Episodes

  • Q&A: Goats on Wheels, Luscious Long Necks and Poo Is Power
    Apr 17 2026

    This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions!


    🦣 Do animals support their young with disabilities? From African wild dogs to elephants and chimpanzees, we explore the surprisingly compassionate side of the animal kingdom. ❤️🌍


    🦒 Ever wondered why giraffes have such ridiculously long necks—and who else is in the long-neck club? From swans and ostriches to alpacas and even bizarre insects (yes, really), plus prehistoric creatures that make giraffes look short… this one stretches way back in time. 🦢✨


    💩 Can animal poo actually be useful? From fuel to survival hacks, we uncover the true value of poo—including why baby koalas have to eat their mum’s to grow up healthy. Nature gets weird. Fast. 🤯🌱


    🔍 And finally—Steve’s favourite animal tracking facts from Africa. Because sometimes, the distance between droppings (and how far they fell…) tells you everything you need to know. 🐾


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    23 mins
  • Invincible: Mesmeric Meerkats, Mongoose vs. Cobra Showdowns, and Regenerating Worms
    Apr 14 2026

    This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie dare to explore natural world’s toughest survivors — the creatures that refuse to die, defy the odds, and redefine what it means to be truly invincible 💪


    🦎 Olms lurk in dark cave systems with the incredible ability to regenerate lost limbs and even organs — and can live for over a century… while planarian worms take things even further, rebuilding entire heads, brains, and tails from tiny fragments.


    🦂 Mesmerising meerkats go head-to-head with some of the world’s most venomous scorpions, while the famously fearless honey badger squares up to just about anything — from snakes to lions, hyenas… even crocodiles.


    🧬 And the tardigrades — microscopic, oddly adorable “water bears” that can survive being frozen, boiled, and even blasted into space. Cute… but nearly indestructible. 🚀✨


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    37 mins
  • Q&A: Evolution Oddities, Pet Reptiles and Saving Rainforests
    Apr 10 2026

    This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions!


    🐍 Ever thought about owning a corn snake… and then realised how big the commitment actually is? We get into exotic pets and what it really means to care for them. 🤔


    🦘 What’s the point of marsupials — and is there such a thing as a “useless” animal? From pouches to egg-layers, we explore the strange paths of evolution. 🌍✨


    💰 Pangolin scales, rhino horn, and even fish bladders worth more than gold… why are these wildlife products so valuable, and what’s the real cost behind them? 🐅


    🌴 And finally — can one person actually make a difference in saving a rainforest? From palm oil to conservation in Borneo, we explore what protecting land really looks like 🌱


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    29 mins
  • Builders: Beaver Cities, Swiftlet Phlegm Hammocks, and Antlion Larvae Death Traps
    Apr 7 2026

    This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie roll up their sleeves to share some of nature’s most ingenious architects 🏗️🐝


    🦫 Could the world’s biggest beaver dam really dwarf the Hoover Dam? From booming “beaver cities” to their surprising comeback (and even “beaver bombing”), these furry engineers are reshaping landscapes. 🌿


    🌾 Social weaver birds build giant tree-top apartment blocks packed with life — while swiftlets craft bizarre saliva “hammocks”… and antlion larvae set deadly sand traps like tiny snipers. 🎯


    🐝 Giant Asian honey bees defend their homes with shimmering waves, and underwater, a pufferfish creates intricate sand masterpieces to build the perfect nest. 🌊✨


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    50 mins
  • Q&A: Flaunting Peacocks, Sweet Rhino Farts, and Dolphins’ Dark Side
    Apr 3 2026

    This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah tackle more of your wildest questions!


    🦚 What is the real purpose of sexual dimorphism? From strutting, show-off peacocks to enormous male seals and tiny females, plus the bizarre love life of the anglerfish. 🤯🌊


    🐬 Dolphins aren’t always the friendly faces we think they are… what really goes on during mating season, and just how dark can their behaviour get?


    🐾 And is there actually an evolutionary advantage to being cute — or are humans just projecting our own ideas onto the animal kingdom? ✨


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    22 mins
  • Chatty: Tamarin’s Scent Secrets, Curious Whales and Nature’s Loudest Love Song
    Mar 31 2026

    This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah are seriously chatty as they discuss some of nature’s most outrageous communicators📞📢🔊…


    🦜 From the red-eyed vireo, the tiny “preacher bird” that somehow belts out a staggering 22,197 songs in just 10 hours (yes, really!), to the white bellbird, whose call is so loud it’s basically like standing next to the speakers at a rock concert… except it’s screaming directly into a female’s face. 🔊🎚️🤘


    🐋 Humpback whales might be trying to chat with us — not out of fear, but pure curiosity — by blowing perfect bubble rings underwater. 💬


    🐒👃🏽 Meet the Brazilian bare-faced tamarin, which communicates through scent marking… and Steve’s face-off with a satin bowerbird. 💙


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    35 mins
  • Q&A: Snow Leopard Close Calls, Desert Masters and Spiders Cleaning Up
    Mar 27 2026

    On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve and Sarah tackle more of your wildest questions!


    🐆 How close should you really get to a snow leopard? Steve shares a heart-stopping near miss with one of the most elusive predators on Earth. 😳🏔️


    🌵 How do animals survive in the harshest places on the planet — and what happens when apex predators like dingoes and Tasmanian devils are brought back to restore balance?


    🕷️ And do spiders actually eat their own webs? Plus, a simple challenge: what might you discover if you wake up early enough to watch one being built…


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    28 mins
  • Memory: Squirrels’ Mind Palace, Snail Memory Transplants and the Grandmother Effect
    Mar 24 2026

    This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah are exploring into the surprising world of animal memory. 🧠


    🐿️ 🌰From squirrels with a near-perfect mental map of their buried snacks to goldfish that can remember far more than you’d think… 🧠🐠


    🐘 Meet the matriarchs of the animal kingdom — elephants whose incredible memories may hold the secret to longer lives, thanks to the rare and remarkable “grandmother effect.” 👵🌍


    🪶 And it’s not just remembering — some of the smartest birds on Earth, like crows, can make tools, solve problems, and even pass knowledge on… proving memory in the wild is anything but simple. 🐦‍⬛⚒️


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    37 mins