That's Just Wild

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions!

🐍 Ever thought about owning a corn snake… and then realised how big the commitment actually is? We get into exotic pets and what it really means to care for them. 🤔

🦘 What’s the point of marsupials — and is there such a thing as a “useless” animal? From pouches to egg-layers, we explore the strange paths of evolution. 🌍✨

💰 Pangolin scales, rhino horn, and even fish bladders worth more than gold… why are these wildlife products so valuable, and what’s the real cost behind them? 🐅

🌴 And finally — can one person actually make a difference in saving a rainforest? From palm oil to conservation in Borneo, we explore what protecting land really looks like 🌱

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This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie roll up their sleeves to share some of nature’s most ingenious architects 🏗️🐝

🦫 Could the world’s biggest beaver dam really dwarf the Hoover Dam? From booming “beaver cities” to their surprising comeback (and even “beaver bombing”), these furry engineers are reshaping landscapes. 🌿

🌾 Social weaver birds build giant tree-top apartment blocks packed with life — while swiftlets craft bizarre saliva “hammocks”… and antlion larvae set deadly sand traps like tiny snipers. 🎯

🐝 Giant Asian honey bees defend their homes with shimmering waves, and underwater, a pufferfish creates intricate sand masterpieces to build the perfect nest. 🌊✨

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This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah tackle more of your wildest questions!

🦚 What is the real purpose of sexual dimorphism? From strutting, show-off peacocks to enormous male seals and tiny females, plus the bizarre love life of the anglerfish. 🤯🌊

🐬 Dolphins aren’t always the friendly faces we think they are… what really goes on during mating season, and just how dark can their behaviour get?

🐾 And is there actually an evolutionary advantage to being cute — or are humans just projecting our own ideas onto the animal kingdom? ✨

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This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah are seriously chatty as they discuss some of nature’s most outrageous communicators📞📢🔊…

🦜 From the red-eyed vireo, the tiny “preacher bird” that somehow belts out a staggering 22,197 songs in just 10 hours (yes, really!), to the white bellbird, whose call is so loud it’s basically like standing next to the speakers at a rock concert… except it’s screaming directly into a female’s face. 🔊🎚️🤘

🐋 Humpback whales might be trying to chat with us — not out of fear, but pure curiosity — by blowing perfect bubble rings underwater. 💬

🐒👃🏽 Meet the Brazilian bare-faced tamarin, which communicates through scent marking… and Steve’s face-off with a satin bowerbird. 💙

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On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve and Sarah tackle more of your wildest questions!

🐆 How close should you really get to a snow leopard? Steve shares a heart-stopping near miss with one of the most elusive predators on Earth. 😳🏔️

🌵 How do animals survive in the harshest places on the planet — and what happens when apex predators like dingoes and Tasmanian devils are brought back to restore balance?

🕷️ And do spiders actually eat their own webs? Plus, a simple challenge: what might you discover if you wake up early enough to watch one being built…

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