Keeper Chat
254 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 196 ratingsTwo zookeepers talk weird animals. Informative, irreverent, and sometimes funny. Learn about animals in a way you never have before, with all the dirty details from two people who aren't afraid to call animals out on their junk.
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44: Sun Bear
February 05, 2019 16:03 - 1 hour - 70 MBThey are BEARY cute, BEARY interesting, and BEARY INHUMANELY KEPT IN TINY CAGES TO HARVEST THEIR GALLBLADDERS FOR BILE. But also BEARY a man in a bear suit.
Quick & Dirty Ep: 10
January 29, 2019 22:46 - 52 minutes - 51 MBSelf CARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What can you do to treat yourself after a tough day at work that doesn't involve raging alcoholism? Good question. We answer: - Zookeeping is a very physically and emotionally difficult job, and part of taking the best care of our animals is taking care of ourselves. Beyond heavy drinking, making sure to get plenty of rest, and drinking plenty of water, what are some other good self care practices you guys find helpful? Get zen with us.
43: Tardigrade
January 22, 2019 15:00 - 53 minutes - 52.4 MBThe world's best astronaut is a lil mossy piglet.
42: Secretary Bird
January 15, 2019 21:26 - 57 minutes - 55 MBTHE CURSE IS REAL. This episode is ......a patchwork quilt....of my nightmares. Anyway, the Secretary Bird is really cool. It is the KING of DDR and also Satan, who knew?
41: Mola
January 08, 2019 16:10 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBBiggest bony fish, bisexual icon, dinner plate with a face, child-killer. MOLA
40: Gaur
January 02, 2019 09:35 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBWhere is the beef? It's here. This thing has all of it.
39: Beluga Whale
January 01, 2019 15:42 - 1 hour - 93.4 MBY'all know whales get us WORKED UP. This is an extra long episode and we get serious and confused and mad. But beluga's have big fat foreheads so it's okay.
38: Margay
December 18, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBThe cat that is like an ocelot but not. It can also rocket launch it's entire body 12 feet. Which is insane. Also, add another conspiracy to the list: slim jim's are just old hot dogs someone forgot to refrigerate.
Quick & Dirty Ep: 9
November 27, 2018 15:00 - 31 minutes - 24.2 MBAnswering an amazing question from a listener! So, we always complain about the worst zoo visitors.... So we answer, How can you be the best zoo visitor!? What are the do's and don'ts of zoo visits
36: Hartebeest
November 20, 2018 15:00 - 46 minutes - 45.8 MBHartebeest, it's like Benedict Cumberbatch on all fours.
Quick & Dirty Ep: 8
November 13, 2018 15:00 - 41 minutes - 31.8 MBWanting to become a keeper and are feeling stuck? Want some advice from two nimrods? Look no further. We don't claim to be experts on anything, but hey we have been there. Interview, resume, and overall keeper life advice.
35: Death's-Head Hawkmoth
November 07, 2018 00:35 - 43 minutes - 42.9 MBYou didn't ask for it but here it is anyway!!!! BUGS.
Quick & Dirty Ep: 7
October 30, 2018 21:16 - 41 minutes - 31.4 MBWe answer not one BUT TWO user submitted questions. Sorta. We kind of aren't qualified to answer one of them. Anyway, have you ever wanted to hear about poop? Cause boy do we have the ep for you.
34: Goblin Shark
October 23, 2018 10:04 - 52 minutes - 51.7 MBIt's creepy shark time! Who doesn't love some protrusible jaws??!!
33: Vampire Bat
October 16, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBThe spook continues with those other flying things - vampire bats. They slurp blood, fine, that's cool. They fly, dope. They RUN!??? Bruh, that's terrifying.
32: Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko
October 09, 2018 13:11 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBIt's Spooktober. Let's talk about spooky animals - starting with the Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko. It's satanic in appearance only, while we are satanic in all ways.
31: Desert Tortoise
October 02, 2018 19:11 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBD. TORT. Bowser jr sux. Desert Tortoise are cool - and ready for the apocolypse.
30: Cuttlefish
September 26, 2018 03:01 - 56 minutes - 53.8 MBChameleon of the sea. Or are chameleons cuttlefish of the land? In any case cuttlefish are insanely smart and whose to say they aren't just stealing our credit scores as we speak?
29: Okapi
September 18, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBOkapi! Is it real? Is it a sweater your grandma knitted you? Is butt a potty word? Do we go on like 5 seperate tangents that don't have anything to do with anything? The answers will surprise you....
Quick & Dirty Ep: 6
September 17, 2018 22:17 - 25 minutes - 19.7 MBA QND about Current Events. But uploaded a week after the events were current. Okay, so sue me. We talk extinction, poaching, and murder-for-hire. It's a wild one.
28: Hyena
September 11, 2018 15:25 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBThe patrons have spoken! Pseudo-Penis ahoy. Get ready for a hyena...and human biology lesson.
26: Zoo pt.1
September 04, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBWe went for it. Why do Zebra when you can do ZOO! Ever wonder how to respond to people who are anti-zoo? Who think animals 'look' sad and haven't read a book since 1910? Well listen up! We tell you how. This is Part 1 of 2.
25: Yapok
August 28, 2018 14:10 - 31 minutes - 30.3 MBWE ARE SO CLOSE TO THE END. Here's a cryptid - the yapok. Seriously, had anyone ever heard of this thing before?
24: Xerus
August 21, 2018 16:02 - 45 minutes - 43.3 MBSeriously? X? >:( Xerus - it's a squirrel. Patreon - it's happening.
23: Walrus
August 07, 2018 12:00 - 54 minutes - 53.4 MBIt took 23 episodes, but we made it, BACULUM. We talk about BONES in GENITALS. Walrus life. I thought they were horrible but they aren't!
22: Vulture
July 31, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBThey eat poop, they barf, and they're bald, what's not to love?
Quick & Dirty Ep: 5
July 26, 2018 12:00 - 43 minutes - 33.6 MB*WARNING* To our animal care friends - we talk recent Audubon Zoo events and Harambe. We were asked from a non-zoo industry listener about our thoughts. Here's a hint - we get really angry - and it's not directed at the zoos. We talk insensitivity, how much people suck, and why the annual purge maybe isn't so bad. We also ask a listener's Would You Rather, and give a few shout-outs to some rad fans.
21: Urchin
July 24, 2018 12:00 - 49 minutes - 48.9 MBI promise it's an actual animal. It has a mouth AND a butt. And almost nothing else. Meet Satan's pokemon, the urchin.
20: Tamandua
July 17, 2018 12:00 - 55 minutes - 55.5 MBWho's our Blue Collar Boy? Our Middle Class Man? The tamandua of course, a tube with legs.
19: Saola
July 10, 2018 12:00 - 51 minutes - 51.5 MBTalking about the Asian Unicorn before it goes extinct. Also it's Plastic Free July! Hellz yeah!
18: Red Panda
July 03, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBIt's Giveaway time! Stick to the end to hear if you are the lucky/unlucky winner of the Keeper Chat Nightmare Prize Pack. In the meantime check out some red panda facts. Fact 1: they cute.
17: Quokka
June 26, 2018 14:00 - 55 minutes - 53.6 MBYou asked for it, you got it. But tbh I didn't have much to choose from. Quokka the "happiest animal on earth" if you anthropomorphize animals by their face. Or just a big rat if you don't do that.
16: Poison Dart Frog
June 21, 2018 02:39 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBWe're talking nature's tide pods, baby! The poison dart frog, he smol, he slime, he POISON.
15: Oxpecker
June 12, 2018 12:00 - 39 minutes - 38.2 MBLearn very little about a little birdy. Learn a bit more about Flora's complete lack of ability in communicating with live humans.
Quick & Dirty Ep: 4
June 08, 2018 12:00 - 31 minutes - 23.8 MBFlora goes BAD cop, Fauna saves the day as GOOD cop. We answer a question from a listener: Any advice for interns?
14: Narwhal
June 05, 2018 12:00 - 58 minutes - 57.4 MBCocktail-weenie with a toothpick in it. Sea sausage. Tube boy. Unicorn. That's right, it's Narwhal time.
13: Moray Eel
May 29, 2018 12:00 - 56 minutes - 54.6 MBGet ready to have your podcast pants blown off. Moray Eel are the Party City of the ocean.
12: Loris
May 22, 2018 12:00 - 54 minutes - 53.6 MBFauna teaches about the loris which is VENOMOUS. I'm screaming, thats wild.
Quick & Dirty Ep: 3
May 17, 2018 12:00 - 27 minutes - 19.8 MBWe answer listener submitted questions. How do Flora & Fauna like being zookeepers? Is it a good job? Is it what you thought it would be when you first started looking into zookeeping? What degrees do you both have? More importantly, would you rather be stung by an irukandji on your foot or have a falcon stoop into the back of your head?
11: Kiwi
May 15, 2018 12:00 - 53 minutes - 45.5 MBWe dedicate another episode to New Zealand, cause why not. Let's try to save the world, one weird mammal bird at a time. We chat bird things like: Where are Kiwi found? What is the main predator of the kiwi. Is it really a bird, why are the feathers weird? How big are kiwi eggs and what if we had a human baby of that same proportion? Do kiwi use a sense of smell or vision?
10: Jackal
May 08, 2018 12:00 - 53 minutes - 45.2 MBFauna teaches us about jackals. They eat literal actual garbage. We definitely don't talk about Monster's High for like 10 minutes. We talk about things like: What's the difference between a jackal and a coyote? Where do wolves fit into this? Is the jackal smol and cute. How do jackal feed their young? And what do jackals even eat?
9: Irukandji
May 01, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBIt's jellyfish time. Prepare to have your mind blown. Also hear about the jelly hit that is out on Flora's life. We answer jelly questions like: How many eyes does a jellyfish have? How many butts does a jellyfish have? How fast can the irukandji swim? Do jellyfish hunt fish? What are the symptoms of a jellyfish sting?
8: Horses
April 24, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBWe discuss horses and some things that are definitely not horses. Flora learns she pronounces every word incorrectly. We answer questions like: How do you pronounce Przewalski's horse? What have zoos done to help animals from going extinct? What are the best horses in media? How many chromosomes does a horse have?
Quick & Dirty Ep: 2
April 19, 2018 12:00 - 17 minutes - 13 MBWe talk about where we get the facts for the show, our newest "sponsor" and answer a "Would you rather" from a fan.
7: Gharial
April 17, 2018 12:00 - 50 minutes - 42.6 MBG is for gharial and giveaway. If you entered...you'll want to stay tuned until the end. We chat about this reptile with a weird face! Hey, he probably thinks our faces are weird too. We answer stuff like: How many gharial are left in the wild? What is that weird thing on the tip of a gharial's snout? Should I be concerned about being eaten by a gharial? Do they carry their babies in their mouth? How much jewelry is too much jewelry? Is 30 minutes a short or long time to copulate?
6: Falcon
April 10, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBThis week, we pull back the curtain and EXPOSE the hidden secrets of the Falcon, and answer questions like: What is a bird of prey? Are falcons the Grim Reaper? What the heck is a stoop? Where'd they buy those styling pantaloons? WHY ARE THEY SO FAST? Are birds the only animals that can fly? (Spoiler: lol no) and Why do their sideburns look so good? Get ready to have your pants blown right off in the wake of this radical bird!
Quick & Dirty Ep:1
April 08, 2018 03:10 - 25 minutes - 18.3 MBFirst Quick & Dirty episode! Ask questions, we answer! David asks us if zookeeping is real life. Both Flora and Fauna have annoying pet noises in the background. Everyone loves it. We answer David's Q and things like: Is zookeeping a job I can fall back on, or is it something you need a lot of experience to get? Is zookeeping for me? How can I get started in the zookeeping field? Do zookeepers live in khaki 24/7?
5: Earwig
April 03, 2018 11:09 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBWe finally upgrade our mic game in this one! Bless. This one is about gross bugs and.. surprisingly... a lot of romance too.