Ep 53: Who's Your Daddy?

Melissa addresses sex changing animals who can do it all, condors who have had enough of their male cage mates, lesbian lizards, proposes a Finding Nemo #3, and the myth of the sexual binary. I got today’s information from Theresa Thorn of the podcast, "One Bad Mother" (the podcast that saved my sanity while parenting in the early years - profanity laced sanity for parents) "It Feels Good To Be Yourself" https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250302953/itfeelsgoodtobeyourself https://theconversation.com/what-we-learn-from-a-fish-that-can-change-sex-in-just-10-days-129063 The Oxford Dictionary https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/science/nature/article/2016/09/29/7-gender-bending-animals-animal-kingdom https://www.inverse.com/science/animals-can-change-their-sex https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-is-same-sex-sexual-behavior-so-common-in-animals/ https://www.google.com/search?q=sea+turltes+climate+change+warm+temparatures&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS773US773&oq=sea+turltes+climate+change+warm+temparatures&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64.6270j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://news.berkeley.edu/2010/03/01/frogs/ https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/epa-widely-used-pesticide-atrazine-likely-harms-more-1000-endangered-species-2020-11-05/ https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2021/03/09/biden-administration-may-change-epa https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/california-condors-surprise-scientists-with-two-virgin-births-180978983/ Links as always are in the description of today's episode Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2. Additional music provided by Pixabay and Freesound.org Reach out! [email protected] Tweet @bewilderedpod BewilderbeastsPod on Facebook and @bewilderbeasts on Instagram Support the show Intro/Outtro music: Tiptoe Out The Back - Dan Liebowicz Interstitial Music: MK2 Additional music: Freesound.com, Pixabay.org Instagram: @EggAndNugget (chicken stan account) or @MelissaMcCueMcGrath Website: BewilderBeastsPod.com Support the Show and get stuff! Patreon.com/BewilderbeastsPod Your host, Melissa McCue-McGrath is an author, dog trainer, and behavior consultant in Southern Maine. She'll talk about dogs all day if you let her. You've been warned :)