The woodpecker segment explores the territorial and mating behaviors behind their drumming.
The episode delves into various aspects of corvid behavior, such as their feeding habits, nesting patterns, migration, and social activities like play and communication.
The behavior of beavers, including their territoriality, aggression, and social dynamics, is discussed in the episode.
Analyzing the unique behaviors that enabled the ants' conquests, like chemical communication through smell, is a major component.
The episode explores various behaviors of kangaroos, including their feeding habits, aggression towards humans, and social structures (mobs).
The episode delves into the behaviors of elephants and their responses to various stimuli, such as predator alarms played through speakers, shedding light on their communication and survival strategies.
The episode delves into various aspects of puffin behavior, such as social interactions, mating habits, and parenting roles.
The episode delves into sperm whale behaviors related to vocalization, social structure, travel, feeding, reproduction, and calf care, all interpreted through a cultural lens.
Significant discussion on the honeyguide's behaviors like guiding humans to beehives and responding to traditional calls.
The complex behaviors enabled by the octopus brain, such as problem-solving and camouflaging while sleeping, are discussed.
The podcast episodes cover a wide range of animal behaviors, from the unique social structures and communication methods of species like puffins Puffinology (PUFFINS) with Jill Taylor, octopuses Do octopuses have brains?, and sperm whales Do Sperm Whales Have Culture?, to the surprising adaptations and survival strategies of animals like beavers The Remarkable Beaver, Part 2, honeyguide birds This Wild Bird Will Lead You To Honey On Command, and kangaroos Are Kangaroos only found in Australia?.
The episodes also explore the cognitive abilities, social dynamics, and complex behaviors of a diverse range of species, from ants Argentine Invasion and woodpeckers A Silky Shark Named Genie Swam 17,000 Miles, a Record-Breaking Migration, to elephants Ep. 171: Elephants Can 'Hear' With Their Feet + Woolly Rhino Genome Reconstructed From Poop and corvids Corvidae.