Biologica: Where Humans and Animals Meet
Biologica: Where Humans and Animals Meet
Podcast Description
Through stories and interviews, join Dr. Susan - shelter veterinarian and science educator - to explore how animals and humans interact and how nature and society intersect. From the vernal pools of Maine to the mountains of Ecuador, let’s dive in and make discoveries together.
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Focuses on the intersection of human-animal interactions and environmental awareness, with episodes exploring topics such as the care of street dogs in Ecuador and the ecological significance of vernal pools, exemplified by the rescue mission of Amici Cannis in Cotacachi.
Through stories and interviews, join Dr. Susan – shelter veterinarian and science educator – to explore how animals and humans interact and how nature and society intersect. From the vernal pools of Maine to the mountains of Ecuador, let’s dive in and make discoveries together.
The Rat Pack:
Rats and the Humans Who Love Them
Discover why rats make wonderful, sweet pets in this episode of Biologica. If you love them, fear them, or are just curious, come learn some things that might surprise you! In this episode, Skye adopts three boy rats, and Dr. Susan interviews the adoption coordinator at Mainely Rat Rescue. We also spy on rats in the City of Lights.
Mainely rat rescue home page: Mainely Rat Rescue – Because Every Rat Is Worth Rescuing
https://mainelyratrescue.org/rattieblog2/
Mainely rat rescue care guides https://mainelyratrescue.org/rattieblog2/care-guides/
Teenage Beatrix Potter with her pet mouse (it’s not a rat, but it’s a close cousin):
Cute video of rats eating peas: Rats eating peas
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H-EN32f-P6o
A donation was made to Mainely Rat Rescue as part of this Episode.
(Mainely Rat Rescue is unique in focusing specifically on rats. Note that Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland and many other shelters also do wonderful work adopting out pet rats along with their other charges.)
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