There's a common Puerto Rican expression,

Soi de Aki, which is, I'm from here like the Koki, or I'm as Puerto Rican as the Koki.

Now, if you look at the Koki, they're just a tiny, relatively unassuming Puerto Rican frog.

But they make a sound so enormous

it has made them a national symbol.

We'll talk about why this song is so impressive in a moment.

For now, I'll just point out that this animal is named for their song.

Koki becomes Koki. My singing voice isn't as good as theirs, but you get the idea.

And while there are many species of this animal, today we are going to talk about the common

koki. Elutherodactylos, coqui. I'm Mackin, this is species.

Welcome to the show. Today we're going to talk about a really fantastic animal, some culture, and the importance of context to our psychology. I hope everyone enjoyed the

holidays. We're coming up on two years of this show, which seems totally insane, frankly. I can't

believe anyone is listening. I can't believe I'm still doing this, and I'm so grateful to all of you, especially

the donors, who are the ones who have really taken this show to the next level. As you can see,

I'm not taking any time off for the holidays. I haven't taken a single week off ever for almost two

years. And if you want to wish me a belated Merry Christmas as I labor away in the studio

through the holidays, you can do so by going to Speciespodcast.com slash donate. It'll be much

appreciated. Thank you, Eric and the Animals for playing me in. And now without further ado,

I present to you the Koki.

The Koki is so loud, it's like it violates some kind of physical law.

It is so counterintuitive, so surprising based based on other life experiences, that it feels like a prank.

This animal is about the size of a quarter.

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