James "Petey" Pino shares his trip to the GALAPAGOS ISLANDS!earn about all the amazing Galapagos Tortoise, Sea Iguana, Blue Footed Booby, Sea Lions, and SO MUCH MORE! Planes, Boats, Ferries, and Buses! Hiking, Snorkeling, Lav...

World Whale Day - February 16, 2025 Whales are perhaps the most remarkable group of animals to go back to sea, and their revolutionary journey is now quite well understood due to a variety of fossils found mostly in Pakistan.

We are excited to have a special guest on this episode of Animal Education...Grant Fowlds is a renowned conservationist, author, and speaker dedicated to the preservation of Africa’s wildlife and ecosystems. A passionate advocate for en...

Welcome to the latest episode of Animal Education Podcast with James "Petey" Pino... this episode is all about CARIBOU! What is a caribou - and what do caribou have to do with Santa? Let us know in the comments if we didn't touch on any interes...

BONUS EPISODE: Animal Ecology in Monster Hunter BETA A live in-game play discussion of the new features of the BETA version of the game that demonstrate and replicate real biological and ecological aspects of environment and animal aspe...

First stop on the tour... Omaha, Nebraska!

 Animal Education February 2024 Misconceptions Zoology and Biology and Evolution and Behaviour Discussion about Animals including Roadrunner and Coyote Nature and Ecology - Misconceptions about Animal Facts and Behaviours 

Animal Education - 2024 New Year's Special

Today, I will discuss a creature shown here by what is not a Safari Figure. I know, crazy.This is the Panther Chameleon. It is a very colorful plush, but the real one is not that far off. Wild Republic does make some great stuffed anima...

Animal Education 23 - Honey BadgerAlright, so I realized that I made a post yesterday, which was Sunday. Usually, I skip Sunday. However, since I am at college, I only planned four posts and am not at home to take pictures. I am going h...

Animal Education 22 - Bald EaglesAlright first night at college...I am excited and terrified. However, I took some picks ahead of time so I can still make my Facebook posts. This is the Bald Eagle, America's National Bird. ...

Today is about Spinosaurus. For most creatures, I construct a post that flows well, not based on anything from the previous story. However, Spinosaurus is such a crazy story that I have to recount it simply. The original fossils were found in 1...

 So, yesterday's post was about when the movies get dinosaurs wrong. What happens when science gets dinosaurs wrong? Now, this happens a lot as what we thought was right gets changed by new discoveries. However, this change is still intere...

Ok, I forgot to post yesterday. I don't have an excuse. Not that I need one, but yeah. Anyway, we're going to do a 2 in one to make up for that. Also, this is actually a two-in-a-one, not a scam like with the dome heads. This post will focus on...

Okay, so this week's theme is misconceptions about dinosaurs. So, before we get into that, what is a dinosaur? The exacts are a little complicated, but essentially, they are a clade of reptiles, specifically a type of archosaur, that split off ...

Animal Podcast 17 - American CheetahToday, I will follow up on my Pronghorn post with the American Cheetah Miracinonyx. Before we begin, I would like to note that this model is not very good. It is a small model from some random ice age...

Animal Podcast 16 - DeinosuchusToday, we follow up my second post with the giant predator of Deinosuchus. I discussed that it probably hunted the 5-ton Parasaurolophus, which is terrifying to think about something that large getting dra...

Animal Podcast 15 - DracoRex ["Not as They Seem" Week]

Animal Podcast 14 - Wrapping up Shark Week

Animal Podcast 13 - Ninja Lantern Shark

Animal Podcast 12 - Basking Shark

Animal Podcast 11 - Megalodon

Animal Podcast 10 - Great Hammerhead (and some AZA info)

Animal Podcast 9 - Japanese Saw Shark