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True stories of the most extreme wild animal attacks ever documented, told and explained by Wes Larson, a wildlife biologist and animal behavior expert. Wes is joined by his brother Jeff and their mutual friend Mike, and in each episode the three pour over the details of animals attacks and explain how listeners can avoid these kinds of dangerous encounters, and learn a new appreciation for the wild things of the world

Journalist Susan Casey was in her living room when she first glimpsed this strange place and its resident sharks, their dark fins swirling around a tiny boat in a documentary. These great whites were the alphas among alphas, the narrator said, some of them topping 18 feet in length, and each fall they congregated here off the northern California coast.

One of the greatest challenges facing conservation today is how, when and where to control predators. It is a highly charged debate. Mary Colwell travels across the UK and Ireland to encounter the predators face to face. She watches their lives in the wild and discovers how they fit into the landscape. She talks to the scientists studying them and the wildlife lovers who want to protect them. She also meets the people who want to control them to protect their livelihoods or sporting interests.

Journalist Susan Casey was in her living room when she first glimpsed this strange place and its resident sharks, their dark fins swirling around a tiny boat in a documentary. These great whites were the alphas among alphas, the narrator said, some of them topping 18 feet in length, and each fall they congregated here off the northern California coast.

Wild animal attack stories firsthand from the survivors. Hosted by wilderness kayak guide, wildlife photographer, and the survivor of a few attacks himself, Jeremy Carberry

Over a century after Darwin published the Origin of Species, Darwinian theory is in a "vibrantly healthy state," writes Stephen Jay Gould, its most engaging and illuminating exponent. Exploring the "peculiar and mysterious particulars of nature," Gould introduces the listener to some of the many and wonderful manifestations of evolutionary biology.

Dive into the captivating world of sharks, one of nature’s most misunderstood creatures. With the help of leading shark experts and other special guests, Tooth be Told separates fact from fin-ction about these oceanic Apex predators, unraveling myths and exploring ancient ancestries along the way. From the pop-culturized “great” white to the sensitive hammerhead and the mysterious megalodon, we’re reeling in the tooth about these oft-maligned marine scapegoats (or rather scapefish) … and we’re gonna need a bigger podcast.Produced by the Houston Museum of Natural Science, this ...