Just the Zoo of Us

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Join us, Ellen and Christian Weatherford, while we review your favorite species of animals and rate them out of ten in the categories of effectiveness, ingenuity and aesthetics. More information can be found at justthezooofus.com 😊 Got a species you want us to review? Submit your animal friend to us at [email protected] and when we review your animal we'll give you a shoutout! 😊 Cover art by Mrs. Brainbow (Taylor Gordon-Wood). Theme music by Louie Zong.

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Ellen Weatherford Christian Weatherford

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Sarah Bessie
Sarah Bessie, known as the 'Hedge Chef', is an animal care educator and advocate specializing in the care and well-being of hedgehogs. She shares her expertise through various platforms, including her website, where she provides resources and content related to hedgehog care. Sarah is passionate about educating others on the unique needs of these animals and promoting responsible pet ownership.
Brooke Hartman
Brooke Hartman is an author known for her work on animal behavior and ecology. She has written several books, including 'Cute Animals That Could Kill You Dead', which explores the fascinating and often surprising aspects of seemingly harmless animals that possess lethal traits. Her writing combines scientific insight with engaging storytelling, making complex topics accessible to a broad audience. Brooke is passionate about educating others on the intricacies of the animal kingdom and often shares her expertise through various media.

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American woodcock camel spider peent walking with rhythm beak smooches chain e-mails girl dinner ant massacres African pygmy hedgehogs animal care biomimicry sports equipment hedgehog care paddlefish pigbutt worm shark science direwolf de-extinction sturddlefish hybridization cutest killers evolutionary arms race toxic honeypot adorable assassins animal kingdom Benedict Cumberbatch turkey gang squirrel mech grandma Twitch deep sea ROV dives cakes smuggling budgies house vultures

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Episodes

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285: American Woodcock & Camel Spider

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Ellen Weatherford Christian Weatherford
Keywords
American woodcock camel spider peent walking with rhythm beak smooches chain e-mails girl dinner ant massacres

Christian walks to the beat of the American woodcock & Ellen throws shade at camel spiders. We discuss peent, walking with rhythm to attract the worm, beak smooches, chain e-mails, girl dinner, ant massacres, and so much more.

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0:00 1:07:31

284: African Pygmy Hedgehog w/ Sarah Bessie!

Hosts
Ellen Weatherford Christian Weatherford
Guests
Sarah Bessie
Keywords
African pygmy hedgehogs animal care biomimicry sports equipment hedgehog care

Join Ellen & special guest, animal care educator and advocate Sarah Bessie (the "Hedge Chef") for a review of the prickly little roly polies: African pygmy hedgehogs. We discuss built-in hoodie strings, standing jeans, biomimicry in sports equipment, mobile charcuterie, what to do with your skirt when you gotta go fast, all the ways hedgehogs fail to beat the witchcraft allegations, and so much more.

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  • Find more of Sarah's work and hedgehog care content at her website: https://www.hedgechef.co.uk/
  • Follow Sarah and fill your feed with adorable hedgehogs on Instagram!
  • For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!
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0:00 1:16:06

283: Paddlefish & Pigbutt Worm

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Ellen Weatherford Christian Weatherford
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paddlefish pigbutt worm shark science direwolf de-extinction sturddlefish hybridization

Christian is up a creek without a paddlefish & an unusual deep-sea worm becomes the butt of Ellen's jokes. We discuss a previous guest getting electrocuted for shark science, hot takes on the whole direwolf de-extinction thing, the unexpected hybridization of the sturddlefish, why pigbutt worms are like that, statistically insignificant haters, and so much more. 

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0:00 56:08

282: Brooke Hartman's Top 3 Cutest Killers!

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Ellen Weatherford
Guests
Brooke Hartman
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cutest killers evolutionary arms race toxic honeypot adorable assassins animal kingdom

Join Ellen & special guest, author Brooke Hartman, for a look at some of the animal kingdom’s most deceptively adorable assassins. We discuss evolutionary arms race, hot ones for mice, Mr. Yuck, an insect isekai, a toxic honeypot, and so much more. These cuties are slaying more than just their prey.

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0:00 1:13:17

281: Field Notes (2025)

Hosts
Ellen Weatherford Christian Weatherford
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Benedict Cumberbatch turkey gang squirrel mech grandma Twitch deep sea ROV dives cakes smuggling budgies house vultures

Ellen & Christian share stories, observations and inspiration from special guest: you! We discuss Benedict Cumberbatch's turkey gang, my squirrel mech grandma, Twitch plays deep sea ROV dives, hear me out cakes, smuggling budgies, house vultures, and more.

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Ratings

Global:
4.9 rating 534 reviews

USA

4.9 ratings 436 reviews

Canada

4.8 ratings 40 reviews

UK

4.7 ratings 26 reviews

Australia

4.7 ratings 21 reviews

New Zealand

5.0 ratings 8 reviews

Singapore

5.0 ratings 2 reviews

South Africa

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