Have You Herd About Animals?

Have You Herd About Blue Ringed Octopus?

Herders are you ready for one of the most insane creatures on planet earth? Also one of the deadliest. Blue-ringed octopuses , comprising the genus Hapalochlaena , are four extremely venomous species of octopus that are found in tide pools and coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans, from Japan to Australia.[2] They can be identified by their yellowish skin and characteristic blue and black rings that change color dramatically when the animal is threatened. They eat small crustaceans, inclu...

Have You Herd About Bearcats?

Welcome back to Herders to the episode of Bearcats! The binturong ( Arctictis binturong ) ( /bɪnˈtjʊərɒŋ, ˈbɪntjʊrɒŋ/ , bin-TURE-ong, BIN-ture-ong ), also known as the bearcat is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia . It is uncommon in much of its range, and has been assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because of a declining population, that is estimated to have declined at least 30% since the mid-1980s. [2] The binturong is the only species in the genus Arctictis ....

Have You Herd About Axolotls?

Welcome back, Herders to Season 6! Six whole seasons with us is crazy and we're starting it off with one of the craziest animals on the planet! Happy Birthday, Dad. I love you. Rest well. The axolotl (/ˈæksəlɒtəl/; from Classical Nahuatl: āxōlōtl [aːˈʃoːloːtɬ] (listen)) ( Ambystoma mexicanum )[3] is a paedomorphic salamander closely related to the tiger salamander.[3][4][5] It is unusual among amphibians in that it reaches adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis. Instead of taking to the land...

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Have You Herd About Mermaids?

In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish.[1] Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings. In other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same traditions), they can be benevolent or beneficent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans. The male equivalent of t...

Have You Herd About Chipmunks?

Chipmunks may be classified either as a single genus, Tamias , or as three genera: Tamias , of which the eastern chipmunk ( T. striatus ) is the only living member; Eutamias , of which the Siberian chipmunk ( E. sibiricus ) is the only living member; and Neotamias , which includes the 23 remaining, mostly western North American, species. These classifications were treated as subgenera due to the chipmunks' morphological similarities.[2] As a result, most taxonomies over the twentieth century hav...

Have You Herd About Peregrine Falcon?

The peregrine falcon ( Falco peregrinus ), also known simply as the peregrine ,[3] and historically as the duck hawk in North America,[4] is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head. The peregrine is renowned for its speed. It can reach over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop (high-speed dive),[5] making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom.[6][7][8]...

Have You Herd About Business Goose?

Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the order Sphenisciformes (/sfɪˈnɪsəfɔːrmiːz/) of the family Spheniscidae (/sfɪˈnɪsɪdiː, -daɪ/).[4] They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is found north of the Equator. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage and flippers for swimming. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sea life which they catch with their bill...

Have You Herd About Seals?

The earliest known fossil earless seal is Noriphoca gaudini from the late Oligocene or earliest Miocene (Aquitanian) of Italy.[1] Other early fossil phocids date from the mid-Miocene, 15 million years ago in the north Atlantic.[1][3] Until recently, many researchers believed that phocids evolved separately from otariids and odobenids; and that they evolved from otter-like animals, such as Potamotherium , which inhabited European freshwater lakes. Recent evidence strongly suggests a monophyletic ...

Have You Herd About Black Mamba?

The black mamba ( Dendroaspis polylepis ) is a species of highly venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. It is native to parts of sub-Saharan Africa. First formally described by Albert Günther in 1864, it is the second-longest venomous snake after the king cobra; mature specimens generally exceed 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and commonly grow to 3 m (9.8 ft). Specimens of 4.3 to 4.5 m (14 to 15 ft) have been reported. Its skin colour varies from grey to dark brown. Juvenile black mambas tend to be p...

Have You Herd About Jaguars?

The jaguar ( Panthera onca ) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas. With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world. Its distinctively marked coat features pale yellow to tan colored fur covered by spots that transition to rosettes on the sides, although a melanistic black coat appears in some individuals. The jaguar's pow...

Have You Herd About Lemurs?

We have a new episode out today and it’s all about the wide eyed kiddos! Ring-tailed lemur backs are gray to rosy brown with gray limbs and dark gray heads and necks. They have white bellies. Their faces are white with dark triangular eye patches and a black nose. True to their name, ring-tailed lemurs' tails are ringed with 13 alternating black and white bands. Unlike most other lemurs, ringtails spend 40 percent of their time on the ground. They move quadrupedally along the forest floor. The a...

Have You Herd About Naked Mole Rats?

Get ready to go streaking because it’s naked mole rate time! Naked mole-rats have wrinkly pink or grayish-pink skin, which is somewhat translucent on their undersides and light purplish-brown on their backs and tails. This countershading appears to be lost with advanced age. They have short, broad heads with powerful jaw muscles and very large incisors, which they use to dig tunnels. Naked mole-rats are usually 3 inches (7.5 centimeters) long and weigh 1-1.5 ounces (28-42 grams). However, soldie...

Have You Herd About Elephants? (Feat. Brit)

AND. WE. ARE. BACK. Welcome back, Herders to Season 5! We know it's been sometime since our last season, but we have been hard at work recording multiple seasons at once and we're ready for you all now! Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth and have distinctly massive bodies, large ears, and long trunks. They use their trunks to pick up objects, trumpet warnings, greet other elephants, or suck up water for drinking or bathing, among other uses. Both male and female African elephants gr...

Have You Herd About Season 5?

Sneak peak to Season 5!

Have You Herd About Barnacles? (Feat. The Octopus Lady)

Hello there, Herders! We have a fancy episode with the one and only Octopus Lady where we will be talking about one of the oldest creatures on the planet and you guessed it! It's Barnacles! (If you wanna learn more about the Octopus Lady, check out her Youtube here! : https://www.youtube.com/@OctopusLady ) Twitter: https://twitter.com/theoctopuslady Barnacles are a type of arthropod constituting the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and are hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barn...

Have You Herd About Ocean Pollution?

Herders we are back with a new episode! Today on our special episode we will be talking about the importance of our ocean and how ocean pollution is destroying the planet. We tell everyone, if the ocean goes, we go. So on this episode, our good friend Farrah is coming on to talk to us about the importance and seriousness of Ocean Pollution.

Have You Herd About Hunting?

Welcome back, Herders to another special episode and todays episode is about hunting and how it helps maintain a positive ecosystem and balances it accordingly. Hunting has a major stigma around it when it comes to the preservation of animals and their lives of course. However, hunting is a significant way of reducing overgrowing populations of animals that can destroy the environment and ecosystem for other animals. Our good friend Cody is coming on, (who is an avid hunter) to tell us all about...

Have You Herd About Geology?

Hey there, Herders! We have a special episode for you and it's about Geology and how it plays a part in the natural order of Animals! Our good friend Ryan has a masters degree in Geology and he's going to sit down with us and educate you all on how Geology can impact the ecosystem and how it impacts Animals lives.

Have You Herd About Big Foot?

Bigfoot , also commonly referred to as Sasquatch , is a purported ape-like creature said to inhabit the forests of North America. Many dubious articles have been offered in attempts to prove the existence of Bigfoot, including anecdotal claims of sightings as well as alleged video and audio recordings, photographs, and casts of large footprints.[2] Some of which are known or admitted hoaxes.[3] Tales of wild, hairy humanoids exist throughout the world,[4] and such creatures appear in the folklor...

Have You Herd About Gorillas?

Mountain gorillas are descendants of ancestral monkeys and apes found in Africa and Arabia during the start of the Oligocene epoch (34–24 million years ago). The fossil record provides evidence of the hominoid primates (apes) found in east Africa approximately 22–32 million years ago. The fossil record of the area where mountain gorillas live is particularly poor and so its evolutionary history is not clear.[5] It was about 8.8 to 12 million years ago that the group of primates who were to evolv...

Have You Herd About Giant Squid?

The giant squid ( Architeuthis dux ) is a species of deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae . It can grow to a tremendous size, offering an example of abyssal gigantism: recent estimates put the maximum size at around 12–13 m (39–43 ft)[2][3][4][5] for females and 10 m (33 ft) for males, from the posterior fins to the tip of the two long tentacles (longer than the colossal squid at an estimated 9–10 m (30–33 ft),[6] but substantially lighter, as the tentacles make up most of the ...

Have You Herd About Blue Whales?

Be sure to use code: HERDSODA at drinkolipop.com and save 15% on all orders! The blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale . Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 meters (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 tonnes (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known to have ever existed. The blue whale's long and slender body can be of various shades of greyish-blue dorsally and somewhat lighter underneath. Four subspecies are recognized: B. m. musculu...

Have You Herd About Komodo Dragons?

The Komodo dragon ( Varanus komodoensis ), also known as the Komodo monitor , is a member of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang. It is the largest extant species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of 3 metres (10 ft), and weighing up to 70 kilograms (150 lb). As a result of their size, Komodo dragons are apex predators and dominate the ecosystems in which they live. Komodo dragons hunt and ambush prey includ...

Have You Herd About Ghost Sharks? (Chimaera)

Chimaeras also known as Ghost Sharks live in temperate ocean floors down to 2,600 m (8,500 ft) deep, with few occurring at depths shallower than 200 m (660 ft). Exceptions include the members of the genus Callorhinchus , the rabbit fish and the spotted ratfish, which locally or periodically can be found at shallower depths. Consequently, these are also among the few species from the chimaera order kept in public aquaria.[4] They live in all the oceans except for the Arctic and Antarctic oceans. ...

Have You Herd About Whale Sharks?

The whale shark ( Rhincodon typus ) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft).[9] The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate. It is the sole member of the genus Rhincodon and the only extant member of the family Rhincodontidae , which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondri...

Have You Herd About Goblin Sharks?

The goblin shark ( Mitsukurina owstoni ) is a rare species of deep-sea shark. Sometimes called a "living fossil", it is the only extant representative of the family Mitsukurinidae, a lineage some 125 million years old. This pink-skinned animal has a distinctive profile with an elongated, flat snout, and highly protrusible jaws containing prominent nail-like teeth. It is usually between 3 and 4 m (10 and 13 ft) long when mature, though it can grow considerably larger such as one captured in 2000 ...

Have You Herd About Hummingbirds?

This episode is dedicated to my dad who passed away recently and his favorite animal was the hummingbird. So in honor of him, we will talk about this wonderful creatures. I love you, Dad. Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae . With about 361 species and 113 genera,[1] they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics around the equator. They are small birds, with most species measuring...

Have You Herd About Ants?

Be sure to use code: HERDSODA at www.drinkolipop.com and save 15% on all orders! I'm feeling Antsy about this one herders! Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their geniculate (elbowed) antennae and the distinctive node-like structu...

Have You Herd About Pigeons?

Welcome back to episode 32 herders! Be sure to use code: HERDSODA at drinkolipop.com and save 15% on all orders! The domestic pigeon ( Columba livia domestica or Columba livia forma domestica [2]) is a pigeon subspecies that was derived from the rock dove (also called the rock pigeon). The rock pigeon is the world's oldest domesticated bird. Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets mention the domestication of pigeons more than 5,000 years ago, as do Egyptian hieroglyphics.[3] Research suggests that domes...