Formosa Fauna
by Tristan Hilderbrand,Rti
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Shark stuck in city canal and Halloween dangers for black cats | Ep122
Shark stuck in city canal and Halloween dangers for black cats | Ep122
About this podcast
Spend 20 minutes feeding your mind with knowledge about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends! Formosa Fauna aims to entertainingly educate listeners about animals both in Taiwan and abroad while also inspiring them to take action and get involved. Formosa Fauna hopes to connect the world through humanity’s innate curiosity for the unknown and love for animals.
Join Tristan Hilderbrand for Formosa Fauna on Fridays!
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Tristan is also on Instagram (@yakitorisutan) and YouTube (Tristan H. 崔璀璨).
Episodes
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- Shark stuck in city canal and Halloween dangers for black cats | Ep122 · Season 1 Episode 120Which of the following is true: A) A shark is stuck in a canal in South Korea B) New York City passes a law to end horse-drawn carriages C) Taiwan search and rescue dogs place at…
- Climbing fish, tofu cat litter, and crabs with pom poms | Ep121 · Season 1 Episode 119Which of the following is not real: A) Climbing fish B) Tofu cat litter C) Bone-eating birds D) None of the above. They’re all real. The answer is D. Formosa Fauna is back this…
- Cockroaches are 300 million years old, but sharks are 450 million years old | Ep120 · Season 1 Episode 118What is a climbing perch? A) A fish B) A frog C) A bird Sharks have been around for 450 million years. Even cockroaches have only been around for 300 million years. Homo sapiens…
- Iceland, Norway, and Japan the only remaining whaling countries in the world | Ep119 · Season 1 Episode 117How do you think researchers tell whale sharks apart? A) Echolocation frequencies B) 24/7 monitoring C) Spots on their bodies A report of suspected coral harvesting has prompted…
- Taiwan: once a 'coral kingdom' | Ep118 · Season 1 Episode 116Is coral plant or animal? Taiwan's coral reef communities make up one-third of the world's variety of species. Of the 700 species of stony corals on the planet, 250 can be found…
- New cat species identified for first time in 100 years | Ep117 · Season 1 Episode 115Which is the most important sense for schools of fish? A) Sight B) Sound C) Touch Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and…
- Formosan black bears are getting closer to humans in Taiwan | Ep116 · Season 1 Episode 114Which of the following was used as currency by people in medieval England, even making it on to some of the family crests? A) Shells B) Rats C) Eels Keep listening to Formosa…
- Black bear sneaks into man's car and honks his horn | Ep115 · Season 1 Episode 113Which is the mantra of wildlife experts? A) "A fed bear is a dead bear." B) "A hungry bear is a dead bear." Keep listening to Formosa Fauna to find out. In this episode Tristan…
- Invasive green iguanas reach Hsinchu, a northwestern Taiwanese city | Ep114 · Season 1 Episode 112How many eggs do you think a mature female green iguana can lay in a single clutch? A) 10-20 B) 30-40 C) 70-80 D) 100-120 Kaohsiung is set to change the way it tackles its…
- Taiwan recorded 3 human rabies cases since 2002; all were fatal · Season 1 Episode 111A man in the U.K. this week found a three-foot snake curled up in his: A) Toilet B) Bed C) Couch Listen to this episode of Formosa Fauna to find out which! In this episode…
- Part 2: I flew a dog from Taiwan to the U.S. to be adopted · Season 1 Episode 110Xiaohua, a 50+ pound dog, sat for years in Taiwan waiting for someone to adopt her. Finally, someone indicated they were interested, but they were in the United States. Once she…
- I flew a dog from Taiwan to the U.S. to be adopted · Season 1 Episode 109What business does an American family have adopting a Taiwanese dog? Well, they have several stellar reasons to adopt this dog, Xiaohua. Tristan pumps the breaks on the usual fun…
- Formosa Fauna: Fish | Ep110 · Season 1 Episode 108Which of the following has their own cleaning salons and massage parlors in the sea? A) One kind of fish B) One kind of octopus C) A human Only one of those has them. Well…
- Taiwan's incredibly rich biodiversity | Ep109 · Season 1 Episode 107How many native feline species does Taiwan have? Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes…
- Government-backed Taichung projects could threaten Taiwanese white dolphins' habitat | Ep108 · Season 1 Episode 106Which of the following is not a real animal? A) Taiwanese blue frog B) Taiwanese white dolphin C) Pheasant-tailed jacana Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate…
- Why no anti-venom exists for deadly cone snail toxins: There are tens of thousands of them | Ep107 · Season 1 Episode 105The geography cone, as one type of cone snail is called, delivers a numbing tickle followed by swift paralysis of the diaphragm leading to suffocation. There is no anti-venom…
- 50,000 Taiwanese sign to ban boar snares for good | Ep106 · Season 1 Episode 104Animal welfare groups delivered a petition bearing 50,000 signatures to Taiwan’s Presidential Office on Saturday, urging authorities to completely prohibit large-caliber metal…
- 'Like seeing a velociraptor:' Fish appears in Indonesian market after disappearing for 66 million years | Ep105 · Season 1 Episode 103Which of the following is not true about the coelacanth, a kind of fish? a) Nobody has ever found a fossil younger than 66 million years old b) They don’t reach maturity until at…
- Working NYC horse's necropsy further ignites debate | Ep104 · Season 1 Episode 102The necropsy results are in for the recently deceased 16-year-old New York City working horse Deniz. Listen to this episode of Formosa Fauna to find out more. In this episode…
- 'Donald Trump' the albino buffalo saved from sacrifice by authorities | Ep103 · Season 1 Episode 101Which of the following is not true? (A) A buffalo has been spared from Islamic sacrifice due to its resemblance to Donald Trump (B) You should always play dead when encountering…
