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Hi, I'm Lindsay.

And I'm Marshall.

Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.

Today, we have a tickle attack mailbag edition of Tumble.

We're tackling your tickling questions about whether or not animals can be tickled.

And we are sure to be tickled by our most recent round of listener mail and comments. Okay, so Marshall, are you ticklish?

I mean, actually, to tell the truth, not really, not that much, which is actually really great.

It's a wonderful weapon, because then I can wield it, but not be harmed by it.

Yes, I have seen you transform into a very

dangerous tickle monster. Indeed. Beware. We're going to get to those tickle questions soon,

but first, let's start with our listener mail.

All right, let's start off with our Apple reviews.

All right.

Can I read this one?

Yeah. It says, no more evil cats.

And it gives us a five-star review.

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