179) Most Beloved Animals in the World

Lions, and tigers, and bears... which animals do modern humans love most? On this episode, Ellen Weatherford from Just the Zoo of Us joins Nick to reveal and discuss the Top 10 Most Beloved Animals in the world, as ranked by a study combining online voting, surveying grade-school kids, and analyzing children's movies. PLUS... what makes each of these animals so lovable?, the endangered status of each animal, animals in Disney movies, all kinds of fun facts and trivia about every animal on the list, eating mom's poop, the Big Bad Wolf, and MUCH more. IMAGES: Naked Polar Bear Chinese Crested Dog Hyrax ---------------------------------------------- Hear more from Ellen on her podcast, Just the Zoo of Us, a family-friendly animal review podcast. Listen now on any podcast app or at https://www.justthezooofus.com. ---------------------------------------------- AD-FREE EPISODES: https://www.10ishpod.com/plus REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/10ishPod YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/10ishpodcast ---------------------------------------------- Be the first to know of upcoming episode topics before anyone else by joining our newsletter list! Newsletter subscribers also get behind-the-scenes notes, merch discounts, and more. Easily sign up at https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletter. ---------------------------------------------- TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/10ishpod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/10ishpod TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@10ishpod ---------------------------------------------- Read a full transcript of this and all 10ish Podcast episodes at https://www.10ishpod.com/blog. ---------------------------------------------- Ad Music (10ish Pod Newsletter): The Entertainer by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io Background Music during 10ish Podcast Reviews: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices