The next episode has been delayed, but not for too long, hopefully ______________________ 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 sum...
Apr 29, 2025•48 sec
Find out what all the squawk is about! ______________________ 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 u...
Mar 20, 2025•31 min•Ep. 16
Polly wanna listen to this episode? ______________________ 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 t...
Mar 14, 2025•26 min•Ep. 15
What can learn to speak many human words all without a voice box? ______________________ 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 und...
Jan 01, 2025•24 min•Ep. 14
The big reveal for Late-pril Fools 2024! ______________________ **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 ca...
Sep 03, 2024•7 min
Five animals: four real, one fake. Which are real, and which tried to Late-pril Fool ya? ______________________ 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 tho...
Aug 25, 2024•44 min•Ep. 13
Updates on the next episodes of Kingdom: Animalia , plus some jokes! ______________________ 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 anim...
Mar 11, 2024•10 min
Their bad rap is completely batty! ______________________ 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 . F...
Nov 06, 2023•42 min•Ep. 12
It’s time for everybody’s favorite game show… ______________________ 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 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. Roar! Thump. Thump. What are those sounds? They’re prehistoric creatures! Prehistoric ...
Oct 01, 2023•27 min•Ep. 11
It’s time for everybody’s favorite game show… ______________________ 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 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, up in the sky? It’s a drone! It’s a plane! No, it’s an animal! Aerial ani...
Aug 14, 2023•26 min•Ep. 10
It’s time for some panda -monium! ______________________ 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 . Links: Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen to our new pod...
Aug 01, 2023•46 min•Ep. 9
Kingdom: Animalia has a new podcast! ______________________ 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. The...
Jul 01, 2023•3 min
It’s time for everybody’s favorite game show… ______________________ 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 se...
May 01, 2023•22 min•Ep. 8
The big reveal for April Fools 2023! ______________________ **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 Page Transcript April Fools 2023’s works cited (after listening!) Support the show If you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or verification that I’m not just talking into the void...
Apr 08, 2023•5 min
Five animals: four real, one fake. Which are real, and which tried to April Fool ya? ______________________ 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 pass...
Apr 01, 2023•25 min•Ep. 7
Do you like sea chameleons that are much cooler and much weirder? Then you’ll love this episode with all three of your hearts! ______________________ 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, Che...
Mar 02, 2023•44 min•Ep. 6
Not a commercial! It’s fun! ______________________ 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. Lin...
Feb 25, 2023•2 min
Oh, look at that pretty flower! Wait a second… ______________________ 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 . Links: Orchid Mantis nymph photo Com...
Feb 06, 2023•30 min•Ep. 5
Podcasting is easy… right? ______________________ 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 dri...
Jan 07, 2023•27 min
PB&J, minus the PB, and completely different ______________________ Is immorality possible? Are jellyfish really fish? Is one of the only truly immortal animals smaller than your pinkie fingernail? What does a 4.5-millimeter-long invertebrate eat? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Immortal Jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii . Further Reading (Discovery of Immortality): Can a Jellyfish Unlock the Secret of Immortality? Ot...
Jan 03, 2023•20 min•Ep. 4
Learn more about Reindeer/Caribou if you deer ______________________ Are all of Santa’s reindeer actually females? What’s the difference between Moose, Elk, Reindeer, and Caribou? What are antlers used for? Do Reindeer’s eyes change colors with the seasons? What do they really sound like? Why are reindeer’s antlers covered in velvet before they’re fully grown? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Reindeer AKA Caribou, Rangi...
Dec 24, 2022•25 min•Ep. 3
A relaxing 15-minute, 29-second recording of sparrows chirping and singing ______________________ The Songs of Sparrows is a bonus episode with a 15-minute, 29-second recording of White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows chirping and singing at a large communal winter roost in California. You can listen to this recording while you read, write, do homework, etc. The next full episode will come out in three days on Saturday, December 24th. Links: Stand-Alone Recording Episode Page Transcript Supp...
Dec 21, 2022•17 min
Are you ready to gobble up some turkey facts? ______________________ How are Wild Turkey's faces like chameleons? Did you know you can tell a turkey's gender by their feces? Do Wild Turkeys sleep in trees? Which turkeys gobble? Can turkeys fly? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo . Links: Comic Memory Quiz Episode Page Transcript Works Cited Support the show If you have any questions, comme...
Nov 23, 2022•25 min•Ep. 2
Time to learn about those crafty corvids ______________________ Did you know that American Crows are as smart as 7–10 year old humans? Are crows black, blue, or purple? What do crows eat? How do they always know when it's trash day? What would a crow get you for the holidays? Today with your host, Devon, and co-hosts, Chet and Cap, you will learn everything there is to know about the American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos . Further Reading (Experiments): Crows Are as Intelligent as a Seven-Year-Ol...
Oct 30, 2022•29 min•Ep. 1
A preview for Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids ______________________ This is a for-kids-by-kids (and chickadees) animal podcast. Every episode your host, Devon, and his sneaky little chickadee co-hosts, Chet and Cap, will dive into all the facts of one species of animal with jokes, fun facts, and quizzes along the way. So what are you waiting for? Let’s explore this amazing Kingdom: Animalia . Links: Episode Page Transcript Support the show If you have any questions, comments, epi...
Sep 25, 2022•2 min
