The Fur Real Podcast with Mark A Kyle

"MANTA RAYS: Huge Wings, Bigger Brains!" with Dr. Guy Stevens

Manta rays are enormous, graceful, and unlike just about anything else in the ocean. But behind those huge wings is something even more surprising—a remarkably big brain.

"TARANTULAS! Big, Hairly and...Surprisingly Nice!" with Dr. Chris Hamilton

Tarantulas have a reputation for being big, hairy, and downright terrifying—but how much of what we think we know about them is actually true? This week, Mark is joined

"PET EMEGENCY: DON'T PANIC!" with Dr. Garret Pachtinger

When your pet has an emergency, panic can set in fast. What should you do first? What happens when you arrive at the ER? And how do veterinarians decide which animal gets

"ALEX: BIRD BRAIN? THINK AGAIN!" with Dr. Irene Pepperberg

How smart can a parrot really be? Dr. Irene Pepperberg spent decades answering that question with the help of one remarkable African grey parrot named Alex. Alex didn’t

Pablo Escobar's "COCAINE HIPPOS" with Dr. Rebecca Lewinson

What do Pablo Escobar, Colombia, and hippos have in common? More than you might think. From their incredible size and surprising behaviors to the unusual story of how th

" A Duck?.. A Beaver?.. Nope...A PLATYPUS! with Dr. Tahneal Hawke

What do you get when you combine a duck’s bill, a beaver-like tail, webbed feet, venomous spurs, egg-laying, and the ability to detect electricity? You get one of the mos

"FUTURE FARMERS & THEIR BARNYARD BUDDIES" with Candace Wierzbowski and Eric Hurlock

What happens when you combine curious kids, amazing farm animals, and a passion for agriculture? You get Super Smart Farming, a unique podcast from Lancaster Farming that

ARK: RESCUING ANIMALS OF WAR

War leaves behind more than shattered buildings and displaced families. It also leaves countless animals frightened, injured, abandoned, and fighting to survive. In this

"LIFE ON THE EDGE...LITERALLY" with Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet

Some animals spend their lives in places that seem impossible to survive. Clinging to sheer cliffs, navigating narrow ledges, and scaling near-vertical mountainsides, the

AFRICA'S PAINTED DOGS ... OUTHUNT LIONS" with Dr. Greg Rasmussen

Most people think lions are Africa's greatest hunters—but what if they're not? This week, Mark sits down with wildlife conservationist Greg Rasmussen to uncover the remar

"BETWEEN FLYING FISH AND ELEPHANT SEALS" with Dr. Carolina Bonin Lewallen & Dr. Eric Lewallen

Flying fish soar above the ocean. Elephant seals dive to extraordinary depths. At first glance, they couldn't be more different. This week, we sit down with marine biolo

"SQUIRRELS: CUTE, FLUFFY...and...WAIT...CARNIVORES?!" with Dr. Sonja Wild

Cute. Fluffy. Nut-obsessed. That's the squirrel story we all know... right? Not so fast. This week, we sit down with Dr. Sonja Wild, a behavioral ecologist and postdoct

"ANIMAL MOVEMENT, ENGINEERING THE FUTURE" with Dr. Daniel Goldman

What can a sand-swimming lizard, a cockroach sprinting across rough terrain, and a centipede teach us about the next generation of robots? In this episode,we sit down wi

"THE GREAT STARFISH DIE-OFF" with Dr. Ian Hewson

For decades, starfish were among the most common and recognizable animals along many coastlines. Then, seemingly overnight, millions began to disappear. In this episode,

"PRAYING MANTIS: Tiny Alien, Deadly Hunter" with Lohit Garikipati

What makes the praying mantis one of the most fascinating predators on Earth? In this episode, Lohit Garikipati joins Mark A. Kyle to explore the strange, beautiful, and

"BREED EXPLORER: WHICH PET IS RIGHT FOR YOU?" with Dr. Heather Berst

In this episode, Mark sits down with Dr. Heather Berst of Zoetis to discuss Breed Explorer — a tool designed to help people find the right pet for their lifestyle, person

"PULLED BY DOGS, GUIDED BY LIFE" with Blair Braverman

Blair Braverman is a musher, adventurer, and celebrated author who has found her greatest teachers on four legs. From long distant racing treks including the Iditarod acr

"BIG HEARTED: Better Dogs, Better Lives" with Heather Gibson

Heather Gibson of Big Hearted Breeders joins for a thoughtful conversation that challenges the idea that it has to be adopt or shop. From ethical breeding to rescue, we e

"HeroRATS: A Nose for Danger" with Cristophe Cox

What if the most powerful weapon against landmines and disease weighed less than three pounds and ran on banana rewards? Meet the HeroRATs. This week, Mark sits down wit

"MORE YEARS, BETTER LIVES; INSIDE PET LONGEVITY" with Dr. Kevin Toman

What if your pet could live not just longer—but better? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Kevin Toman, a veterinarian focused on longevity and proactive care, to exp