Most of us probably have a canid in our house- or two, or three. Canids are some of the most common pets in the world, but what about their cousins, the jackals, wolves, coyotes, foxes, and dingoes? These animals are in the order Carnivora and have had a long history not only with people, but […]

Cute is a subjective term, I believe in the phrase, so ugly you’re cute, and that’s exactly what opossums are…adorable! Not only are they adorable, they are also marsupials. So, they are distantly related to kangaroos, wallabies, and koalas. All of these animals have something very distinctive in common (besides most of them living in […]

Venomous and poisonous are often used interchangeably with each other, but truth is they couldn’t be more different! Poison is a toxin that gets into the body by inhaling, swallowing, or absorbing. Venom is when the toxin is injected into the blood stream. See, very different! In this Science of episode we will not only […]