortal cnidarians novel keys behind rejuvenation by Maria Pascal-Torner; Aging and longevity in the simpl...2024-09-1716 min
The Animal HighlightS3E9 - Imperiled PangolinsIn this animal highlight Amanda talks about pangolins, one of the most trafficked animals in the world. She speaks about some of her concerns with One health flattening complexities before talking a bit about Stevie, a pangolin saved in South Africa. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Nicole Shukin, Animal CapitalStevie in a video on the Dodo rescued from the illegal wildlife tradeZimbabwe and Pangolins photoshoot Helping to Save Pangolins from Extinction by Siew Choo, Sara Platto and W.S. ChallenderCoronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Afr...2024-09-1014 min
The Animal HighlightS3E8: Harmed Bears In this episode Amanda unpacks how brown bears in Ukraine and grizzly bears in Canada have been impacted by conflict and war. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Bear by Robert E. Bieder How are endangered bears escaping the Russian invasion of Ukraine? By Ben Anthony on Euro News. Ukraine War: Situation and Support for Animals by Four Paws. Bear Sanctuary Domazhyr Grizzly Times Podcast. Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia by Lauren H. Henson et al. H...2024-09-0315 min
The Animal HighlightS3E7: Navigating SalmonSalmon are increasingly intensively farmed and implicated in biosecurity concerns, but they are also animals with amazing biological and social worlds who can achieve incredible feats pf strength and navigation. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Politics of Domestication with Chi Mao Wang on The Animal Turn.Shoalmates with Jonathan Balcombe on The Animal Turn. What a Fish Knows by Jonathan BalcombeSuper Fly by Jonathan BalcombeKontihnawa:ra: Atlantic Salmon on Stones Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate by Mark Kurlansky Colle...2024-08-2016 min
The Animal HighlightS3E6: Lily and LizzieAmanda Bunten-Wahlberg considers the Lily and Lizzie, two pigs who were rescued from Smithfield farms and subsequently caught in the middle of a biosecurity drama. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Animal Farm Activism with Camille Labchuk on The Animal Turn.Luvin Arms SanctuaryThe Whole Hog: Exploring the Extraordinary Potential of Pigsby Lyall Watson.Thinking Pigs: A Comparative Review of Cognition, Emotion, and Personality in Sus domesticus by Lori Marino and Christina M Colvin. Baby Pig Saved from Factory Farm is so Spoiled Now by Claire Eli...2024-08-1313 min
The Animal HighlightS3E5: Resourceful, Respectable RatsIn this animal highlight Amanda talks about one of the most tested on animals in the world, rats. She discusses how rats have been used in labs and the standardization of their experiences. She contrasts that with the rich lifeworlds of rats who live freely and in multispecies communities. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Epidemiological Dividual with Christs Lynteris on The Animal Turn.Animal Testing and its Alternatives with Thomas Hartung on The Animal Turn. Pleasurable Kingdomby Jonthan Balcombe Rat by Jonathan Burt. Rats! Being Socia...2024-08-0615 min
The Animal HighlightS3E4: Masterful MosquitosIn this episode Amanda Bunten-Walberg gives details into the diversity of mosquito worlds, meals, and physiologies. She focuses on mosquitos who rely on blood to live, unpacking some of the strategies and tactics they use to secure a meal. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Epidemiological Dividual with Christs Lynteris on The Animal Turn.Superfly: The Unexpected Lives of the World’s Most Successful Insectsby Jonthan Balcombe Mosquitoby Richard Jones. Mosquitos sound clips from Free Sound (662969) and Pixabay (105770) Credits:Claudia Hirtenf...2024-07-2314 min
The Animal HighlightS3E3: Manifold CrabsAmanda Bunten-Walberg tells us about the incredible diversity of crabs as well as some of their social and physiological characteristics. She focuses on the Green Crab, a species whose adaptability has often also meant they are labelled as invasive. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Feral and Invasive Species with Lauren van Patter on The Animal Turn.Crabby Cynthia Chris.Crabs: A Global Natural History by Peter Davie. Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host Amanda Bunten-Walberg, co-hostChristiaan Mentz, sound editor and p...2024-07-1613 min
The Animal HighlightS3E2: Flying FoxesIn this episode Amanda Bunten-Walberg tells Claudia all about bats, animals who have historically been persecuted as threats to biosecurity. Hoping to challenge this reductive way of understanding bats, Amanda talks about flying foxes, large fruit bats, noting how incredibly social and relatable they are. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast. Featured: Bioethics with Jeff Sebo on The Animal Turn.Shimmer: Flying Fox Exuberance in Worlds of Peril by Deborah Bird Rose Bat by Tessa Laird. Credits:Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host...2024-07-0912 min