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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.

237: Kid Questions with Isaac!

51 mins; April 24, 2024

236: American Crow w/ Dr. Kaeli Swift!

59 mins; April 18, 2024

235: Coral Snake & Cuckoo

70 hours 39 mins; April 11, 2024

234: Electric Fishes w/ Dr. Kassandra Ford!

48 mins; April 03, 2024

Bonus Content Free Samples!

21 mins; March 28, 2024

233: Questions & Answers

56 mins; March 27, 2024

232: Chinchilla & Walrus

72 hours 21 mins; March 20, 2024

Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Ellen and Christian Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, and Katie Goldin

15 mins; March 18, 2024

231: Remora w/ Amani Webber-Schultz!

42 mins; March 14, 2024

230: Solenodon w/ Owen Klessel

42 mins; March 07, 2024

229: Fishing Cat & Rock Hyrax

50 mins; February 29, 2024

228: Chimpanzee w/ Shannon Roivas!

53 mins; February 22, 2024

227: Trumpeter Swan & Lovebug

43 mins; February 14, 2024

226: Cicadas w/ Nick VanAcker!

66 hours 52 mins; February 08, 2024

225: Freddy Kreuger Frog & Bone-Eating Snot Flower

40 mins; January 31, 2024

224: Ethereal Snailfish w/ Dr. Thom Linley!

49 mins; January 25, 2024

223: Tiger Beetles & Giant Siphonophore

54 mins; January 17, 2024

222: Bobcat w/ Jamison Cole!

51 mins; January 11, 2024

221: Field Notes

48 mins; January 03, 2024

220: Belted Kingfisher w/ Alex Troutman!

41 mins; December 28, 2023

Bugs Need Heroes: Bug-Type Pokemon & the Bugs that Inspired Them

74 hours 36 mins; December 21, 2023

219: Star-Nosed Mole & Devil's Hole Pupfish

65 hours 50 mins; December 14, 2023

218: Pacific Lamprey w/ Ralph Crewe!

46 mins; December 06, 2023

217: Loggerhead Shrike & Five-lined Skink

49 mins; November 30, 2023

216: Sturgeon w/ Brenda Pracheil!

47 mins; November 23, 2023

215: Bark Scorpion & Pūteketeke

55 mins; November 17, 2023

214: Pigs w/ Kendall Long!

46 mins; November 09, 2023

213: Stoat & Barreleye

44 mins; November 02, 2023

212: Crowned Lemur w/ Ben Freed!

52 mins; October 26, 2023

211: Mosquitoes w/ Kelly Zimmerman!

52 mins; October 19, 2023

210: Snowy Owl & Polar Bear

57 mins; October 11, 2023

209: Roadrunner w/ Alana Baliga!

58 mins; October 05, 2023

208: Coati & Gharial

54 mins; September 27, 2023

207: African Lion w/ Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant!

45 mins; September 21, 2023

206: Daddy Long Legs & Vaquita

49 mins; September 13, 2023

24: Tardigrade & Platypus (REPLAY)

53 mins; September 08, 2023

205: Aardvark w/ Kailey Hart!

52 mins; August 30, 2023

204: Leaf Sheep & Basilisk

53 mins; August 23, 2023

203: Cuttlefish w/ Meg Mindlin!

46 mins; August 16, 2023

202: Basking Shark & Glass Frog

52 mins; August 10, 2023

201: Hoary Bats w/ Sophiane Nacer!

67 hours 7 mins; August 03, 2023

200: Sockeye Salmon & Grizzly Bear

65 hours 10 mins; July 27, 2023

133: Slow Loris & Cassowary (REPLAY)

60 hours 58 mins; July 12, 2023

199: Satin Bowerbird w/ Dr. Seth Coleman!

58 mins; July 05, 2023

198: California Condor

56 mins; June 21, 2023

197: Pterosaurs w/ Adele Pentland!

76 hours 44 mins; June 16, 2023

196: Grasshopper Mouse & Freshwater Mussels

51 mins; June 09, 2023

195: Gray Wolf w/ Danielle LaRock!

59 mins; May 31, 2023

194: Antlions & Trap-jaw Ants

48 mins; May 24, 2023

193: Asian Water Monitor w/ Ivan Kwan!

80 hours 31 mins; May 18, 2023

192: Proboscis Monkey & Sarcastic Fringehead

44 mins; May 10, 2023

191: Fireflies w/ Dr. Sarah Lower!

53 mins; May 03, 2023

190: Pom-Pom Crab & Mourning Dove

53 mins; April 26, 2023

189: Freshwater Megafish w/ Zeb Hogan!

39 mins; April 19, 2023

188: Brown Pelican & Przewalski's Horse

68 hours 1 min; April 12, 2023

187: Mangrove Rivulus w/ Brooke Fitzwater (AKA "Oceanfilly")!

47 mins; April 05, 2023

186: Your Questions & Stories!

58 mins; March 29, 2023

185: Megalodon & Thylacine

76 hours 46 mins; March 22, 2023

Planthropology: Grass-Type Pokemon & the Plants that Inspired Them

77 hours 50 mins; March 15, 2023

184: D&D Classes w/ Eric Silver!

55 mins; March 08, 2023

183: Octopuses w/ Chelsea Bennice, the OctoGirl!

56 mins; March 01, 2023

182: Greater Sage Grouse & Pistol Shrimp

48 mins; February 22, 2023

181: Loggerhead Turtles w/ Jesse Gilbert!

43 mins; February 15, 2023

180: Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle & Indian Muntjac

59 mins; February 10, 2023

179: Spider Monkey w/ Dr. Michelle Rodrigues!

48 mins; February 01, 2023

178: Vicuña & Cookie Cutter Shark

50 mins; January 25, 2023

177: American Crocodile w/ Alec Baines!

53 mins; January 18, 2023

176: Rio Cauca Caecilian & Rubber Boa

45 mins; January 11, 2023

175: Cane Toad w/ Bethany Brookshire!

54 mins; January 05, 2023

174: Narwhal & Snow Monkey

61 hours 13 mins; December 29, 2022

79: Reindeer w/ Olivia deBourcier! (REPLAY)

51 mins; December 21, 2022

173: Rats w/ Let's Learn Everything!

71 hours 25 mins; December 14, 2022

172: American Beaver & Christmas Tree Worm

61 hours 18 mins; December 08, 2022

171: Chimney Swifts w/ Ralph Crewe!

56 mins; November 30, 2022

170: Wild Turkeys

55 mins; November 23, 2022

169: Tiger Sharks w/ Melissa Márquez!

52 mins; November 16, 2022

168: Velvet Worms & Binturong

54 mins; November 09, 2022

167: Huntsman Spiders w/ Caitlin Henderson!

52 mins; November 02, 2022

166: Iberian Ribbed Newt & Australian Ghostshark

49 mins; October 27, 2022

165: Wasps w/ Johanna Schwartz!

46 mins; October 19, 2022

164: Bowmouth Guitarfish & Timber Rattlesnake

51 mins; October 12, 2022

163: The Dodo w/ Natalie Sabin!

51 mins; October 05, 2022

162: Spotted Lanternfly & Crown-of-thorns Starfish

64 hours 16 mins; September 29, 2022

161: Rufous Hummingbird w/ Alexander Vidal

48 mins; September 21, 2022

160: Marine Iguana & Colugo

65 hours 7 mins; September 14, 2022

159: Moon Jellyfish w/ Sophie Wolvin!

63 hours 54 mins; September 07, 2022

158: Pallas's Cat & Kiwi

62 hours 12 mins; September 01, 2022

157: Fleas w/ Tom Sharpe!

59 mins; August 24, 2022

156: California Sea Lion & Giant Isopod

59 mins; August 17, 2022

155: Dolphins w/ Drew Smith!

66 hours 42 mins; August 10, 2022

154: Hognose Snake & Cone Snail

56 mins; July 27, 2022

153: Sandhill Crane w/ Tommy Siegel!

56 mins; July 20, 2022

152: Rough-Skinned Newt & Pumpkin Toadlet

56 mins; July 13, 2022

151: Nominating the National Bird w/ Nick Lund!

67 hours 54 mins; July 06, 2022

150: Saiga & Alligator Gar

59 mins; June 30, 2022

149: Red-Tailed Hawk w/ Maya Higa!

45 mins; June 22, 2022

148: Japanese Spider Crab & Saharan Silver Ant

52 mins; June 15, 2022

147: Assassin Bugs w/ Ilan Domnich!

90 hours 3 mins; June 09, 2022

146: Hedgehog & Bandicoot

53 mins; June 01, 2022

145: Owl Monkeys w/ Alexi Grousis!

63 hours 34 mins; May 26, 2022

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