KING OF THE JUNGLE: Behind The Scenes at a Big Cat Sanctuary 🦁🐯

Fun Kids Science Weekly

Fun Kids

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🗓️ 20 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

It’s time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly!

In this episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out to determine which science is the best, and this week we’re on the hunt for the most dangerous food in the world!

First up in Science in the News, we blast into the future with a story about AI that could one day run on the same energy that powers the sun! Then, we dive under the waves to discover how a tropical sea slug has turned up in UK waters, showing how warmer seas are changing ocean life. And finally, we step into the world of creepy crawlies as Dr Joana Meier from Cambridge University uncovers the mystery of nature’s dancing spiders!

Then, we answer your questions! Anthony wants to know why copper wire glows when it gets hot, and biologist Elaine Holmes reveals what the most dangerous food in the world really is.

In Dangerous Dan, we’re learning all about the venomous Brazilian yellow scorpion.

And in Battle of the Sciences, Aaron Whitnall from The Big Cat Sanctuary joins Dan to share what it really takes to become a zookeeper working with lions.

What do we learn about?
· How AI could one day use the sun’s energy to power the world
· Why tropical sea slugs are showing up in the UK
· The mystery of dancing spiders
· What the most dangerous food in the world is
· The deadly Brazilian yellow scorpion
· And in Battle of the Sciences... the amazing world of big cats!

All on this week’s episode of Science Weekly!

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Molly Onfield, host of the award-winning Everything Under the Sun podcast, where I answer children's curious questions from all over the world. I also write a
0:22.6	weekly kids quiz in the Guardian magazine on Saturdays and have published beautiful Everything
0:27.3	Under the Sun books. My brand new book, Everything Under the Sun all around the world, is out on
0:33.5	September the 11th. It's full of amazing questions from children around the globe.
0:38.2	Like, why do wombats do square poos? Why can't horses throw up? Why do we make mistakes?
0:45.5	What's the biggest digger in the world? Who invented chess? It's full of great answers from
0:52.7	brilliant experts, including Joanna Lumley, Sophie Dahl, Grace and Perry,
0:57.7	Philippa Perry, Michael Moore Pergo, The Natural History Museum, Stephen Fry, Darren Brown and many more.
1:04.1	There's a question for every day of the year, even one for your birthday.
1:08.4	It's beautifully illustrated by 12 artists who live in all continents of the world,
1:13.1	so I think you're going to love it. Do pick up a copy in your favourite bookshop or online today.
1:20.5	Everything under the sun all around the world, packed with curious questions, expert answers, endless fun.
1:27.0	It's perfect for all your birthday party, weekend
1:30.2	entertainment and Christmas needs. Enjoy and please do spread the word with all of your friends.
1:37.3	Thank you and goodbye.
1:59.1	Welcome along, explorer. It's time. It's time to search through the solar system and discover some of those science secrets that you might have missed. My name's Dan. Let's get going with a brand new Fun Kid Science Weekly.
2:05.3	This week we're on the hunt for the most dangerous food in the world.
2:10.5	So one of my favourite deadly foods is the puffer fish.
2:12.6	This is a popular dish in Japan.
2:18.1	It's called Fugu, and it's so dangerous that the chefs have to have a licence to prepare it.
2:22.8	But if you get the dose wrong, you can actually die. And there's about 50 people die each year in Japan from eating this delicacy. Also, our mission to discover the greatest science around
2:30.1	takes us behind the scenes at a big cat sanctuary.
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