Summary: Have Aba aba impacted human culture in the areas they are found? Join Kiersten to find out! For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Some Ecological Factors of the Tropical Floodplain Influencing the Breeding and Conservation of Gymnarchus niloticus (Cuvier 1829): A Review,” by Oladosu O. O., Oladosu G. A., and Hart A. L. https://core.ac.uk/downloads/pdf/158459099.pdf “Gross Anatomy and Histological Features ...
Aug 20, 2025•8 min•Ep. 124
Summary: How does the Aba aba find its food? Join Kiersten to find out! For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “The Mechanism of Object Location in Gymnarchus niloticus and Similar Fish,” by H. W. Lissman and K. E. Machin. Journal of Experimental Biology (1958) 35 (2): 451-486. Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten epi...
Aug 13, 2025•10 min•Ep. 123
Summary: What does the Aba aba eat? Join Kiersten and a guest co-host to find out! For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Morphology of Aba Knife Fish (Gymnarchus niloticus) (Cuvier, 1829)”, by S.O. Ayoola and C. E. Abotti. World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences 2 (5): 354-356, 2010. “Aspects of the biology of juvenile Aba, Gymnarchus niloticus (Cuvier 1829) from Eye Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria,” by FV Oluwale, Ugwumb...
Aug 07, 2025•9 min•Ep. 122
Summary: To get a thorough understanding of the Aba aba join Kiersten for a look at this amazing fish’s anatomy. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Gross Anatomy and Histological Features of Gymnarchus niloticus (Cover, 1829) from the River Niger at Agenebode in Edo State, Nigeria,” by M. O. Agbugui, F. E. Abhulimen, and H. O. Egbo. International Journal of Zoology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, June 19, 2021. https://d...
Jul 30, 2025•10 min•Ep. 121
Summary: Join Kiersten as she discusses the classification of the Aba aba a bit more closely to find out what it can tell us about this amazing fish. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Introduction to the Actinopterygii” https://ucmp.berkeley.edu Bony Tongue, EBSCO Research Starters: https://www.ebsco.com Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I...
Jul 23, 2025•8 min•Ep. 120
Summary: How do Aba aba make more Aba aba? Join Kiersten to find out about the reproductive behavior of Gymnarchus niloticus. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Abundance, Distribution, Morphometric, Feeding Evaluation and the Reproductive Strategies of Gymnarchus niloticus in the Lower River Niger at Agenebode, Edo State Nigeria,” by Mo Agbugui, Fe Abhulimen, and Ao Adeniyi. J. Apple. Sci. Environ. Manage Vol. ...
Jul 16, 2025•9 min•Ep. 119
Summary: Where are Aba aba found? Join Kiersten as she tells where you can find these amazing fish. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “ Gymnarchus niloticus ” Global Biodiversity Information Facility, https://www.gbif.org “Gymnarchus niloticus, Aba aba” Seriously Fish, https://www.seriouslyfish.com “Morphology of Aba Knife Fish (Gymnarchus niloticus) (Cuvier, 1829)”, by S.O. Ayoola and C. E. Abotti. World Journa...
Jul 09, 2025•6 min•Ep. 118
Summary: What’s an Aba aba? It’s our next unknown creature! Join Kiersten as she introduces us to the Aba aba fish. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “ Gymnarchus niloticus ” Global Biodiversity Information Facility, https://www.gbif.org “Gymnarchus niloticus, Aba aba” Seriously Fish, https://www.seriouslyfish.com “Morphology of Aba Knife Fish (Gymnarchus niloticus) (Cuvier, 1829)”, by S.O. Ayoola and C. E. Abot...
Jul 02, 2025•9 min•Ep. 117
Summary: Are Screamers in need of conservation? Join Kiersten to find out! For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: Screamers: https://animaldiversity.org Data Zone by Bird Life: https://datazone.birdlife.org IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org American Bird Conservancy: https://abcbirds.org/bird/southern-screamer/ Asociacion Armonia: https://armoniabolivia.org Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Trans...
May 14, 2025•8 min•Ep. 116
Summary: Join Kiersten as she talks about the eyes and beaks of the Screamer. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: Ornithology 3rd Edition by Frank B. Gill “The evolutionary relationship among beak shape, mechanical advantage, and feeding ecology in modern birds,” by Guillermo Naval, Jen A. Bright, Jesus Marugan-Lobon, and Emily J. Rayfield. Evolution 73-3;422-435, Society for the Study of Evolution. doi:10.1111/ev...
May 07, 2025•9 min•Ep. 115
Summary: Do Screamers actually scream? Find out in this episode of Ten Things I Like About Screamers. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Observations on the Horned Screamer,” by Frank B. Gill, F.J. Stokes, and C.C. Stokes. Wilson Bulletin , Vol. 86 (1974), Iss. 1, Art. 6. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/wilson_bulletin/vol86/iss1/6 Screamer Vocalizations: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/horscr1/cur/sounds...
Apr 30, 2025•10 min•Ep. 114
Summary: You mean Screamers have even more physical oddities? Yep! Join Kiersten to find out about more anatomical anomalies of Screamers. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: Ornithology 3rd Edition by Frank B. Gill “A peculiar association: the skin and the subcutaneous diverticula of the Southern Screamer ( Chauna torquata , Anserifomes), by Mariana B. J. Picasso, Maria Clelia Mosto, Romina Tozzi, Federico J. Deg...
Apr 16, 2025•10 min•Ep. 113
Summary: Can Screamers get any stranger? You bet! Join Kiersten as she discusses some skeletal anomalies that Screamers possess. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Functional significance of the uncinate processes in birds”, by Pete G. Tickle, A. Roland Ennos, Laua E. Lennox, Steven F. Perry, and Jonathan R. Codd. The Journal of Experimental Biology 210, 3955-3961. 2007 doi:10.1242/jeb.008953 “Uncinate processes...
Apr 09, 2025•10 min•Ep. 112
Summary: What is it with those spurs? Join Kiersten as she takes a closer look at Screamer spurs. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “On the Spurs On Birds’ Wings,” by R. L. Rand. The Wilson Bulletin, June 1954, Vol. 66, No. 2. Birds of the World: https:// birdsoftheworld.org Screamers: https://animaldiversity.org Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten ...
Apr 03, 2025•11 min•Ep. 111
Summary: Do Screamers hang out with other Screamers? That depend on the specs. Join Kiersten to find out a little about the social structure of each species of Screamer. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Aspects of the Biology of the Horned Screamer in Southwestern Colombia,” by Luis G. Naranjo. The Wilson Bulletin, Vol. 98, No. 2 (June, 1986, pp. 243-256 “Mortality of four captive-born crested screamer chicks ...
Mar 26, 2025•8 min•Ep. 110
Summary: How do Screamers make more Screamers? Join Kiersten to find out about Screamer reproduction. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: Screamers: https://animaldiversity.org Ornithology 3rd Edition by Frank B. Gill The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird’s Egg by Tim Birkhead Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten...
Mar 20, 2025•11 min•Ep. 109
Summary: There are three species of Screamers. Join Kiersten to meet each one of them in more detail. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: Screamers: https://animaldiversity.org Encyclopedia of Life: https://eol.org Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episode podcast about unknown or misunderstood wildlife. (Piano ...
Mar 12, 2025•11 min•Ep. 108
Summary: What’s all that racket? Could it be a Screamer? Join Kiersten to find out. Show Notes: Screamers: https://animaldiversity.org Music written and performed by Katherine Camp For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episode podcast about unknown or misunderstood wildlife. (Piano music stops) Kiersten - Welcome to Ten Things I Like Abo...
Mar 05, 2025•9 min•Ep. 107
Summary: Bat conservation is the subject of the final episode of the series on bats. Join Kiersten as she talks about what is going on to help bats. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: Books: “Bats in Question: A Smithsonian Answer Book,” by Don E. Wilson “America’s Neighborhood Bats,” by Merlin Tuttle “The Bats of Europe and north America,” by Wilfried Schooner and Eckard Grimmberger “Bats: A World of Science and...
Feb 12, 2025•12 min•Ep. 106
Summary: Join Kiersten as she lays out some of the coolest facts about bats! For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work?united-states/arizona/stories-in-arizona/top-10-bat-facts/ https://www.doi.gov/blog/13-facts-about-bats https://batcon.org Bat honking link: http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/136292 Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music p...
Feb 05, 2025•11 min•Ep. 105
Summary: How do bats help people? So many ways! Join Kiersten as she tells us why we should be thanking bats. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: Merlin Tuttle Bat Conservation: https://www.merlintuttle.org “Bats in Question: A Smithsonian Answer Book,” by Don E. Wilson Music written and performed by Katherine Camp
Jan 29, 2025•11 min•Ep. 104
For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episode podcast about unknown or misunderstood wildlife. (Piano music stops) Welcome to Ten Things I Like About… I’m Kiersten, your host, and this is a podcast about misunderstood or unknown creatures in nature. Some we’ll find right out side ...
Jan 22, 2025•9 min•Ep. 103
Summary: Bats what to fly into your hair and suck your blood! False! In this episode Kiersten talks about some of the most common myths about bats and uncovers the truth. For my hearing impaired followers, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episode podcast about unknown or misunderstood wildlife. (Piano music st...
Jan 15, 2025•10 min•Ep. 102
Summary: To migrate or not to migrate? How do bats deal with cooling temperatures? Join Kiersten as she travels through bat migration. For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “America’s Neighborhood Bats,” by Merlin Tuttle “The Bats of Europe and north America,” by Wilfried Schooner and Eckard Grimmberger “Flying-Foxes - The bush refugees” by Martin Pueschel Backyard Bats Project: https://www.azgfd.com/wildlife-conser...
Jan 08, 2025•9 min•Ep. 101
Summary: How do bats make more baby bats? Let us count the ways! Join Kiersten as she discusses the various reproductive techniques bats use to make more bats. For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Bats in Question: A Smithsonian Answer Book,” by Don E. Wilson Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episode podcast abo...
Jan 01, 2025•13 min•Ep. 100
Summary: Now that we've talked about Megachiroptera, let's talk about Microchiroptera! Join Kiersten as she talks about the smallest bats. For my hearing impaired followers, a transcript follows the show notes on Podbean. Show Notes: “Bats in Question: A Smithsonian Answer Book,” by Don E. Wilson Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episode podcast about unknown or misunderstood wildlife. (Piano ...
Dec 18, 2024•14 min•Ep. 99
Summary: Join Kiersten as she talk about the largest bats in the world, the Megachiroptera. Don’t worry it’s not scary at all! For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: https://www.ecologyasia.com https://batcon.org “Bats in Question: A Smithsonian Answer Book,” by Don E. Wilson Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episo...
Dec 12, 2024•12 min•Ep. 98
Summary: To this day, bats have been one of the most misunderstood animals. Join Kiersten as she reveals what bats are and begins a new series about these amazing creatures. For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Bats in Question: A Smithsonian Answer Book,” by Don E. Wilson Music written and performed by Katherine Camp Transcript (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episo...
Dec 04, 2024•11 min•Ep. 97
Episode 94: Nepenthes: Conservation Summary: How are Nepenthes doing in the wild? Can we help them if the need help? Join Kiersten as she answers these questions and more about Nepenthes conservation. For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Nepenthes Conservation: Preserving Earth’s Carnivorous Marvels,” Singapore Carnivorous Plant Society. https://sgcarnivorousplantsociety.medium.com Nepenthes Species. IUCN Red List...
Nov 07, 2024•10 min•Ep. 96
Summary: Do plants eat meat? Yes they do! Join Kiersten as she discusses the diet of Nepenthes which includes more than just meat. For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean Show Notes: “Caught in a Trap,” The Biologist 62(2) p12-14. “Nepenthes lowii: the carnivorous plant that evolved into a toilet,” by Paul Simons. The Guardian , April 2023. https://www.theguardian.com “Bats Are Acoustically Attracted to Mutualistic Carnivorous Pl...
Oct 31, 2024•12 min•Ep. 95
