Are Jellyfish Made Of Jelly?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode we're answering a few short questions about animals! Are jellyfish made of jelly? Do fish stink in the water or on land? Where do fish sleep? Do chickens have tongues? Can spiders sleep or not? How many types of animals are there in the world? Do snakes live in Antarctica? Is a springbok faster than a grizzly bear? Do skunks have big tails or small tails?

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0:00.0	This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public Radio.
0:25.7	I'm Jane Lindholm.
0:27.3	On this podcast, Melody Bodet and I help answer questions from curious kids all over the
0:32.4	world just like you.
0:34.5	You have sent us hundreds of questions about animals.
0:37.7	Sometimes there are enough questions to do a whole episode about just one animal, like
0:41.8	our episode about cats or one about dogs.
0:45.0	Or to spend a lot of time on how chickens lay eggs, or why flamingos stand on one leg.
0:51.0	We've done episodes about all of those things.
0:53.6	But sometimes you send us a question that doesn't really fit into another episode.
0:57.8	And so today we're going to answer a few animal questions that haven't made it into other
1:01.8	shows.
1:02.9	And Melody is here to help answer the questions today.
1:05.7	Hi Melody.
1:06.7	Hi Jane, let's get started with this question.
1:09.0	Hi my name is Georgie.
1:10.0	I'm six years old.
1:11.0	I'm from Orlando, Maine.
1:12.0	And this is my question.
1:13.0	Why are jellyfish so jiggly?
1:14.0	My name is Karen.
1:15.0	I'm six years old.
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