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First Aired - 12/20/2010 12:00PM
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This week on The Naturalist, Carol A. Butler leads a conversation on a variety of different subjects. She talks about some very interesting facts regarding katydids, including their mating techniques and sound making abilities. Later on the show, she discusses filial cannibalism in the animal kingdom and how odors in utero can affect human development. Tune in and find out more about survival techniques and emotional studies in animals! This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch; the nations largest single source supplier of grassfed and grass finished beef. For more information visit www.hearstranch.com.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Katydids, Pipe Fish & Filial Cannibalism (22:45)
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Bernie Wides, Carol A Butler, The Naturalist, Heritage Radio Network, Eastern Screech Owl, Wild Birds Unlimited, katydids, Tettigoniidae, katydids make sounds with their wings, their song can be extremely loud, predatory katydids, reproduction, mating, external fertilization, spermophilus, beg bugs inject sperm into an opening in the abdomen, makes it ways through body fluid to the reproductive organs, females absorb eggs for nutrition as a last resort, pipe fish study, brooding eggs, fathers & babies, filial cannibalism, parents eating their own offspring, the youngest offspring of birds often become prey,Odors In Utero & Animal Emotion (17:01)
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in utero exposure to odors, how does that affect physical development of animals?, mothers diet during pregnancy affects what human babies will want to eat, kin recognition, sensory stimulation by amniotic fluid, animal emotion, correlating animal mood with decision making, dog faces, measuring optimism and pessimism in animals, behavior patterns, blue tit, fear novelty vs willingness to explore their surroundings, highly sensitive pigs squeal a lot,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/31/2011 06:00PM
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Matt & Rachel celebrate Halloween with friend Tane Langton of Bboy.org who calls in from New Zealand, where it's actually turning to Spring! Hear about everything from trick or treating to costumes to break-dancing and tune in for a special trivia segment on The Matt & Rachel Show. Find out what ingredients make up Tabasco sauce, which culinary tradition was banned in Texas and the origins of the Kiwifruit. This episode was brought to you by Whole Foods Market..
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The Matt & Rachel Show: Tange Langton (12:52)
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Matt Timms, Rachel Wharton, The Matt & Rachel Show, Heritage Radio Network, Williamsburg, Tane Langton, Bboy.org, Trick or Treating, New Zealand, Breakdance.com, costumes, pumpkins, cannibalism, long pig, Captain Cook,Trivia!! (9:58)
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trivia, Charles Manson, Tabasco sauce, ingredients, chili peppers, Louisiana, culinary traditions, Texas, last meal, death penalty, kiwi, Chinese gooseberry,What Am I Cooking? (12:42)
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venison, meat grinding, What Am I Cooking?, Old Fashioned, Baba ghanoush, Star Wars, mock apple pie, MC Hammer, Ritz Crackers,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 02/01/2010 12:00PM
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Carol A. Butler joins The Naturalist again, this time to talk about sexual conflict amongst animals.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Sexual Conflict (10:35)
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Bernie Wides, The Naturalist, Whole Foods Market, Carol A. Butler, sexual conflict, this is different than sexual selection, G.A. Parker, sperm competition, Sexual Selection and Reproductive Competition in Insects, William G. Eberhard, Sexual Selection By Cryptic Female Choice, human sexuality in terms of inate behavior, reproductive availablity, mating habits,Premature Cannibalism & The Sexy Son Syndrome (11:17)
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therapy, counseling, some butterflies are polygamous, sperm packets, premature cannibalism, Australian red back spider, females kill the male before copulation is complete, only happens if male courtship is brief, the sexy sons syndrome, choosy female may benefit from mating with a harmful man if he can transmit his sexiness to his sons, the sons will more readily mate with other females so genes can be passed along, human behavior, the success of seductive males,Sexual Conflicts & Strategies For Survival (9:42)
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butterflies, The American Museum of Natural History, live butterfly bavarium all winter long, twins, male produces androgens, genital sex with two cloacas joining, forced copulation, raptor territories, Pale Male, red tailed hawk who lives across from Central Park, he has his third or fourth wife, raptors eat pigeons and mice, the city sometimes puts down rat poising, if hawks eat poison rats they get killed also,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
