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The 90 Second Naturalist

Ninety seconds is all you need to make an unexpected discovery about the natural world—and with The 90 Second Naturalist, you get a bite-sized nature doc every weekday! In this nationally syndicated segment produced by Cincinnati Public Radio with host Thane Maynard, director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, every short show is a fascinating learning experience set to the background sounds of rainforest birds and insects. Join us for fun animal trivia, serious conservation news, and everything in between!

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  1. 225

    How Humans Came to Be

    091426

  2. 224

    Forest Fungal Network

    091126

  3. 223

    Save the Endangered Species Act

    091026

  4. 222

    Protecting National Monuments

    090926

  5. 221

    Do Hawk Calls Really Protect Crops

    090826

  6. 220

    Carolina Parakeet

    090726

  7. 219

    Oak Tree Diversity

    090426

  8. 218

    Oaks and Civilization

    090326

  9. 217

    Croc Attacks

    090226

  10. 216

    Hippos Can Be Dangerous

    090126

  11. 215

    Chubby Animals

    083126

  12. 214

    Gophers

    082826

  13. 213

    Pawpaw Trees

    082726

  14. 212

    Love Bugs

    082626

  15. 211

    Lionfish

    082526

  16. 210

    Comeback of the Blue and Gold Macaw

    082426

  17. 209

    The Value of Oaks

    082126

  18. 208

    Electric Trees

    082026

  19. 207

    Goliath Grouper

    081926

  20. 206

    Conch and Grouper

    081826

  21. 205

    Saving the Ferret

    081726

  22. 204

    Angler Fish

    081426

  23. 203

    Bioluminescence

    081326

  24. 202

    Glow Worms

    081226

  25. 201

    Luminescent Bacteria

    081126

  26. 200

    Carl Jones Never Gave Up

    081026

  27. 199

    Kleptothermy

    080726

  28. 198

    Clouded Leopards

    080626

  29. 197

    Eating Invasives

    080526

  30. 196

    Tree Kangaroos

    080426

  31. 195

    Florida Fire Ant Takeover

    080326

  32. 194

    Aldabra Island Tortoises

    073126

  33. 193

    Wallace Line

    073026

  34. 192

    Alfred Russell Wallace

    072926

  35. 191

    Gigantism

    072826

  36. 190

    Candiru

    072726

  37. 189

    Origin Story - The Nature Conservancy

    072426

  38. 188

    Red Pandas

    072326

  39. 187

    Jane Goodall and Zoos

    072226

  40. 186

    Jane Goodall's Inspiration

    072126

  41. 185

    Vanilla

    072026

  42. 184

    Orchids

    071726

  43. 183

    Emperor Penguin Breeding Behavior

    071626

  44. 182

    Disappearing Vultures

    071526

  45. 181

    Vulture Conservation

    071426

  46. 180

    Nature Bonds

    071326

  47. 179

    Asiatic Lions

    071026

  48. 178

    Lobster Competition

    070926

  49. 177

    Lemurs Smell

    070826

  50. 176

    Ring-Tailed Lemur Mate Selection

    070726

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Ninety seconds is all you need to make an unexpected discovery about the natural world—and with The 90 Second Naturalist, you get a bite-sized nature doc every weekday! In this nationally syndicated segment produced by Cincinnati Public Radio with host Thane Maynard, director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, every short show is a fascinating learning experience set to the background sounds of rainforest birds and insects. Join us for fun animal trivia, serious conservation news, and everything in between!

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Produced by Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

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Ninety seconds is all you need to make an unexpected discovery about the natural world—and with The 90 Second Naturalist, you get a bite-sized nature doc every weekday! In this nationally syndicated segment produced by Cincinnati Public Radio with host Thane Maynard, director of the Cincinnati Zoo...

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