Spectacular Specimens

• Pssst! We're going inside the Museum for 'Spectacular Specimens'

  Inside every drawer, cabinet, and freezer at Seattle’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture lies a collection of spectacular specimens (...that’s right, dead animals used for research)! Join hosts Brandi Fullwood and Paige Browning to unlock extraordinary tales: an ancient dinosaur crime scene, a fiercely cute wrestling sea otter, and a colony of flesh-eating beetles that strip animal bones clean… all in the name of science! And that’s just the start–the first three episodes drop January 21, wherever you get your podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Dermestid Beetles: The Flesh-Eating Cleanup Crew

  ALERT: There’s a top secret crew cleaning up the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Meet nature’s tiniest janitors - dermestid beetles! These incredible insects have the grossest (but coolest) job ever: they eat away all the flesh from animal specimens, leaving behind pristine bones for scientists to study. We're going through a maze of the museum to get a behind the scenes to check out thousands of these beetles. Psssst! Get in on the fun: Grab our free activity book: https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens Text ‘spectacular’ to 206-926-9955 to join our Text Club And you can share your Big Think, drawings, and thoughts with us at [email protected] Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Sea Otters: Fierce Behind the Fluff

  SWIMMING INTO THE RING! The cutest champion of the Pacific– THE SEA OTTER!!! Don’t let those cute faces fool you. Sea otters are incredible marine wrestlers packing some serious muscle under all that fluff. Join us ringside to find out how these floating champions use their super strong jaws and secret-weapon fur to protect ocean ecosystems and dominate kelp forest arenas! Psssst! Get in on the fun: Grab our free activity book: https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens Text ‘spectacular’ to 206-926-9955 to join our Text Club And you can share your Big Think, drawings, and thoughts with us at [email protected] Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• A 66-Million-Year-Old Mystery

  BREAKING NEWS: An ancient mystery is embedded in the rocks of Montana! What happened to Fly By the Triceratops? The Burke Museum’s dig team is hot on the trail of a prehistoric cold case. Join us as we sift through ancient rocks and uncover shocking new clues that could crack this 66-million-year-old mystery. Psssst! Get in on the fun: Grab our free activity book: https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens Text ‘spectacular’ to 206-926-9955 to join our Text Club And you can share your Big Think, drawings, and thoughts with us at [email protected] Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Performing Nightly: The Mysterious, Marvelous Bat

  Every evening after sunset, their show begins. Acrobatics through the air. Dramatic vocals. Bug-eating. Bats - all 1400 species of them - have been the stars of the night time world for centuries. Join us as we peek behind the curtain of their nightly performance to find out some of bats’ most remarkable adaptations - from seeing with their ears to flying with their hands . Psssst! Get in on the fun: Grab our free activity book: https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/Spectacular-Specimens Text ‘spectacular’ to 206-926-9955 to join our Text Club And you can share your Big Think, drawings, and thoughts with us at [email protected] Spectacular Specimens is made possible by KUOW Public Radio in Seattle in collaboration with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Support more episodes at https://www.kuow.org/donate/spectacularspecimens/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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