The podcast discusses unusual behaviors and incidents involving various animals, including:
1. A python that swallowed a porcupine, which led to its own death.
2. Dogs that get hurt by porcupines due to curiosity.
3. Catfish that swallow unusual objects, such as turtles and pigeons.
4. Beavers that accidentally get crushed by trees they are trying to use to build dams.
5. Birds that use cigarette butts to repel parasites, but may also ingest them, leading to harm.
6. Eagles that crash into twigs while trying to land in their nests.
7. A baby elephant that was accidentally covered in its parent's feces, which is a normal behavior for elephants.
8. Koalas that are considered "incredibly stupid" due to their low energy diet and reduced brain size, leading to poor decision-making, such as not fleeing from fires.
9. Rams that jump high but sometimes get stuck in electric cables.
10. A horse that was found on a roof, and turtles that ride on the backs of alligators.
The podcast also discusses the unusual migration routes of sea turtles, which may be guided by the earth's magnetic field but can lead to lengthy and circuitous journeys.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. In 2015, a swollen python was found in a game reserve in South Africa.
2. The python had eaten a 30-pound porcupine, which had pierced its digestive tract.
3. The python died after falling from a rocky ledge, causing the quills to pierce its body.
4. Pythons are not picky eaters and sometimes feed on porcupines, despite the quills being indigestible.
5. According to a 2003 study, pythons can be pierced by porcupine quills, even after the rest of the porcupine has been digested.
6. Catfish are known to swallow things that aren't meant to be swallowed, including fish hooks and trash.
7. A five-foot-long catfish was pulled out of a lake after trying to swallow a turtle that was too big for it.
8. The catfish suffocated, and the turtle also died.
9. Beavers need to chew on hard objects to keep their teeth from growing too long.
10. Beavers' teeth grow at a rate of four feet per year.
11. Beavers have been known to accidentally fall trees on themselves while trying to build dams.
12. Black skimmer birds have been observed feeding their chicks cigarette butts.
13. Some bird species use cigarette butts in their nests to repel parasites.
14. Nicotine from cigarette butts can cause genetic damage and lead to cancer in birds.
15. Koalas have reduced brain size due to their diet of eucalyptus leaves, which don't provide much energy.
16. Koalas don't run from fires, but instead climb trees to the canopy and wait for the fire to pass.
17. Koalas have been known to try to eat eucalyptus leaves from a plate, but don't know what to do with them.
18. Rams have been known to jump over fences and get stuck in awkward positions.
19. A ram was found hanging from an electric cable after trying to jump over a fence.
20. Koalas have been known to try to eat eucalyptus leaves from a painted tree on a wall.
21. A horse was found on the roof of a garage in Canada, and the owners had to set up a fence to keep it from happening again.
22. Turtles have been known to ride on the backs of alligators to get from one place to another.
23. Alligators don't seem to be aware of the turtles riding on their backs.
24. Sea turtles have been tracked making long migrations, but often take circuitous routes, possibly due to their use of the Earth's magnetic field for navigation.