That's Just Wild

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Oct 24, 2025 • 19min

Q+A: Wild Neighbours, Mosquito Mayhem and the Thinking Forest

This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts dive into your wildest questions! 🎙️🏙️ Which human-made places make the best homes for wildlife? From lizards on ancient walls to death adders in Aussie backyards... animals are moving in! 🦎🐍🌆🐄 Can mosquitoes really kill a cow?🌲 And if trees “talk” through underground fungi, could forests have memories? The gang digs into nature’s ultimate super-organism. 🍄🪵🧠📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team.🔔 Follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 21, 2025 • 37min

Going Viral: Wildlife in the age of Selfies and Socials

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve , Lizzie, and Sarah explore how social media (and the fact we all have cameras in our pockets) is changing the world of wildlife! 🌍📱🌐 From viral videos sparking conservation movements to scientists using social media to track migrations, the internet’s become a powerful tool for wildlife. 🐘🌍🕊️🛸 Drones are opening up incredible new ways to film wildlife — and Steve and Lizzie share their top tips for how to capture those moments without disturbing the animals. 🦅🌿🐾🔬Plus, discover how you can help the wild world through citizen science projects that really make a difference. 🦋🌱📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team.🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 17, 2025 • 21min

Q&A: Do Fish Wee? City Wildlife, and the Perfect Post-Swim Pint

This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts answer more of your wild wildlife questions! 🎙️🐟 Do fish wee?🍺 What’s the ultimate post-snorkel pint in Cornwall?🌆 What are the wildest (and most unexpected!) animals you can spot in our cities? Hint: one’s the fastest creature ever to live on Earth! 🦅⚡🐙 Plus… swimming with octopus in the UK — and why this year has been one of the best!...and...🎟️ The DeadlyLive tickets giveaway winner is announced! 🏆📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team.🔔 Follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 14, 2025 • 43min

Autumnal: Roaring Rut, Feasting Bears and Secrets Beneath the Leaves

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve , Lizzie, and Sarah dive headfirst into nature’s golden season. 🍁✨🦌 It’s rut season! Red deer, musk ox and Welsh mountain goats are locking horns in battles that could date back 100 million years! ⚔️🐏🐻 It’s that time of year — migrations on the move and bears are bulking up! Steve relives his close encounter with three huge bears fishing for salmon in an Alaskan waterfall. 🐟💦🍄 And beneath the leaves, the forest comes alive with fungi — fairy parasols, orange peel fungus and the not-so-friendly death cap! 💀🌈📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team.🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 10, 2025 • 18min

Q+A: Whale Whispering, Tuatara Third Eyes and Aussie Oddities

This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle some of nature’s strangest and most surprising questions! 🎙️🇦🇺Why does Australia have so many wild and wonderful animals? (Hint: millions of years of isolation can do strange things...)🏜️🦘🐍🧠👁️What’s the deal with the tuatara’s mysterious third eye — and is this modern-day mini Godzilla really one of a kind? 🦖🐋💦Plus, Steve lets us in on the secret behind his incredible whale encounters — when sperm whales, orcas, humpbacks and even blue whales seeked out his company. 🤿If you have a question you’d like our expert trio to answer, e-mail the team at 📧 questions@thatsjustwild.com or reach out on Instagram or YouTube @thatsjustwildpod.🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an answer.🚫📢 For ad-free listening and special episodes, support the podcast at thatsjustwild.com.Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 7, 2025 • 37min

Learning to Fly: Fearless Forest Gliders, Mid-Air Bat Nurseries and Buzzing Bug Wings

In this week’s episode, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie spread their wings to explore how animals took to the skies! 🪽✨🦴 From hollow-boned birds to bugs that only sprout wings as adults, nature has engineered flight in some wild ways.🦎 And in the forests of Southeast Asia, Draco lizards have mastered the art of gliding — proving you don’t need feathers to soar.🌍 From feathers to flight, gliding to flapping — how did evolution lift life off the ground?📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team.🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 3, 2025 • 28min

Q+A: Electric Blue Tarantulas, Wild Diaries and the Evolution of Echolocation

🕷️ Why are some tarantulas so brightly coloured? (Including Steve’s potential discovery of a new Electric Blue Tarantula species!)💎🐬📡 How did dolphins and whales evolve the incredible ability of echolocation? 🌊🔍And what are the best tips for keeping a diary or species log of your own adventures in the natural world?📒✒️🦋If you have a question you’d like our expert trio to answer, e-mail the team at 📧 questions@thatsjustwild.com or reach out on Instagram or YouTube @thatsjustwildpod.🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an answer.🚫📢 For ad-free listening and special episodes, support the podcast at thatsjustwild.com.🚫📢 For ad-free listening and special episodes, support the podcast at thatsjustwild.com.Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 30, 2025 • 46min

Parasitic: Disco-Eyed Snails, Tongue-Thieving Isopods and Tropical Diseases

In this week’s episode, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie dive into the wild world of natures sneakiest hitchhiker… the parasites! 🪱👀🦠🐌 Worms that grow into Snails eyes 👁️✨, to tongue-eating isopods that become fish’s tongues. 😱🐟🐝 Oh, and did we mention there might be up to a million different kinds of parasitic wasps?!So… are parasites gross, genius, or just the ultimate survivors? 🌍💡📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team.🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 26, 2025 • 25min

Q+A: Swans with Serious Muscle, and Snakes with Super Senses

This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts dive into your wildest questions! 🎙️ 🐍 Why do some reptiles give birth to live young instead of laying eggs? 🥚👅 How does a snake’s forked tongue work like a hammerhead shark’s wide head? 🦈🤯🦢 And can a swan really pack enough strength to break a leg? (Spoiler: you might want to keep your distance!) If you have a question you’d like our expert trio to answer, e-mail the team at 📧 questions@thatsjustwild.com or reach out on Instagram or YouTube @thatsjustwildpod.🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an answer.🚫📢 For ad-free listening and special episodes, support the podcast at thatsjustwild.com.Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 23, 2025 • 42min

Ugly: The infamous Blobfish, Bald Uakari and Long Fingered Lemurs

In this week’s episode, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie discuss the animals who won't be winning any beatuy contests...👀✨🙈 Bald Uakari and Prabosis Monkeys - primates with a face for podcasts.🐡 The infamous Blobfish gets a total glow-up under deep-sea pressure. 🌊🤔 But let's be honest... beauty is in the eye of the beholder... so when does an animal become so ugly it's cute again? 🐗💖📝 Leave us a review to let us know what you think — every comment means a lot to the whole team.🔔 Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode! 🎧Go to thatsjustwild.com to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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