Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids

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 summer break, or Chet and Cap will take it over by force!Support the showIf you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or verification that I’m not just talking into the void, please send them in (links below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might! Get in Touch: [email protected] or kapods.org/contact Visit My Website: kapods.org/animals Follow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow **Psst! Hey, you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you have any questions for us? Just head over to kapods.org/acb and send a voice message or email with your questions, and we’ll answer them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!** Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia. This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.

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 undulatus, and some other pet birds.This episode is in part for Podcasthon, an initiative in which 1,300+ podcasts are doing an episode that educates listeners about a nonprofit of their choice. I chose to highlight Mickaboo, a bird rescue based in California. You can find an overview of what they do and donate if you want to support their mission at https://podcasthon.org/charities/mickaboo. If you do donate, please email me at [email protected]! I’d love to hear that I’m making an impact.This is the third part of the Budgerigar. For the first and second parts (on wild budgies), go to the previous episodes in the feed.Episode Art: Budgly at left and Rex at right.Pet Bird Resources:Mickaboo WebsiteBasic Bird Care ClassOther Links:PodcasthonEpisode PageComicMemory QuizTranscript Support the showIf you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or verification that I’m not just talking into the void, please send them in (links below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might! Get in Touch: [email protected] or kapods.org/contact Visit My Website: kapods.org/animals Follow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow **Psst! Hey, you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you have any questions for us? Just head over to kapods.org/acb and send a voice message or email with your questions, and we’ll answer them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!** Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia. This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.

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 the feed, and the third part (an interview) will be released on Thursday, March 20th.Episode Art: Budgly at left and Rex at right.Further Reading (Experiments):Budgies Use Grammar to Find Meaning in Unfamiliar PhrasesPolly Wants a Conjunction? Birds Learn Artificial GrammarOther Links:More Info on YawningComicMemory Quiz (for this and the previous episode)Episode PageTranscriptReferences Support the showIf you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or verification that I’m not just talking into the void, please send them in (links below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might! Get in Touch: [email protected] or kapods.org/contact Visit My Website: kapods.org/animals Follow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow **Psst! Hey, you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you have any questions for us? Just head over to kapods.org/acb and send a voice message or email with your questions, and we’ll answer them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!** Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia. This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.

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 undulatus.This is the first part of the Budgerigar. The second part (the second half of the info I researched) and third part (an interview) will be released within the next few months.Episode Art: Budgly at left and Rex at right.Links:Bird Wing Feather DiagramBudgie FlyingMore Info on YawningEpisode PageComicTranscriptReferencesCredits:Additional Music: Blue Dot Sessions, Robo9418, and Alexander NakaradaAdditional Budgie Sounds: “Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)” (https://xeno-canto.org/335524) recorded by Marc Anderson and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Support the showIf you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or verification that I’m not just talking into the void, please send them in (links below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might! Get in Touch: [email protected] or kapods.org/contact Visit My Website: kapods.org/animals Follow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow **Psst! Hey, you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you have any questions for us? Just head over to kapods.org/acb and send a voice message or email with your questions, and we’ll answer them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!** Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia. This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.

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 can also check out photos of the prize.Links:Enter the RafflePhotos of the PrizeEpisode PageTranscriptLate-pril Fools 2024’s Works Cited (after listening!)Credits:Additional Music: ZapSplat and Kevin MacLeod Support the showIf you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or verification that I’m not just talking into the void, please send them in (links below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might! Get in Touch: [email protected] or kapods.org/contact Visit My Website: kapods.org/animals Follow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow **Psst! Hey, you! It’s Chet and Cap! Do you have any questions for us? Just head over to kapods.org/acb and send a voice message or email with your questions, and we’ll answer them on an Ask the Chickadee Brothers episode of this podcast!** Until next time, keep exploring this amazing Kingdom: Animalia. This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.