The Natural History Cupboard Podcast

A Final Felid & Farewell

This week in the natural history cupboard it’s our final episode, and what better way to celebrate all that has gone before than taking a look back at some of Gareth and

Feeding Jurassic Park (Nature Bites)

Join us this week as Gareth and Aaron take a look at what it would take to feed Jurassic park. We look at the food bills and logistics involved, and how this would have b

The Bone Wars (Nature Bites)

This week in the Natural History Cupboard we travel back to the old west to learn about one of the oddest rivalries in history. We look at the bone wars what they are how

A Flying Spoon

This week in the natural history cupboard, we meet the Bird with the instantly recognisable beak - the spoon bill. Gareth takes us through the spoonbill family and tells

A Dual Crested Dinosaur

This week in the Natural History Cupboard we meet the dinosaur that Jurassic park turned into a venom spitting cobra chicken. We are of course talking about dilophosaurus

A History of Zoos ( Nature Bites)

Join Gareth and Aaron as they traverse the history of zoos! From Ancient Egypt through to the modern day, they explore how zoos went from menageries and status symbols, r

Tour of the Taw (A Trip Down a Devon River)

This week we join Gareth and Aaron as they trace the source of the river Taw from its humble beginnings until it joins the Bristol Channel. We also take a dip to meet the

A Past Parrot

This week in the Natural History Cupboard we once again look at a species that has a tale of extinction and people stepping in far too late to save it. Learn how the Caro

An Aussie Icon

This week we head Down Under to meet a bird that is technically more dangerous than a cassowary, but certainly doesn’t deserve the bad reputation that it's given... and t

Nature Bites | The End of the World The Ordovician Extinction

It's the end of the world... or at least the Ordovician world. Join us this week as Aaron gives us his first mass extinction breakdown. What made the end of the Ordovicia

A Fantastically Formidable Fish

Join us as Gareth takes the helm, steers us out of the cupboard, and on the search for a prehistoric ocean giant, Leedsichthys! We take a look at this formidable fish and

World Parrot Day Special

Join us this week to observe all things parrot for World Parrot Day! To celebrate this special, we look at four species of parrots from around the world and discover what

A Savannah Speedster

This week we meet the largest bird on the planet - the ostrich! Come and learn about this feathered giant, and maybe you'll find out just how it's connected to sparrows..

Nature Bites | Jurassic Park Dinosaur Tier List

This week we tear into the Jurassic park films like a T-rex into a Gallimimus. We rank each of the dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park movies, with a steaming pile of opinio

Hyena Day Special

Get ready this week to see hyenas in a whole new light! In this World Hyena Day special, we dive into the fascinating world of the four living hyena species — stripping

An Asian King

This week we meet Tyrannosaurus rex‘s Asian cousin, Tarbosaurus! We see how similar it is to its North American relative, but also what makes it its own unique Asian "Kin

Interview with Dr. Mateo Ruiz (Lead Conservation Officer at the Barn Owl Trust) | Nature Bites

Join us as Aaron talks to Dr. Mateo Ruiz, Lead Conservation Officer at the Barn Owl Trust! We learn how Dr. Ruiz became a champion for barn owl conservation, what makes b

A Kraken Creature

This week, we dive back into the ocean and meet the real-life kraken... the mysterious giant squid! Find out how it went from being a mythical beast to a living creature.

Interview with Dr Dean Lomax | Nature Bites

Join us as we talk to the much requested Dr. Dean Lomax! Dr. Dean tells us how he started his career, where that has taken him, and why dinosaurs? So sit back and enjoy a

A Palaeo Poultry Pretender

Join us this week where Aaron is alone in the cupboard as Gareth is ill. Aaron takes this opportunity to tick off another Jurassic Park species by kdelving in to all thin