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The Zooquarium Podcast

Mike Bennett Studios

What Are Those Giant Beaks on Toucans About?

FEB 17, 202610 MIN
The Zooquarium Podcast

What Are Those Giant Beaks on Toucans About?

FEB 17, 202610 MIN

Description

Izzy asks: What Are Those Giant Beaks on Toucans About? Yeah, what ARE they about?! Luckily, Mike and Chanel are friends with Aimee Owen, the Cincinnati Zoo's Aviculture Senior Keeper (bird keeper), to tell us ALL ABOUT toucans and their giant beaks. And since The Zooquarium Podcast smushes science and art, Mike makes sure to ask about some fictional toucans in movies, tv shows, and breakfast cereal commercials.Visit thezooquarium.com/podcast to download quizzes, activity sheets, and bonus materials, upload YOUR art, and submit YOUR animal questions!WATCH this episode on YouTube and Spotify!Learn more about the Cincinnati ZooLearn about the Portland AquariumShop the Mike Bennett Studios storeFollow us on Instagram: @thezooquariumFollow Mike on Instagram: @mikebennettartFollow Mike on TikTok: @mikebennettartSubscribe to the Mike Bennett Studios YouTube ChannelFollow Chanel on Instagram: @pschanelLearn about The Elakha Alliance: elakhaalliance.orgThe Zooquarium Podcast releases every other Tuesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you’re informed when new episodes come out! Video versions are available on YouTube and Spotify. Bonus videos for episodes are released one week after the relevant episode drops exclusively on YouTube or by visiting the show page at thezooquarium.com/podcastCreditsHosted by: Mike Bennett & Chanel HasonGuest: Aimee OwenProduced & Edited by: Jon RichardsonMusic by: Gretchen Lohse & Thomas Hughes of Carol Cleveland SingsIntro Animation by: Silas Bell & Kyle Bell of Castle AnimationArtwork by: FuzzzbrainSpecial thanks toIzzy & Izzy's familyOur friends at the Cincinnati ZooMichele Kraus BennettCayley PaterThe Elakha AllianceTeddy AlbertsonToucans in general