Shell-elebrating a New Mom, Big Sneezes, and Animal Crossing?
🐢🍼 We've got a feel-good story out of the Philadelphia Zoo where Mommy, the tortoise has welcomed 4 new babies, but get this... she's 100 years old! 🤧 Are animals allergic to humans? 🐻❄️ Siku the polar bear joins us from Lincoln Park Zoo to share about his experience with seasonal allergies. 🐾🚧 Plus, humans are spreading the love and protecting our animal friends by building Wildlife Crossings. 🦁🎙️ Tune in to learn more on this week's episode of The Weekly Roar!
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Colorful Cats, Bear Blockades, and Sneaky Snakes
🐈⬛ 🐈 This week on The Weekly Roar, we're covering colorful cats by taking a closer look at a new color variation called "The Salamiak." 🐻 🚧 Plus, was there really a bear blockade at Yellowstone National Park? 👀 Let's find out! 🐍 It's also pretty common for some animals like opossums to play dead to protect themselves from predators, but some sneaky snakes are taking this defense mechanism to a whole other level! 💩🐾 Plus, test your animal poop knowledge!
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Dogs in the Sky, Road Raging Birds, and Sharktopus!
🐾 ✈️ Bark Air, the world’s first airline designed just for dogs, has unveiled a new route to the Sunshine State, welcoming canines and their human companions aboard. 🐤 🚗 Meanwhile, our feathered friends from the Galápagos Islands are growing increasingly irritable as human activity and increased traffic is starting to take over. 🤯 Plus, the first ever Sharktopus was spotted! 🦈 🐙 Not really, but one wild video does show the world's fastest-swimming shark giving an octopus a piggyback ride.
🐘Cambodia’s got more Asian elephants than scientists expected — it’s a full-on elephant baby boom! 🚧 Meanwhile, in California... we’ve got a furry new traffic enforcer. 🐻 A bear has gone viral for doing his own version of paw-trol at a construction site. 🐾🥺 And, how a social media influencer's run-in with a baby wombat sparks a bigger discussion about how we should interact with wild baby animals. 🦁 Join us on today's episode of The Weekly Roar!
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Purse Pigeons, Party Animals & A Ferret’s Side Hustle
🐾 Fur Ball Fundraiser – $60K for animal welfare (no hairballs involved). 🐦 Pidge the Purse Pigeon – NYC’s viral birdfluencer taking TikTok by storm! 🦡 Ferret in Crisis – A black-footed ferrets face budget cuts, will he pivot to Applebee’s?🧠 Smarty Pants Quiz – Which animals are off the endangered list? All that and more—tune in now! 🎧 #AnimalNews #PursePigeon #FerretSideHustle #WeeklyRoar
Welcome to The Weekly Roar, your ultimate source of animal news and wild adventures! Hosted by the enthusiastic and knowledgeable Leland McMane, this podcast is designed for kids who are curious about the amazing creatures that share our planet.
Join Leland each week as he takes you on a thrilling journey into the animal kingdom, uncovering fascinating facts, heartwarming stories, and the latest news about our furry, feathered, and scaly friends.
Get ready to roar along with Leland every week and discover the incredible world of animals like never before. The Weekly Roar is your “Mane source of animal news!"
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