Our artist of the month is Geneva Bowers! Geneva Bowers loves all things nerdy and fantasy. She has a loving tendency of overusing using color with a side of atmospheric and nostalgic aesthetics.⁠

Which Learn-a-thon event will you love the most? We think we know. But the real question is: Which color notebook goes with which subject? Give us your hot takes in the comments!

If you guessed Maned Wolves, you're right! ⁠They form mated pairs during the breeding season and each pair cohabitates in a large space (about 26 square kilometers), only until the pups are born! You can learn about all the weird things that they do in our latest episode: youtu.be/rP0suD42zy0

Our next beast has a triple threat of weirdness—it sounds, looks, and even smells weird. Well, its pee smells weird at least. This beast is very territorial and pretty much a loner outside of breeding season! Can you guess what it is?

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It is reptile awareness day, and we need you to be aware that snakes can roll. youtube.com/shorts/A3Sxt...

They See Me Rolling! Dwarf Reedsnakes Fling Themselves Along At 4 Meters Per Second

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I love the Bizarre Beasts and Endlings series but this one is my new favorite episode. Condors are so cool, and yet so goofy looking from the neck up.

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Our Endlings Season 2 finale is out now! Learn how we saved California Condors and proved that we could save a species even at the very final hour which may have changed the field of conservation, forever. youtu.be/E4DkTVavyMk?...

Our Endlings Season 2 finale is out now! Learn how we saved California Condors and proved that we could save a species even at the very final hour which may have changed the field of conservation, forever. youtu.be/E4DkTVavyMk?...

This was a fun one to research, AND they still let me include some of the dumbest jokes I've ever written!

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This month's beast is, of course, the Greenland shark! We blamed Greenland sharks for the gruesome deaths of over 5,000 seals from 1993-2001 near Sable Island. The only thing it's actually guilty of is outlasting every other vertebrate on the planet. youtu.be/ldAGbtpD9uI?...

This month's pin was designed by @pansybeast.bsky.social Julian Miholics aka Jules is a full time illustrator and ceramicist born, raised, and currently working in Ontario, Canada, and owner of a one-man shop to peddle his wares.

This month's beast is, of course, the Greenland shark! We blamed Greenland sharks for the gruesome deaths of over 5,000 seals from 1993-2001 near Sable Island. The only thing it's actually guilty of is outlasting every other vertebrate on the planet. youtu.be/ldAGbtpD9uI?...

If our next bizarre beast had a mantra it would be "swimming in the cold and getting real old." It's also an enigmatic predator from the north which may be why we accused it of some mysterious seal deaths back in the day. But it was totally framed! Can you guess what the next bizarre beast is?

One more tent caterpillar swarm before we chat about our next beast! youtu.be/d6L5LzihGSI?...

Shocking Moth Plague of Biblical Proportions - Forest Tent Caterpillar Moths

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We’re excited to announce, we have a new shirt for you! Our celebration of arthropods! Are we over-representing Hymenoptera here? Probably not! There are so many.⁠ ⁠ Anyway… get a new shirt to show love to the whole arthropod community. complexly.info/arthropods4

This month’s pin was designed by Jennifer V. Zee! Jennifer V. Zee is a Chinese American, Bay Area based Printmaker and Clay Artist. She prints distinctive nature and geometry inspired art from hand carved blocks.

The term “social butterfly” is actually a bit of a misnomer. Most moths and butterflies live pretty solitary lives. However, our next beast is just more gregarious. Especially in its larval stage, when this beast is so social with its nearby friends that we classify their gatherings as swarms.

You might expect to see our next bizarre beast in a pond, bog, puddle, wetlands, or even under a nice moist rock or log. If that’s the case, you’ll be looking in all the wrong places because this amphibian can live hundreds of feet above ground.

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We like treehoppers and all their oddities! 📺: youtu.be/ZgyAnhlGUIY?...

Toughie the Rabbs' Fringed-limbed Tree Frog lived in a biosecure enclosure in Atlanta for years. The first time anyone heard his voice, he was already the last of his kind, the endling. Learn his story now: youtu.be/uWallOyZvn0

If you guessed treehoppers, you're right! Sitting still all the time does make them vulnerable to attacks so they’ve come up with some pretty complex defense mechanisms, which you can learn all about in our latest episode! youtu.be/ZgyAnhlGUIY

Our next bizarre beast is a true bug. They get their names from living on tress and being good at jumping, though a majority of their time is spent holding still and slurping tree sap. Can you guess what it is?

As you probably know, the Brahminy Blind Snake's length is about the same as the circumference of 1 quarter! But what about some of our other bizarre beasts?

Let's go on a field trip to the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center! The KBCC is home to Hawaii's rarest birds, including our most recent Endling the 'akikiki (episode out now!). watch the new episode: youtu.be/rr8Sfnbp2M4 take the field trip: kuula.co/share/5MqXT/...

This month’s pin was designed by Thomas Marnin! Thomas Marnin is one half of MarninSaylor, a Seattle based toy brand known for their characters, the Pastry Pets. Thomas is a lifelong lover of the natural world. Check out more from Marnin Saylor here: marninsaylor.com

If you guessed Brahminy Blind Snake, you're right! For these so called "flowerpot snakes" living in tropical soil has become the ultimate accidental passport. There are now Brahminy Blind Snakes in the tropical and subtropical biomes of every continent, except for Antarctica. youtu.be/uHd7zuWZHxk

You’re going to have to get in really close to identify our next beast. On first glance, you may think it’s just a worm. That totally makes sense given its tiny size, blindness, and tendency to dig around in the soil. But it's not a worm at all...who is that girl?

The Galápagos Conservancy was a huge help on our Galápagos Island Tortoises Endlings episode. Their team has re-wilded more than 10,000 tortoises since 1965. learn more about them here: www.galapagos.org and watch the Galápagos Island Tortoises episode here: youtu.be/UIlCNJTvSsc

Protects and Restores the Galápagos Islands | Galápagos Conservancy

Galápagos Conservancy safeguards and revitalises the Galápagos Islands through targeted conservation efforts and strategic grant funding.

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A new Endlings episode JUST DROPPED! The many species of Galápagos Island Tortoises are the islands' most dominant herbivores. So how did one tortoise become affectionately known as Lonesome George, the Endling? 📺: youtu.be/UIlCNJTvSsc

Turns out, the first season of Endlings on @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social wasn’t our last! Season 2 starts now, with the story of the two wolves of Japan #scicomm

Is The Japanese Wolf Still Alive? (Endlings Is Back!)

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