<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms">Send us a text</a><a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms'>Send us a text</a>In Episode #53 of Season #4, I will discuss the company Colossal Biosciences and it&apos;s attempt at bringing back an animal, the Dire Wolf, from it&apos;s 10,000 year extinction.  The Dire Wolf DNA is not 100% Dire Wolf DNA but it has some Gray Wolf DNA segments to make the DNA complete.  Because of this, many people are upset that they are saying that they brought back the Dire Wolf.  But this is just the first attempt at bringing back a previously extinct animal.  No one anticipates ever seeing a Dire Wolf running wild. Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am &quot;The Amateur Naturalist&quot;. We will talk about:<ul><li>In tonight&apos;s episode, I will discuss the company Colossal Biosciences but very briefly.</li><li>I will also mention that the same company has plans on bringing back the Woolly Mammoth in the next 2-4 years.</li><li>I will mention the creation of the Woolly Mouse and why it was created.</li><li>I also mention that there are other animals potentially on the horizon of bringing back from extinction.</li></ul>_________________________________________________________________________*************   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   ************** One way that you can support this podcast is to &quot;Buy Me a Cup of Coffee&quot;.  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do. _________________________________________________________________________ My website: https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491 Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback. ____________________________________________________________________ You can help me out by:<ul><li>Please hit “download” on every episode</li><li>Please hit Follow</li><li>please leave me a review</li><li>download each of my episodes</li><li>please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster </li><li>please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast</li></ul>_______________________________________________________________________You can support the people who support the Smoky Mountains, black bears  and wildlife by going to:<ul><li>Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org</li><li>Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org</li></ul>________________________________________________________________________** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!! <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700'>https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700</a>_________________________________________________________________________ The short music intro and outro is: &quot;Hickory Hollow&quot; by Dan Lebowitz.   I love this music.  Thank you, Dan. This music is royalty free.<a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'>Nature Disturbed</a> Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'>Apple Podcasts</a> &nbsp; <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'>Spotify</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032491/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms'&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Episode #53 of Season #4, I will discuss the company Colossal Biosciences and it&amp;apos;s attempt at bringing back an animal, the Dire Wolf, from it&amp;apos;s 10,000 year extinction.  The Dire Wolf DNA is not 100% Dire Wolf DNA but it has some Gray Wolf DNA segments to make the DNA complete.  Because of this, many people are upset that they are saying that they brought back the Dire Wolf.  But this is just the first attempt at bringing back a previously extinct animal.  No one anticipates ever seeing a Dire Wolf running wild.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am &amp;quot;The Amateur Naturalist&amp;quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;We will talk about:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;In tonight&amp;apos;s episode, I will discuss the company Colossal Biosciences but very briefly.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;I will also mention that the same company has plans on bringing back the Woolly Mammoth in the next 2-4 years.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;I will mention the creation of the Woolly Mouse and why it was created.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;I also mention that there are other animals potentially on the horizon of bringing back from extinction.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;*************   &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   **************&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;One way that you can support this podcast is to &amp;quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy Me a Cup of Coffee&lt;/b&gt;&amp;quot;.  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do.&lt;br/&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;My website:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist&lt;br/&gt;I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback.&lt;br/&gt;____________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;You can help me out by:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Please hit &lt;b&gt;“download”&lt;/b&gt; on every episode&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Please hit Follow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please leave me a review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;download each of my episodes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please leave a &lt;b&gt;5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;_______________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can support the people who support the Smoky Mountains, black bears  and wildlife by going to:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Friends of the Smokies.       &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;   https://friendsofthesmokies.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Appalachian Bear Rescue.     &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://appalachianbearrescue.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700'&gt;https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;The short music intro and outro is:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Hickory Hollow&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt; by &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dan Lebowitz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.  &lt;br/&gt;I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This music is royalty free.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'&gt;Nature Disturbed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mother Nature is one weird lady&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen on: &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032491/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Send us a text In Episode #53 of Season #4, I will discuss the company Colossal Biosciences and it's attempt at bringing back an animal, the Dire Wolf, from it's 10,000 year extinction.  The Dire Wolf DNA is not 100% Dire Wolf DNA but it has some Gray Wolf DNA segments to make the DNA complete.  Because of this, many people are upset that they are saying that they brought back the Dire Wolf.  But this is just the first attempt at bringing back a previously extinc...

Dire Wolves Died Out ... Are They Now Back From Extinction?

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms">Send us a text</a><a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms'>Send us a text</a>In Episode #52 of Season #4, I will discuss the Whitetail Deer and their use of glandular scents for communication between deer. Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am &quot;The Amateur Naturalist&quot;. We will talk about:<ul><li>In tonight&apos;s episode I will discuss the 7 glands of whitetail deer and the glands basic uses.</li><li>I will discuss a bit about the last 100+ years of Kentucky restoring the whitetail deer to the populations that we see today.</li><li>This is not a podcast about hunting.  I used to live and breathe hunting but I never go any longer although I greatly miss being in the outdoors as much as I used to go.  I never found anyone who spend the hours in the cold, the rain, the thunderstorms, the below zero temperatures all day because of my sheer love of the deer and the outdoors.</li><li>I will briefly discuss deer rubs and scrapes, but just briefly today.  I want to come back and do another episode at a later date on these topics.</li></ul>_________________________________________________________________________********   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   ********* One way that you can support this podcast is to &quot;Buy Me a Cup of Coffee&quot;.  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do. _________________________________________________________________________ My website: https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491 Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback. ____________________________________________________________________ You can help me out by:<ul><li>Please hit “download” on every episode</li><li>Please hit Follow</li><li>please leave me a review</li><li>download each of my episodes</li><li>please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster </li><li>please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast</li></ul>_______________________________________________________________________You can support the people who support the Smoky Mountains, black bears  and wildlife by going to:<ul><li>Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org</li><li>Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org</li></ul>________________________________________________________________________** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!! <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700'>https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700</a>_________________________________________________________________________ The short music intro and outro is: &quot;Hickory Hollow&quot; by Dan Lebowitz.   I love this music.  Thank you, Dan. This music is royalty free.<a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'>Nature Disturbed</a> Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'>Apple Podcasts</a> &nbsp; <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'>Spotify</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032491/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms'&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Episode #52 of Season #4, I will discuss the Whitetail Deer and their use of glandular scents for communication between deer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am &amp;quot;The Amateur Naturalist&amp;quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;We will talk about:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;In tonight&amp;apos;s episode I will discuss the 7 glands of whitetail deer and the glands basic uses.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;I will discuss a bit about the last 100+ years of Kentucky restoring the whitetail deer to the populations that we see today.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;This is not a podcast about hunting.  I used to live and breathe hunting but I never go any longer although I greatly miss being in the outdoors as much as I used to go.  I never found anyone who spend the hours in the cold, the rain, the thunderstorms, the below zero temperatures all day because of my sheer love of the deer and the outdoors.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;I will briefly discuss deer rubs and scrapes, but just briefly today.  I want to come back and do another episode at a later date on these topics.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;********   &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   *********&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;One way that you can support this podcast is to &amp;quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy Me a Cup of Coffee&lt;/b&gt;&amp;quot;.  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do.&lt;br/&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;My website:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist&lt;br/&gt;I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback.&lt;br/&gt;____________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;You can help me out by:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Please hit &lt;b&gt;“download”&lt;/b&gt; on every episode&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Please hit Follow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please leave me a review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;download each of my episodes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please leave a &lt;b&gt;5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;_______________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can support the people who support the Smoky Mountains, black bears  and wildlife by going to:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Friends of the Smokies.       &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;   https://friendsofthesmokies.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Appalachian Bear Rescue.     &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://appalachianbearrescue.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700'&gt;https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;The short music intro and outro is:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Hickory Hollow&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt; by &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dan Lebowitz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.  &lt;br/&gt;I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This music is royalty free.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'&gt;Nature Disturbed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mother Nature is one weird lady&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen on: &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032491/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Send us a text In Episode #52 of Season #4, I will discuss the Whitetail Deer and their use of glandular scents for communication between deer.  Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".  We will talk about: In tonight's episode I will discuss the 7 glands of whitetail deer and the glands basic uses.I will discuss a bit about the last 100+ years of Kentucky restori...

Whitetail Deer Communication Through Scent Glands  

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms">Send us a text</a>In Episode #51 of Season #4, I will discuss the American Black Bear, Ursus americanus. Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am &quot;The Amateur Naturalist&quot;. We will talk about:<ul><li>In tonight&apos;s episode we will talk about the American Black Bear.</li><li>I will discuss that there are 16 species of American Black Bear.</li><li>This episode #51 will mainly discuss hibernation and specifically if Black Bears are true hibernators or do they hibernate but not fully, or what?</li><li>We will compare the black bears hibernation to smaller mammals like squirrels and chipmunks.</li><li>I will discuss how geography and the much colder areas of our continent effect this same species, the American Black Bear.</li></ul>_________________________________________________________________________********   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   ********* One way that you can support this podcast is to &quot;Buy Me a Cup of Coffee&quot;.  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do. _________________________________________________________________________ My website: https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491 Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback. ____________________________________________________________________ You can help me out by:<ul><li>Please hit “download” on every episode</li><li>Please hit Follow</li><li>please leave me a review</li><li>download each of my episodes</li><li>please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster </li><li>please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast</li></ul>_______________________________________________________________________You can support the people who support the black bears by going to:<ul><li>Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org</li><li>Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org</li></ul>________________________________________________________________________** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!! <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700'>https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700</a>_________________________________________________________________________ The short music intro and outro is: &quot;Hickory Hollow&quot; by Dan Lebowitz.   I love this music.  Thank you, Dan. This music is royalty free.<a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'>Nature Disturbed</a> Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'>Apple Podcasts</a> &nbsp; <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'>Spotify</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032491/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Episode #51 of Season #4, I will discuss the American Black Bear, Ursus americanus.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am &amp;quot;The Amateur Naturalist&amp;quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;We will talk about:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;In tonight&amp;apos;s episode we will talk about the American Black Bear.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;I will discuss that there are 16 species of American Black Bear.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;This episode #51 will mainly discuss hibernation and specifically if Black Bears are true hibernators or do they hibernate but not fully, or what?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;We will compare the black bears hibernation to smaller mammals like squirrels and chipmunks.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;I will discuss how geography and the much colder areas of our continent effect this same species, the American Black Bear.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;********   &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   *********&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;One way that you can support this podcast is to &amp;quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy Me a Cup of Coffee&lt;/b&gt;&amp;quot;.  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do.&lt;br/&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;My website:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist&lt;br/&gt;I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback.&lt;br/&gt;____________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;You can help me out by:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Please hit &lt;b&gt;“download”&lt;/b&gt; on every episode&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Please hit Follow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please leave me a review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;download each of my episodes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please leave a &lt;b&gt;5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;_______________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can support the people who support the black bears by going to:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Friends of the Smokies.       &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;   https://friendsofthesmokies.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Appalachian Bear Rescue.     &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://appalachianbearrescue.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700'&gt;https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;The short music intro and outro is:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Hickory Hollow&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt; by &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dan Lebowitz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.  &lt;br/&gt;I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This music is royalty free.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'&gt;Nature Disturbed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mother Nature is one weird lady&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen on: &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032491/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text In Episode #51 of Season #4, I will discuss the American Black Bear, Ursus americanus.  Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".  We will talk about: In tonight's episode we will talk about the American Black Bear.I will discuss that there are 16 species of American Black Bear.This episode #51 will mainly discuss hibernation and specifically if Black Bears are tru...

Do Black Bears Hibernate...Fully?

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms">Send us a text</a>In Episode #50 of Season #4, I will discuss the American Black Bear, Ursus americanus. Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am &quot;The Amateur Naturalist&quot;. We will talk about:<ul><li>In tonight&apos;s episode we will talk about the American Black Bear.</li><li>I will discuss that there are 16 species of American Black Bear.</li><li>What do they eat?</li><li>What eats the black bears?</li><li>Where do they live?</li><li>Do they attack and eat and kill humans?</li><li>Where do they live?</li><li>A few stories about the black bears.</li></ul>_________________________________________________________________________********   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   ********* One way that you can support this podcast is to &quot;Buy Me a Cup of Coffee&quot;.  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do. _________________________________________________________________________ My website: https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491 Be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist I would love to hear your ideas, see pictures or hear your feedback. ____________________________________________________________________ You can help me out by:<ul><li>Please hit “download” on every episode</li><li>Please hit Follow</li><li>please leave me a review</li><li>download each of my episodes</li><li>please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster </li><li>please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast</li></ul>_______________________________________________________________________You can support the people who support the black bears by going to:<ul><li>Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org</li><li>Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org</li></ul>________________________________________________________________________** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!! <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700'>https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700</a>_________________________________________________________________________ The short music intro and outro is: &quot;Hickory Hollow&quot; by Dan Lebowitz.   I love this music.  Thank you, Dan. This music is royalty free.<a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'>Nature Disturbed</a> Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'>Apple Podcasts</a> &nbsp; <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'>Spotify</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032491/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Episode #50 of Season #4, I will discuss the American Black Bear, Ursus americanus.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am &amp;quot;The Amateur Naturalist&amp;quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;We will talk about:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;In tonight&amp;apos;s episode we will talk about the American Black Bear.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;I will discuss that there are 16 species of American Black Bear.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What do they eat?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What eats the black bears?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Where do they live?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do they attack and eat and kill humans?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Where do they live?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A few stories about the black bears.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;********   &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   *********&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;One way that you can support this podcast is to &amp;quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy Me a Cup of Coffee&lt;/b&gt;&amp;quot;.  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do.&lt;br/&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;My website:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist&lt;br/&gt;I would love to hear your ideas, see pictures or hear your feedback.&lt;br/&gt;____________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;You can help me out by:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Please hit &lt;b&gt;“download”&lt;/b&gt; on every episode&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Please hit Follow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please leave me a review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;download each of my episodes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please leave a &lt;b&gt;5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;_______________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can support the people who support the black bears by going to:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Friends of the Smokies.       &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;   https://friendsofthesmokies.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Appalachian Bear Rescue.     &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://appalachianbearrescue.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;________________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700'&gt;https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;_________________________________________________________________________&lt;br/&gt;The short music intro and outro is:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Hickory Hollow&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt; by &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dan Lebowitz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.  &lt;br/&gt;I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This music is royalty free.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'&gt;Nature Disturbed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mother Nature is one weird lady&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen on: &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032491/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text In Episode #50 of Season #4, I will discuss the American Black Bear, Ursus americanus.  Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".  We will talk about: In tonight's episode we will talk about the American Black Bear.I will discuss that there are 16 species of American Black Bear.What do they eat?What eats the black bears?Where do they live?Do they attack and eat and...

The Omnivorous American Black Bear

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms">Send us a text</a>n Episode #49 of Season #4, I will discuss the Hammerhead Shark which is a very unique and interesting shark. Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am &quot;The Amateur Naturalist&quot;. We will talk about:<ul><li>In tonight&apos;s episode we will talk about the Hammerhead Sharks</li><li>I will discuss that there are 9 species of Hammerhead Sharks.</li><li>What do they eat?</li><li>What eats the hammerhead sharks?</li><li>Where do they live?</li><li>I will bring up their migrations?</li><li>Do they attack and eat and kill humans?</li><li>What is that hammerhead shape of their head for?</li><li>How do they reproduce ... this might surprise you!!</li></ul>https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler One way that you can support this podcast is to &quot;Buy Me a Cup of Coffee&quot;.  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thank you&apos;s in advance if you do.My website: https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491 Be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist I would love to hear your ideas, see pictures or hear your feedback. You can help me out by:<ul><li>Please hit “download” on every episode</li><li>Please hit Follow</li><li>please leave me a review</li><li>download each of my episodes</li><li>please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster </li><li>please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast</li></ul> ** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!! <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700'>https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700</a> The short music intro and outro is: &quot;Hickory Hollow&quot; by Dan Lebowitz.   I love this music.  Thank you, Dan. This music is royalty free.<a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'>Nature Disturbed</a> Mother Nature is one weird lady Listen on: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'>Apple Podcasts</a> &nbsp; <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'>Spotify</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032491/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032491/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;n Episode #49 of Season #4, I will discuss the Hammerhead Shark which is a very unique and interesting shark.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am &amp;quot;The Amateur Naturalist&amp;quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;We will talk about:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;In tonight&amp;apos;s episode we will talk about the Hammerhead Sharks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;I will discuss that there are 9 species of Hammerhead Sharks.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What do they eat?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What eats the hammerhead sharks?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Where do they live?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;I will bring up their migrations?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do they attack and eat and kill humans?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is that hammerhead shape of their head for?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How do they reproduce ... this might surprise you!!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;One way that you can support this podcast is to &amp;quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy Me a Cup of Coffee&lt;/b&gt;&amp;quot;.  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thank you&amp;apos;s in advance if you do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My website:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist&lt;br/&gt;I would love to hear your ideas, see pictures or hear your feedback.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;You can help me out by:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Please hit &lt;b&gt;“download”&lt;/b&gt; on every episode&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Please hit Follow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please leave me a review&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;download each of my episodes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please leave a &lt;b&gt;5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700'&gt;https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The short music intro and outro is:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Hickory Hollow&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt; by &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dan Lebowitz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.  &lt;br/&gt;I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This music is royalty free.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.naturedisturbed.com/podcast-links' target='_blank'&gt;Nature Disturbed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mother Nature is one weird lady&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen on: &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1822495541' target='_blank'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/3rsF7WzQKm56sB9btn91V8' target='_blank'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2032491/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text n Episode #49 of Season #4, I will discuss the Hammerhead Shark which is a very unique and interesting shark.  Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".  We will talk about: In tonight's episode we will talk about the Hammerhead SharksI will discuss that there are 9 species of Hammerhead Sharks.What do they eat?What eats the hammerhead sharks?Where do they live?I w...

A Very Recognizable Predator - The Hammerhead Shark

The host, Tommy Fowler, is an amateur naturalist with a deep love for the outdoors. Each week we will discuss the natural history of wild plants or animals. These discussions will give the listener much information about these plants and animals and hopefully surprise the listener with some interesting and/or fun facts. -Please leave 5 stars as a review. -Please be sure to hit follow. -What would help me the most is if you would hit the download button on each of the episodes. -Also, please tell 1-2 friends or family of my nature podcast ... "The Amateur Naturalist".Podcast Website: https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491 <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler</a>

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