Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids

The 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...

Find 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+ podcasts...

Polly 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 on...

What 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 (the se...

Do 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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The 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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Five 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 which it...

New 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 [email protected]...

Updates 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. Enjoy!

Their 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 Share Blood MealsUnlike other ba...

The pod before time.
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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 are 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 about them, but which facts about them...

Look, up in the sky!
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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 are 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 air creature! Aerial animals are pretty cool, but which facts aren’t tru...

It’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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Kingdom: 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 Devon gets a text from an unknown sender with a recording of the first part of Chet...

Dive! Dive! Dive!
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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 which facts aren’t true? Listen and...

The 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!

Links:Episode PageTranscriptApril Fools 2023’s works cited (after listening!)

Just 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 [email protected] 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**

Just 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 [email protected] 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**

Five 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 gues...

5 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...

Do 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 about the Giant Pacific Octo...

Not 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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Oh, 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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We’re holding a raffle to win...

Oh, 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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Oh, 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...

Podcasting 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 laugh.