About this episode

Alie Ward interviews Dr. Karen Munroe about various aspects of squirrels, including their behavior and ecology.

Flying squirrels. Fox squirrels. Giant squirrels. Tiny ones. Grey ones. Black ones. Fluorescent ones? Alie is losing her mind talking to dream guest and Sciuridologist, Dr. Karen Munroe. This Baldwin Wallace University professor has studied squirrels for decades and addresses where they sleep, how many babies they have, if they bite each other’s junk, how they find their acorns, Marvel movies, birdfeeder drama, imported squirrels, melanistic morphs, world domination, fistfights with birders, the rarest squirrel, the best place for squirrel tourism and more. You’ll scatter hoard so many nuggets of squirrel trivia. Enjoy.

People in this episode

Host: Alie Ward

Guest: Dr. Karen Munroe

Topics covered

• squirrels
• animal behavior
• wildlife
• ecology
• science education

Keywords

• squirrels
• sciuridology
• animal behavior
• wildlife trivia
• ecology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baldwin Wallace University

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