The Weekly Roar: Animal News

🐾 This week's episode is all about respecting each other's space... aka animals and humans. 🏄 First up, cowabunga from California! 🐬🌊 A pod of dolphins were captured on video catching some waves with human surfers at Rincon Beach in SoCal. 🦌 And, a deer friend of ours in Ohio got its head stuck inside of a plastic container. 🐾✅ Now in this case, humans might want to jump in and help, but we've got some tips on how to best help animals in these situations. 🏞️ 🦌 Plus, for any humans who have plans to visit Yosemite National Park this summer, be mindful of mule deer and other wildlife. 🧠 Be sure to brush up on your national park knowledge for the Smarty Pants Quiz!

It's time for a Paw-ty! 🌍🦁 Join us on The Weekly Roar to chat with one of the most notable endandgered species on the planet about why Endangered Species Day is so important. 👀 🐜Plus, human scientists believe they have stumbled upon a 16 million year old ant-fossil. Find out how this this discovery can help us learn more about prehistoric life! 🌊 🦑And, one more story from human scientists who were searching for new sea life in the South Sandwich Islands when they came across a giant squid! 🧠 We can't forget about the Smarty Pants Quiz - test your sea life knowledge on this week's episode!

🦁🎙️ Today on The Weekly Roar: The government is looking out for our animal friends with a brand-new animal testing strategy. 🧪🦉 Science and Technology Advisor Barney Owl has the scoop! 🐺😱 Plus, in the wild world of science and tech... did scientists really bring the Dire Wolf back to life? 🚨 What happens when humans and their beloved pets get separated? There's a new alert system designed just for pets! 🤔 And finally, we've got a little animal test of our own in today's Smarty Pants Quiz.   Tell us what you think! Leave a review and Leland may give you a shout out.

🐢🍼 We've got a feel-good story out of the Philadelphia Zoo where Mommy, the tortoise has welcomed 4 new babies, but get this... she's 100 years old! 🤧 Are animals allergic to humans? 🐻‍❄️ Siku the polar bear joins us from Lincoln Park Zoo to share about his experience with seasonal allergies. 🐾🚧 Plus, humans are spreading the love and protecting our animal friends by building Wildlife Crossings. 🦁🎙️ Tune in to learn more on this week's episode of The Weekly Roar! 

🐈‍⬛ 🐈 This week on The Weekly Roar, we're covering colorful cats by taking a closer look at a new color variation called "The Salamiak." 🐻 🚧 Plus, was there really a bear blockade at Yellowstone National Park? 👀 Let's find out! 🐍 It's also pretty common for some animals like opossums to play dead to protect themselves from predators, but some sneaky snakes are taking this defense mechanism to a whole other level! 💩🐾 Plus, test your animal poop knowledge!