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BewilderBeasts!Ep 34: Bring Out Your Dead!Today's episode covers three stories of how animals intersect with human death or death prevention, including forensic entomology (the use of bugs to solve crime), a dog who stayed at his owners final resting space for 14 years, and how tree frogs can inspire advancements in human organ donation. Let's go!Crime solving bugs:Case files discussed in today's episode https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-forensic-entymology-bugs-murders-2015jan10-story.html University of Florida Entomology and Nematologydepartment on the life cycle of a fly http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/flies/house_fly.HTM G...2021-04-2633 minBewilderBeasts!Ep 32: The Dolphin of Dingle BayThe a cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and went on the lam, the dolphin of Dingle Bay, the town who went dark to save a nest of baby birds. Support the show: http://paypal.me/muttstuffMelissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com and her book, "Considerations for the City Dog" is available for purchase! Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2 Visit BewilderbeastsPod.com for all episodes and bonus content. Don't forget to rate, review and share with your friends! Resou...2021-04-1224 minBewilderBeasts!BONUS: The Cow Who Gave Us LibrariesThe story of the cow who didn't start the fire- no, she didn't light it, but she tried to fight it. Original episode and shownotes can be found: BewilderBeasts, Episode 3: Mrs. O'Leary's CowOther podcasts that cover this story: Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Missed in History ClassMore about Melissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.comMelissa's book, "Considerations for the City Dog" is available for purchase on Dogwise and on Amazon. Support the show: paypal.me/muttstuffWebsite: BewilderBeastsPod.com Emai...2021-04-0812 minBewilderBeasts!Ep 31: Bears, Bees, Battlestar GalacticaBears in bear jail are in the quality assurance department; crossbow conservation, and a sleepy walrus gets a rude awakening Support the show: http://paypal.me/muttstuffMelissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com and her book, "Considerations for the City Dog" is available for purchase! Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2 Visit BewilderbeastsPod.com for all episodes and bonus content. Don't forget to rate, review and share with your friends! Resources:B&E Bearshttps://wiseaboutbears.org/blac...2021-04-0537 min
BewilderBeasts!Ep 29: The HarbormasterToday, Melissa covers the legendary Andre the Seal from Rockport, Maine. Additional topics include slugs who decapitate their own heads and regrow bodies for survival, and alligators turn into popsicles to survive freezing water. Melissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com and her book, "Considerations for the City Dog" is available for purchase! Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2 Support the show (https://paypal.me/muttstuff) and visit BewilderbeastsPod.com for all episodes and bonus content. Don't forget to rate, review and share with your frien...2021-03-2226 min