How the Goonch Stole Christmas

Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks

Tooth & Claw

True Crime, Nature, Science, Comedy

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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This episode was previously exclusive to our subscriber channels, so if you feel like you've heard it before, you might just have! If you like it, consider subscribing either to our Patreon or the Apple Grizclub using the links below and getting much, much more. On this episode, Wes introduces us all to the goonch, which turns out to be a real animal. He covers a couple of horrifying accounts of attacks by what is essentially a monster catfish, and we all learn something new and terrifying about the world. Meanwhile, Jeff gives out his lowest overall animal ranking ever, and Mike has a bit of a mental breakdown hearing about Wes's old eating habits. ~~ To advertise on the show, contact us! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/c/toothandclawpodcast ~~ Tooth & Claw is brought to you by QCODE. Support the show and get access to an extensive library of exclusive episodes like this by supporting the show on Patreon or joining the Grizzly Club on Apple Podcasts. For the latest updates on the show and all things wildlife, follow us at toothandclawpod.com and social: Instagram: @ToothandClawPodcast Twitter: @ToothandClawPod Wes: @GrizKid Jeff: @jefe_larson Mike: @mikey3ds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, the episode you're hearing today is actually a selection from our subscription
0:03.9	catalog. That's perfect timing because if you've got a toothy in your life that you're looking
0:07.9	for the right gift for them, we really recommend our subscription channels. You can get us on
0:12.6	Patreon or on Apple Grizz Club and you're going to get access to hundreds of hours of extra
0:16.9	content. Some really fun bonus content like me and Mike just finished our four-part
0:21.4	series on horror movies that we love. We call it the Mike and Wes No Pants Horror Movie Mix-Up.
0:26.8	You're just going to have to listen to see how we settled on that name. Jeff just did a really
0:30.5	interesting subscription episode on Asian elephants and some of the countries that are having
0:34.8	some issues with conflicts. It's just kind of a more wild and loose version of our podcast.
0:41.3	Our subscribers tend to really love it, and we only charge $10 a month.
0:44.9	So you can get that today, and you'll actually get early access to part two of Ghost Grizzlies of Colorado.
0:51.3	And you're going to hear a pretty crazy story about a man who battles a grizzly
0:54.8	bear with only an arrow.
0:56.4	So get it today.
0:57.4	We promise you it'll be worth your while.
0:59.4	It's a great value for a lot of extra tooth and claw content.
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1:07.8	for Apple Grizz Club and sign up today.
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1:25.0	Hey, everyone.
1:25.9	Patrons.
1:27.1	We got a treat for you.
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