Birds with Ants in their Pants

About this episode

This episode explores the strange behavior of Anting in birds and features a story about the Hero Shrew.

This week Victoria tells us all about the bizarre process of Anting. What's that? That's when birds cover themselves with ants. Yeah, it's strange. Rachel follows that up with a story about the Hero Shrew, this cunning little guy is incredible and tough. Join us weekly for more strange nature. Our supporters on Patreon get every episode ad-free! Support us: patreon.com/strangebynature Email us: contact@strangebynaturepodcast.com Visit us at: strangebynaturepodcast.com where you can sign up for our episode emails.

People in this episode

Hosts: Victoria, Rachel

Topics covered

• Anting
• Bird behavior
• Hero Shrew
• Nature
• Bizarre animal behaviors

Keywords

• Anting
• birds
• Hero Shrew
• nature
• animal behavior
• strange nature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Strange by Nature

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