Disclaimer: This episode contains educational discussions of animal mating behaviors and includes anatomical terms.

Why do female praying mantises eat the male’s head after mating? Why did Australia go to war with an emu? Kari and Tory celebrate Valentine's Day with award-winning environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou, as she teaches the absolute weirdest and most intriguing mating rituals and facts in the animal kingdom. Natalie also reveals the conservation science behind these bizarre behaviors and how nature's strangest love stories connect to extinction. And fair warning: don't take dating advice from the animal kingdom.

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Chapters
0:00 Join the Band of Mythfits!
1:23 Content Warning
5:48 Animal Romance Facts
8:42 Meet Natalie Karakou
18:09 The Carp Herpes Controversy
23:34 Misconceptions of Mating
28:21 Nature's Brutal Reality
32:16 Lessons from Nature
36:51 Being Better Global Citizens
38:17 Strange Mating
41:16 Wrapping Up with Natalie
45:10 Final Thoughts and Farewell

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How did an animal handler get bit by a snake on the set of MythBusters? How did Kari pioneer cyborg cockroach technology a decade before the military started weaponizing it? Special guest Owen from East Bay Vivarium reveals the chaos behind the "Smell of Fear" experiment that left Kari covered in scorpions and still traumatized to this day. Plus: Grant's brutal Megalodon injury caught on never-before-seen footage.

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Chapters
00:00 - Join the Band of Mythfits!
04:37 - Scorpion Experiments and Spider Cave Exploration
08:44 - Owen's Introduction
13:28 - Behind-the-Scenes with Owen and Snake Tag Incident
17:35 - Safety Discussions and Scorpion Bite Stories
20:56 - Python Handling and Production Challenges
25:42 - Post-Tag Reflections
29:25 - Fan Questions
34:01 - Fear of Animals and Megalodon Incident
37:25 - Closing Reflections and Audience Engagement
40:35 - Final Thoughts and Upcoming Topics

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What happens when a 140-pound chimp you raised like family decides you're no longer the alpha? Animal trainer Keith Bauer reunites with Kari and Tory to reveal why chimps - not grizzly bears - are the most dangerous animals he's ever worked with. How did a routine drive turn into a horror movie with his ear in the cup holder? And the most shocking part: what did the chimp do when it saw Keith a month later? Plus: the bear survival tricks that actually work, and why the animals from your favorite movies are vanishing from Hollywood forever.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction to the Podcast
2:35 Bear Encounters
4:08 Working with Grizzly Bears
6:04 Introducing Keith Bauer
9:27 Animal Trainer Stories
13:13 Bear Safety Tips
15:51 Chimpanzee Experiences
21:02 The Dangers of Chimpanzees
23:57 The Incident in the Jeep
26:46 The Aftermath of the Attack
31:27 Returning to the Compound
38:19 Hospital Recovery
39:32 Reflections on Animal Training
44:00 The State of Animal Entertainment
45:59 Wrapping Up with Keith
48:04 Future Episodes and Wild Animal Stories

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