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Join us, Ellen and Christian Weatherford, while we review your favorite species of animals and rate them out of ten in the categories of effectiveness, ingenuity and aesthetics. More information can be found at justthezooofus.com 😊 Got a species you want us to review? Submit your animal friend to us at [email protected] and when we review your animal we'll give you a shoutout! 😊 Cover art by Mrs. Brainbow (Taylor Gordon-Wood). Theme music by Louie Zong.

330: Cryptids w/ the Cryptonaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson!

73 hours 49 mins; April 02, 2026

329: Coelacanth

75 hours 13 mins; March 26, 2026

328: Apollo the African Grey Parrot w/ Dalton Mason!

58 mins; March 20, 2026

327: Mandarin Duck

52 mins; March 12, 2026

326: Moth Flies w/ Emily, your Certified Bug Friend!

50 mins; March 05, 2026

325: Triops (AKA Tadpole Shrimp)

44 mins; February 25, 2026

324: Egg-Eating Snake w/ Lyn!

72 hours 11 mins; February 19, 2026

323: Banana Slug

56 mins; February 12, 2026

322: The Bird Hall w/ Shannon Hackett & John Bates!

69 hours 15 mins; February 05, 2026

321: Norway Lemmings

63 hours 51 mins; January 29, 2026

320: Vinny Thomas's Top 3 Urban Wildlife Species!

59 mins; January 22, 2026

319: Tasmanian Devil

67 hours 10 mins; January 15, 2026

318: Jungle Jordan's Top 3 Friend-Shaped Carnivores!

56 mins; January 08, 2026

317: Sea Angel

48 mins; December 24, 2025

316: Southern Cassowary w/ Marco Wendt!

55 mins; December 18, 2025

315: Kinkajou

56 mins; December 11, 2025

314: Sarah Suta's Top 3 Dream Comebacks!

58 mins; December 04, 2025

170: Wild Turkey (REPLAY)

55 mins; November 26, 2025

313: Turkey Vulture

67 hours 34 mins; November 20, 2025

312: Common Snapping Turtle w/ Emma Ratway!

57 mins; November 13, 2025

311: Cleaner Wrasse

69 hours 41 mins; November 06, 2025

310: Lindsay Nikole’s Top 3 Periods of Life on Earth

62 hours 0 mins; October 30, 2025

309: Hairy Frog

54 mins; October 24, 2025

308: Cara Giaimo's Top 3 Surprises from the Animal Kingdom!

51 mins; October 16, 2025

307: Jack Jumper Ants

51 mins; October 09, 2025

306: A Review of Disgust w/ Nature Disturbed!

53 mins; October 02, 2025

305: Galápagos Tortoise

73 hours 52 mins; September 25, 2025

304: Dr. Keriann McGoogan's Top 3 Primatology Stories!

58 mins; September 18, 2025

303: American Dipper w/ Jason Hall!

56 mins; September 11, 2025

302: Bigfin Squid

59 mins; September 04, 2025

301: Lyrebirds w/ Dr. César Puechmarin!

73 hours 43 mins; August 27, 2025

300: A Badger + Coyote Adventure!

63 hours 42 mins; August 21, 2025

299: Nightjars

57 mins; August 14, 2025

298: Katie Goldin's 3 Weirdest Shark Facts!

58 mins; August 07, 2025

158: Pallas's Cat & Kiwi (REPLAY)

62 hours 50 mins; July 30, 2025

297: Red Fox

63 hours 33 mins; July 24, 2025

296: Leach's Storm Petrel w/ Melina Watson!

74 hours 17 mins; July 17, 2025

295: Giant Anteater

57 mins; July 11, 2025

294: Speculative Evolution w/ Roxy Valdez!

90 hours 32 mins; July 02, 2025

293: Rhinoceros & Bird-eating Tarantula

69 hours 36 mins; June 25, 2025

292: Ivan Phillipsen's 3 Weirdest Birds!

57 mins; June 18, 2025

291: Kid Questions with Isaac!

77 hours 23 mins; June 11, 2025

290: Rabbits w/ Zoe Feigen!

76 hours 2 mins; June 06, 2025

289: Parrotfish

58 mins; May 28, 2025

288: Corals w/ Jessie Palmer!

63 hours 1 min; May 22, 2025

Extremely Accurate Bird Songs: Mourning Dove

55 mins; May 14, 2025

287: Mexican Jumping Bean Moth & Slow Worm

60 hours 3 mins; May 08, 2025

286: A Review of the Animal Kingdom in Miniature w/ Dr. Mark D. Scherz!

82 hours 48 mins; May 01, 2025

285: American Woodcock & Camel Spider

66 hours 19 mins; April 24, 2025

284: African Pygmy Hedgehog w/ Sarah Bessie!

67 hours 31 mins; April 17, 2025

283: Paddlefish & Pigbutt Worm

76 hours 6 mins; April 09, 2025

282: Brooke Hartman's Top 3 Cutest Killers!

56 mins; April 04, 2025

281: Field Notes (2025)

73 hours 17 mins; March 26, 2025

280: Eastern Gray Squirrel & Budgerigar (aka Parakeet)

81 hours 59 mins; March 19, 2025

Ellen joins MFD Spring Break

78 hours 53 mins; March 17, 2025

279: Brachiosaurus w/ Charles Nye!

73 hours 5 mins; March 14, 2025

278: Tyrannosaurus Rex (and Modern Dinosaurs) w/ Christian Flores!

59 mins; March 06, 2025

277: Kākāpō & Flying Fish

55 mins; February 26, 2025

276: Jules Léon's Top 3 Pinnipeds!

73 hours 34 mins; February 21, 2025

275: Albatrosses

66 hours 59 mins; February 12, 2025

274: Dr. Alyson Brokaw's Top 3 Bats!

67 hours 27 mins; February 06, 2025

273: Flying Snakes

52 mins; January 29, 2025

272: Dr. Chelsea L. Wood's Top 3 Parasites!

46 mins; January 23, 2025

271: Box Jellyfish

58 mins; January 16, 2025

270: Hazel Dormouse w/ Holly Daniels!

41 mins; January 09, 2025

269: Christmas Island Red Crab & Elf Owl

64 hours 55 mins; December 25, 2024

268: Sea Turtles w/ Rushan bin Abdul Rahman!

55 mins; December 19, 2024

267: Wood Frog & Titan Triggerfish

66 hours 16 mins; December 11, 2024

266: Thomas Green's Top 3 Animal Mating Relationships

44 mins; December 06, 2024

265: Leafcutter Ants

52 mins; November 27, 2024

264: Orcas w/ Fred the Orca Man!

62 hours 11 mins; November 21, 2024

263: American Lobster

48 mins; November 13, 2024

97: Sea Otter & Blue-Ringed Octopus (REPLAY)

48 mins; November 06, 2024

262: Jumping Slugs w/ Meaghan Wetherell!

55 mins; November 01, 2024

Bonus Episode Preview: A Review of Vampires

11 mins; October 31, 2024

261: Ogre-Faced Spider & Honduran White Bat

55 mins; October 23, 2024

260: Ross Seal w/ Griffin McElroy!

47 mins; October 16, 2024

259: Strawberry Poison Dart Frog & Clownfish

55 mins; October 09, 2024

258: Cats w/ Steven Ray Morris!

80 hours 47 mins; October 03, 2024

257: Pygmy Hippopotamus & Harpy Eagle

48 mins; September 26, 2024

256: Dr. Sebastian Echeverri's Top 3 Spiders

61 hours 58 mins; September 19, 2024

255: Siamang & Laughing Kookaburra

52 mins; September 11, 2024

254: A History of Bugs w/ Lucca's BioHub!

83 hours 23 mins; September 06, 2024

253: Dung Beetles & Giant Moray Eel

64 hours 16 mins; August 28, 2024

Bugs Need Heroes: The Painbow

92 hours 0 mins; August 14, 2024

252: Andean Condor w/ Kai Gómez D'hers!

49 mins; August 08, 2024

251: Gila Monster & Indian Peacock

62 hours 5 mins; August 01, 2024

250: Rhinoceros Hornbill w/ Sarah Skebba!

50 mins; July 25, 2024

249: Seahorses & Raccoons

61 hours 7 mins; July 18, 2024

248: Hammerhead Sharks w/ Jasmin Graham!

45 mins; July 11, 2024

247: Sand Boas & Black-Capped Chickadee

55 mins; July 03, 2024

246: Giant Pacific Octopus w/ Sy Montgomery!

45 mins; June 26, 2024

245: Hermit Crab & Flamingo

70 hours 14 mins; June 21, 2024

244: A Gay Animal Revue w/ Owen Ever and Laine Kaplan-Levenson!

52 mins; June 13, 2024

243: Diving Bell Spider & Oarfish

64 hours 18 mins; June 05, 2024

242: Blue Jay w/ Dara Miles Wilson!

46 mins; May 30, 2024

241: Peregrine Falcon w/ Sophie Osborn!

55 mins; May 23, 2024

240: Zebras & Honey Badger

69 hours 28 mins; May 17, 2024

239: Chameleons w/ Dr. Chris Anderson!

56 mins; May 08, 2024

238: Red Wolf w/ Peter Gros!

48 mins; May 02, 2024

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