Animals I Could Do Without: The Creatures That Push Our Buttons

06/21/22 • 82 min

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In this hilarious episode of Wildly Curious (formerly For the Love of Nature), co-hosts Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole dive into the animal kingdom's most annoying members. From pigeons to wasps, llamas to pandas, they break down why certain creatures just get on their nerves. Prepare for a light-hearted rant as they discuss not only the natural history but also some personal (and bizarre) encounters with these animals. Whether it's a tick in an uncomfortable place or a face-off with a llama, you'll get an entertaining mix of humor and insight into the quirks of these often-despised species.

Perfect for animal lovers and nature enthusiasts who enjoy a good laugh at the absurdities of the natural world. Join the fun and share which animals you could live without!

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Perfect for animal lovers and nature enthusiasts who enjoy a good laugh at the absurdities of the natural world. Join the fun and share which animals you could live without!

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🎉 Support us on Patreon to keep the episodes coming! 🪼🦤🧠 For more laughs, catch us on YouTube!

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Wildly Curious - Animals I Could Do Without: The Creatures That Push Our Buttons

Transcript

Hello, and welcome to For the Love of Nature, a podcast where we tell you everything you need to know about nature and probably more than you wanted to know. I'm Laura.
And I'm Katy, and today we are continuing our Ridiculousness of Ridiculousnesses episodes, talking about animals we could do without. So of the could you, could you do without this animal? So I think we had like-
Absolutely, the answer is yes.
Yeah, yes we could, the ones we picked. So we had like in this series, Could