Spelade
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Snoring cats, peaceful pachyderms and orgasmic ostriches. This episode has it all!
We went to Dublin Zoo to chat to keeper Brendan Walsh about a study he carried out on the zoo's largest residents, one that gave him new and remarkable insights into their nocturnal lives.
An elephant-sized THANK YOU to the staff at Dublin Zoo for being so generous with their time and information. It was a wonderful visit.
https://www.dublinzoo.ie/
Photo credit: copyright Ray Mentzel and Niamh Smith
The Warren:
The Critter Shed is now part of thewarren.ie podcast network.
The Warren is a collection of some of the most innovative podcasts in Ireland, all of which are independently owned and produced. Pop on over to discover great new podcasts to listen to and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like what you hear.
The Critter Shed is still available in all the usual places like iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud, etc. AND please give us a rating on iTunes if you like the podcast. We really appreciate it!
Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
TWITTER: @crittershedpod
EMAIL: [email protected]
Music:
Podington: Curious, Algo Rhythm, Rope Swing
Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.
Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Critter Shed is now a proud resident of The Warren, Ireland's newest podcast network and home to some of the most remarkable and innovative podcasts in the country.
We have some great flatmates in our cosy burrow and we'd like you to get to know them as well as you know The Critter Shed. Have a listen to this bonus episode and, if you like what you hear, hop on over the http://www.thewarren.ie to hear more great audio.
And if you REALLY like what you hear, please tell a friend or give us an oul' rating on iTunes.
Thanks from Collie and Colette and all the critters.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today we head off to roly-poly town to visit the unsung heroes of the invertebrate world... WOODLICE!!!!
These tiny armadillo-like creatures are nature's recyclers. All winter long they will be working hard in your garden, breaking down and recycling your organic waste.
We also hear about what you can do in your winter garden to help your wildlife neighbours survive and thrive until spring, AND what to do with all those fallen leaves.
Be a winter garden hero!!
Further reading:
Here's a fabulous little piece about the roly-poly woodlice you heard about in the podcast.
The Warren:
The Critter Shed is now part of thewarren.ie podcast network.
The Warren is a collection of some of the most innovative podcasts in Ireland, all of which are independently owned and produced. Pop on over to discover great new podcasts to listen to and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like what you hear.
The Critter Shed is still available in all the usual places like iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud, etc. AND please give us a rating on iTunes if you like the podcast. We really appreciate it!
Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about.
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
TWITTER: @crittershedpod
EMAIL: [email protected]
Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.
Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Some time before this episode was released, Collie came across an amazing sight in his own Dublin suburb, Tallaght.
Over many years a former waste ground and dumpsite for silt dredged from local ponds had regenerated into a vibrant and multi-layered wetland ecosystem that was home to species such as newts, bats, frogs and the endangered European eel.
The site was included in the local council's Local Area Plan and Collie was looking forward to mapping the progress of this biodiversity hotpot for any years to come.
Unfortunately, less than a month before this episode was released in 2019, Collie popped by to look for newts and found that most of the the wetland area had been covered in a 1.5 m layer of silt. Everything that had lived and thrived there for so many years had been buried alive.
The Critter Shed visited the wetlands during the summer of 2019, before its destruction, and recorded this episode. We present it as a memorial to something wonderful and vibrant and vital that has been lost.
It's also a reminder that we should each treasure our piece of the planet and fight tooth and nail for its survival.
Music:
Podington Bear: Curious, Associations
Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about.
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
TWITTER: @crittershedpod
EMAIL: [email protected]
Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.
Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week we meet a gentle - and leggy - giant of the invertebrate world, Collie comes up with a new business idea, and we hear how ingenious primates deploy invertebrates as recreational drugs.
Seriously. They get baked.
Music:
Podington: Curious, Sunset, Tuxes, Chauncy
Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about.
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
TWITTER: @crittershedpod
EMAIL: [email protected]
Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.
Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week we’re on an animal rescue farm visiting one of the world's most intelligent, misunderstood and mistreated animal: the pig.
We meet the enigmatic (and GIANT) boar Wilbur and his friend Tina Sunshine, who spend their days lounging in the sun when they're not opening childproof fridge locks or stable doors.
Tina Sunshine and Wilbur were rescued from dire circumstances, and we also hear what Tina's life might have been like if she hadn't been rescued. It's not pretty (put down that sausage roll now).
Further reading:
Here's a quick article that explains just how smart Tina, Wilbur and their pig cohorts are.
This is the Compassion in World Farming website that explains more about commercial pig farming and why we need actual proper humane standards for keeping these gorgeous creatures.
And if you'd throw a few bob to My Lovely Horse Rescue, you can do that here.
Music:
Podington: Curious, Boop, Samara
And don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about.
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
TWITTER: @crittershedpod
EMAIL: [email protected]
Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella.
In conversation with Martina Kenny, Wilbur, Tina Sunshine, and other gorgeous pigs horses and goats on the My Lovely Horse Rescue farm.
Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week the critter shed becomes 'the love shack' as we delve into the sensuous, sumptuous and scintillating love lives of SNAILS!
We hear how giant African land snails smooch and snog their way through courtship, and then shoot actual LOVE DARTS (be still my beating heart) during coitus. AND how they have enviable staying power.
Also, these snails are just gorgeous, wonderfully adapted animals. If you haven't fallen in love with them by the end of this episode, we'll give you your money back. Or something.
Let's all swoon for snails.
And don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about.
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/
TWITTER: @crittershedpod
EMAIL: [email protected]
Music:
Podington: Curious
Lobo Loco: Spook Castle
Broke for Free: Love Is Not
Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella, and with several hundred snails.
Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
