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EPISODE · Oct 30, 2025 · 30 MIN

FACTS: Animals That Are Arseholes

from The I Digress Podcast · host The I Digress Podcast

From a sandwich-stealing dog to a racist Labrador, we dive deep into the animal kingdom’s lesser-known bastards. We ask the big question: are these just quirks of nature or are some creatures just straight-up arseholes? You’ll meet a penguin who pushes his mates to certain death, a chimp who stockpiles rocks for sneak attacks and a drunk kangaroo with anger issues. And that’s just the first half.Featured:• Real-life stories of animals behaving like absolute knobs• Infamous creatures: Santino the chimp, Alex the bully parrot, and Boris the Berlin boar• Species-wide arseholery: keas, Adélie penguins, and Scottish seagulls• A philosophical debate on whether humping your dog bed counts as dominance or shameSpotify Tags: animal stories, misbehaving pets, nature gone wrong, funny animal podcast, animal psychology, true animal stories, dark humour, animal villains, science and comedy, unexpected wildlife behaviour, pet owners, animal fails

From a sandwich-stealing dog to a racist Labrador, we dive deep into the animal kingdom’s lesser-known bastards. We ask the big question: are these just quirks of nature or are some creatures just straight-up arseholes? You’ll meet a penguin who pushes his mates to certain death, a chimp who stockpiles rocks for sneak attacks and a drunk kangaroo with anger issues. And that’s just the first half.Featured:• Real-life stories of animals behaving like absolute knobs• Infamous creatures: Santino the chimp, Alex the bully parrot, and Boris the Berlin boar• Species-wide arseholery: keas, Adélie penguins, and Scottish seagulls• A philosophical debate on whether humping your dog bed counts as dominance or shameSpotify Tags: animal stories, misbehaving pets, nature gone wrong, funny animal podcast, animal psychology, true animal stories, dark humour, animal villains, science and comedy, unexpected wildlife behaviour, pet owners, animal fails

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From a sandwich-stealing dog to a racist Labrador, we dive deep into the animal kingdom’s lesser-known bastards. We ask the big question: are these just quirks of nature or are some creatures just straight-up arseholes? You’ll meet a penguin who...

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