Creature Classic®: Will It Cuddle or Kill You?
1h 13m
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Creature Feature
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Today, we’re going to be playing a little game: see if you can guess which one of these animals we’re about to discuss is more likely to kill you than to cuddle you? Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: can you trim your hedges with a crocodile?
Guest: Joey Clift
Footnotes:
Striped eel catfish: https://lh6.ggpht.com/HPMmXXIdHNPICfAwmozv5rDOOO3isj6S4eCmO7xsAdh03ZvnetNJpowsNwLajM_YTOEgDer-ClRaMr9G2iT0=s1200
The gharial crocodile: https://usercontent1.hubstatic.com/14168422_f1024.jpg
The basking shark: https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2017/baskingshark.jpg
Blue-ringed octopus (if you see this RUN AWAY): https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/nk8JcdyT-e1AU_Qt5i_iivC0924=/2796x2097/smart/filters:no_upscale()/blue-ringed-octopus-467490389-5b66e3fcc9e77c0050c8aebc.jpg
Be wary of the cassowary: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Southern_Cassowary_7071.jpg
The shoebill stork is not a stork (but is kinda a dork): https://i.redd.it/fwvsltmy5lw41.jpg
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