Hey there, friends, and welcome to episode 314 of Just the Zoo of Us. This week, I'm joined by a

familiar voice and face in the world of animal science communication, Sarah Suda, host of the

serious bizarre beast, is here to talk with us about some of the animals she would like to see

get a second chance, whether there's species we've already lost or ones that might still have a shot.

We discuss foreign exchange student accents, the ecological impact of the invention of the telegraph,

bird call sheet music, the scientific fumble of the century, bison where you least expect them,

and so much more. Just the Zoo of Us presents Sarah Suda's top three dream comebacks. Hi there, everybody, It's Ellen Weatherford with Just the Zoo of Us, your favorite animal

review podcast. I am really excited this week. We have a brand new friend, possibly not like

a totally unfamiliar face and voice to people who listen to this podcast. There's probably a good bit of

overlap in that Venn diagram. But my first time speaking to you, I'm very excited. We have Sarah Suda.

Say hi, Sarah. Hello. Hi. It's great to be here. The reason that a lot of people listening to

the show would probably be familiar with your work would be because of your work with YouTube series like Bizarre Beasts and Endlings and PBS Eons and things like that.

What got you into the work that you do making this like really, really, what I feel to be

like really approachable and engaging educational content about nature,

how'd you get into that?

Yeah, thank you.

Always loved animals, critters, biology, etc.

When I was in high school and I was applying to colleges, I was like, well, maybe I wanted

do zoology, maybe I wanted to film, I don't know, and then I went into college and I was just like, well, maybe I wanted to do zoology, maybe I wanted to film, I don't know. And then I went

into college and I was just, I could not pick. And so I double majored in biology and radio

television film. And then when I was looking into, because I wanted to go to grad school and I was

looking into getting a documentary, like MFA.

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