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7:30pm - 9:00pm EST
First Aired - 07/18/2011 11:00AM
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This week on The Naturalist, Carol A. Butler sits down with former guest and friend of the show Ariana Rickard to discuss African mammals and the Hall of African Mammals in the American Museum of Natural History. Tune in to learn how the dioramas were first created in the museum and hear some fun behind the scenes facts about the exhibits in the museum. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.
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First Aired - 08/09/2012 06:00PM
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On today's episode of U Look Hungry, host Helen Hollyman is talking with artist Laura Ginn. Recently, Laura held an exhibition called Tomorrow We Feast on What We Catch, which featured rat as the main ingredient in a multiple course meal. The kicker is- Laura used to be a vegetarian! Hear about Laura's inspirations for such a culinary oddity, and how skills like hunting, tanning, and taxidermy peaked her artistic interests. Learn about how post-apocalytic rhetoric has inspired Laura's art, and why it is important to learn hands-on skills in an age where digital technology dominates. This program has been brought to you by Tekserve.
There's been a big return to traditional skills and craftsmanship. I think that [tanning and taxidermy] are valuable skills to have. You can take something off the road and make something beautiful."
"I've been very interested in the performative aspect of my work... eating involves your entire body."
-- Laura Ginn on U Look Hungry
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First Time Skinning a Raccoon (18:02)
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video art, performance art, tanning skins, photography, vegetarian, Laura Ginn, survival skills, Detroit, leather-making, roadkill, rats, eating rats, The Rat Project, taxidermy, graduate school, post-peak oil, anxiety, Cranbrook Academy of Art, hunting, raccoons, building a cabin, Michigan, pigeons, apocalypse, terroir, Tomorrow We Feast on What We Catch, gazpacho, roasted rat, hunters, dinner,Digital Technology and a Physical Connection to the Earth (8:22)
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computers, technology, pork, hamburger, resourcefulness, physical, building shelters, eating, bring a friend, log cabin, caravan, temporary shelter, North Carolina, making dresses, Edward Curtis, carcass, baking soda, river, trees, barbecue, teaching,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/04/2010 12:00PM
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This week on The Naturalist Bernie and Carol speak to Peter Capainolo, ornithologist at The Natural History Museum, about his history as an ornithologist and the art and science of falconry. Learn how to get these flying killing machines to come at a whistle, land on your hand, and be your best friend. Plus, Peter speaks about his research and history as an ornithologist who works simultaneously in a futuristic research center and an 1800s-era laboratory. This episode was sponsored by Fairway: like no other market.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Peter Capainolo (13:05)
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The Naturalist, Bernie Wides, Carol A. Butler, Heritage Radio Network, Fairway Market, How Fast Can a Falcon Dive, Peter Capainolo, Museum of Natural History, Ornithology, Anatomical Preparation Laboratory, NYC Audubon, Peter got taxidermy lessons when he was 12 years old,Hawks, Falcons & Vultures (14:21)
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hawks, falcons, Harris's Hawk, raptors, training a hawk to follow commands is called manning, when you hunt with a falcon your role is to help the bird, falcons take other birds out of mid air, some falcons follow people, turkey vultures have a very sensative sense of smell, people hide dead chickens and watch to see how falcons respond, black vultures,Birds Eyes & Intelligence Levels of Raptors (11:43)
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Pale Male, Central Park, red tailed hawk, measuring intelligence in animals is difficult, most birds heads are eye, super sight, raptors see very well, eagles can identify images on a television, falconry, zoology, captive breeding, SUNY New Paltz, Long Island, Carmans River, next show: how you catch a falcon!,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
