Just the Zoo of Us

Rating animal species across effectiveness, ingenuity and aesthetics AI summary

Ellen & Christian Weatherford Visit website › Science · EN · 379 episodes · latest 2026-11-12

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Join us, Ellen and Christian Weatherford, while we review your favorite species of animals and rate them out of ten in the categories of effectiveness, ingenuity and aesthetics. More information can be found at justthezooofus.com 😊 Got a species you want us to review? Submit your animal friend to us at ellen@justthezooofus.com and when we review your animal we'll give you a shoutout! 😊 Cover art by Mrs. Brainbow (Taylor Gordon-Wood). Theme music by Louie Zong.

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-11-12 · 52 min · Episode 359

    Ellen & special guest, writer and comedian Joey Clift, discuss indigenous-led conservation and ecology.

  2. 2026-11-06 · 58 min · Episode 358

    After being haunted by an egregious error for over seven years, we are wading back into the nudibranch waters. We discuss what plankton actually is, purging your vowels, bunnies and sheep, stolen venom, detachable…

  3. 2026-10-29 · 51 min · Episode 357

    Join Ellen & special guest, wildlife photographer and author Mark Smith, for a review of the worldwide masters of sea and sky.

  4. 2026-10-23 · 57 min · Episode 356

    The arc of history is long, but it bends towards shrew. We discuss tasks that require zero cats, supercontinents, venom and cancer research, iron-plated teeth, load-bearing spines, what shrews have in common with a…

  5. 2026-10-15 · 57 min · Episode 355

    Ellen & special guest, wildlife ambassador and returning guest Marco Wendt of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, shine a spotlight on the world’s most famous amphibian.

  6. 2026-10-08 · 1 hr 2 min · Episode 354

    This chunky lizard is living proof that two heads are better than one.

  7. 2026-10-01 · 59 min · Episode 353

    Join Ellen & returning guest wildlife educator Christian Flores for a conversation about the Zoology of Pokémon.

  8. 2026-09-24 · 42 min · Episode 352

    Ellen and Christian get a feel for the garden eel.

  9. 2026-09-17 · 54 min · Episode 351

    Joined Ellen & special guest, conservationist and herpetologist Harpreet Singh Sethi, for a look at the snake appropriately named the Giant Lord of the Water.

  10. 2026-09-11 · 54 min

    Christian cheers for pom-pom crabs & Ellen explains what makes mourning doves so coo-l.

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Oldest episode in feed
05/2019 · over 7 years
Typical length
54 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords
science, animals, zoology, wildlife science, wildlife, nature, science communication

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