338: Seriema

Just the Zoo of Us

Ellen & Christian Weatherford

Wildlife Science, Science, Zoology, Wildlife, Nature, Science Communication, Kids & Family, Animals, Pets & Animals

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Ellen gets her claws out for seriemas. We discuss terror birds, reverse mullets, sickle claws, weird scenes from Jurassic Park, golf ball physics, and so much more.

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Hi there, everybody, it's Ellen Weatherford.
0:33.7	And this is just the Zoo of Us, your favorite animal review podcast, where we rate your favorite animals out of 10 in the categories of effectiveness, ingenuity, and aesthetics.
0:42.8	We are not zoological experts, but we try our best to bring the best and most accurate information that we can.
0:47.9	I have heard from more than one person recently that they recently realized that when I say your favorite animal review podcast,
0:56.3	people are like, oh, I just realized that you meant like a review of our favorite animals,
1:01.5	not that it's your favorite podcast that reviews animals.
1:06.3	Like, surely, you couldn't have possibly meant that because that would be ridiculous.
1:10.9	And I was like, I have bad news.
1:12.6	I did mean that.
1:13.8	Okay, I was panicking for a moment.
1:16.9	How have you been interpreting it this whole time?
1:19.4	The way I meant it?
1:20.6	Yes.
1:21.0	Like, it's your favorite podcast that reviews animals.
1:23.3	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
1:24.1	The setup to that joke had me thinking I was wrong.
1:27.5	So to anyone who maybe thought that they had misinterpreted, no, I meant it that way.
1:32.9	It was just as stupid as he thought it was this whole time.
1:37.8	Best of one.
1:39.0	Of all of the Animal Review podcasts, we're certainly your favorite.
1:43.4	We might not be the only one now. To my knowledge,
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