Ancient: Velvet Worm Veterans, Self-cloning Shrubs and a 507-Year-Old Ocean Icon

FEB 24, 202634 MIN
That's Just Wild

Ancient: Velvet Worm Veterans, Self-cloning Shrubs and a 507-Year-Old Ocean Icon

FEB 24, 202634 MIN

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<p>This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah are going Ancient… seriously ancient. πŸ¦–β³</p><br><p>🌊 From the deep cold, dark waters where life moves slowly and lives ridiculously long... where some Glass sponges have survived 17,000 years.πŸ§½πŸ”Ž</p><br><p>Meeting Ming the giant clam β€” 507 years old that was already alive when Leonardo da Vinci was painting the Mona Lisa.πŸšπŸ–ΌοΈ</p><br><p>🦈 We trace ancient lineages: Sharks cruising our oceans for 400 million years, Horseshoe crabs older than dinosaurs and Velvet worms predating flies and mosquitoes.πŸͺ±πŸ§²πŸ¦€</p><br><p>πŸ“ Leave us a review to let us know what you think β€” every comment means a lot to the whole team πŸ’š</p><br><p>πŸ”” Make sure you follow That’s Just Wild wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode 🎧🌍</p><p>Go to <a href="thatsjustwild.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thatsjustwild.com</a> to get ad-free listening, special deep-dive episodes and exclusive That's Just Wild goodies. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>