All Horses Share a Birthday

Kristen Meinzer and Josh Gondelman trade sleepy animal facts and royal trivia.What You'll Hear:Birthday Blues: Josh reveals that all racehorses share the same birthday—and Kristen connects the dots to royal “official” birthdays (plus, who in the monarchy would win a dance-off).Egg-laying Oddballs: From platypuses to echidnas, they marvel at the rare mammals that lay eggs—and how Australia seems to collect them all.Planet of the Animals: The two ponder evolution, flightless parrots, and what animals must think of us hairless, oddly-dressed humans.CHAPTERS00:00 Greetings & sleepy energy02:00 The horse birthday conspiracy04:00 Royal birthdays & dance-offs08:00 Egg-laying mammals12:00 Australia vs. New Zealand: survival edition15:00 Flightless parrots & other curiosities18:00 Wondering what animals think of us19:30 Winding down for dreamtimeFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.