Best ExtinctZoo Podcasts (2025)

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Every Single Time Sabertooths Have Evolved 24:45

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2d ago24:45

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Step aside Vampires, your teeth are no match for the sabertoothed...cats. But did you know the cats weren't the only ones to evolve saber-teeth? Nor were they even the first...

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The Scariest Dinosaur You've Never Heard Of 16:01

4d ago16:01

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When it comes to dinosaurs, bigger always means scarier right? No, and not even close, as this one family of theropod has proved, who might just be just about the worst group of dinosaurs you could ever fathom getting snatched by. If this episode gives you a sense of dejavu, it's because this is a modernized, improved version of an older episode. E…

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Why Islands Turn Animals Into Giants 26:02

9d ago26:02

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Turns out that skull island really isn't that far fetched...

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The Sunken Continents That History Forgot About 24:47

15d ago24:47

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Turns out the story of Atlantis is more realistic than you once thought If you want to support the podcast consider checking out my merch :) https://store.extinctzoo.org/

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The World's Most Unknown Apex Predator 17:16

18d ago17:16

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They too like to move it, move it

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If Jaws Had Been A Crocodile 18:51

21d ago18:51

18:51

Du du du du du

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If Dinosaurs Faced Off Against Mammals 12:57

26d ago12:57

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Animals are pretty metal today, and of the many kinds that exist, we mammals are pretty cool, but how do we stack up against the 'coolest' group ever, the dinosaurs? Welcome to the Dino/Mammal Olympic.

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The Crocodile That Shouldn't Exist 14:06

30d ago14:06

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If you thought the Nile crocodile was scary, wait until you hear about the Cuban crocodile - hunter of megafauna, and galloper of lands.

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Why Sharks Get Scarier The Deeper You Go 20:03

1M ago20:03

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If you thought great whites were bad, just wait until you hear about these guys...

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The Most Bizarre Things Discovered In Amber 19:50

1M ago19:50

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Amber might not be able to bring back dinosaurs, but what it can do might be even more impressive...

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The Animal That Just Doesn't Make Sense... 18:28

1M ago18:28

18:28

Looks like Simba's got some explaining to do

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The World Right After The Dinosaurs Died 20:23

1M ago20:23

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Dinosaurs may have fallen 66 million years ago, marking the end of an era and ushering in an age which would eventually come to be known as the age of mammals. But the journey to get there wasn't as simple as some might believe...

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Everything You Know About Camels Is Wrong 27:08

2M ago27:08

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Think you know camels? Think again. They didn’t come from deserts, their humps don't hold water, and they're certainly not the boring pack animal you've heard about - these are freaks turned mammals. Wild camel conservation group: https://www.wildcamels.com/

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The Most Bizarre Deaths Ever Discovered In Fossils 21:10

2M ago21:10

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If you thought 1000 ways to die was bad, wait until you hear about these prehistoric guys...

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Why Evolution Keeps Making The Same Animals 18:51

2M ago18:51

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Beneath Germany’s shale, workers uncovered fossils that shouldn’t exist...or at least it would seem so. Instead what was found was proof of evolutions strangest (but perhaps most logical) habit.

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The Human Species That Shouldn't Exist 13:52

2M ago13:52

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Deep in a South African cave, scientists uncovered a human species unlike any other - small, strange, and seemingly out of place in time. Who were they, what were they doing there, and why do their bones tell such a baffling story? Meet Homo naledi, the mystery buried in the dark.

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The Most Impossible Animals Ever Discovered 19:21

2M ago19:21

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Immortality, wouldn't it be nice? Well, for some animals out there, they don't actually have to wonder, as thanks to some nifty evolution, they have in some ways figured out how to beat death!

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20 Minutes of Dinosaur Facts You Didn't Know You Needed To Know 20:50

2M ago20:50

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All your perfect first date icebreakers in less than 21 minutes, what more could you ask for?

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Shark Attacks So Brutal They Became Fossils 22:34

2M ago22:34

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Dun dun… dun dun… dun dun dun dun

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The Last Time Earth Was Iceless 24:32

3M ago24:32

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Warm breeze, palm trees, and good ol crocodiles, just some of the things you might imagine when picturing a tropical paradise, and yet I am talking about Antartica, confused? Well, I am not talking about it now but as it was millions of years ago, when earth was completely iceless, and let me tell you this is just the tip of the iceberg, pun intend…

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The Strangest Mouths Ever Discovered 20:48

3M ago20:48

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Say cheeseeee

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Extinct Animals That Might Still Be Alive 18:51

3M ago18:51

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When an animal is declared extinct, we generally think that's the last we'll ever see of them. And most of the times this is true, but there are a handful of animals out there who have been declared extinct, but in reality might actually be roaming the earth as we speak...

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The Discoveries That Prove Humans Are Absolutely Insane 23:51

3M ago23:51

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Humans are a wild wild bunch, I am sure you know that, and even so I guarantee that these archeology discoveries will have you scratching your head on why on earth any would would do such things.

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This Island Turned Animals Into Monsters 22:35

3M ago22:35

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There's just something about islands, that goes hand in hand with spookiness, especially when it comes to animals. And of all the islands to have existed, its this one that might just take the cake of being the strangest.

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Prehistoric Animals Scientists Got Horribly Wrong 24:23

4M ago24:23

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To figure out what animals millions and millions of years old were like through some bones, is breathtakingly difficult, which is why it may not be surprising, that a few times, paleontologist have gotten things really wrong.

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The Giants Found In The Deepest Parts Of Our Oceans 19:34

4M ago19:34

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Hey everyone! Made a poll a few weeks back about uploading bonus episodes about animals that still exist, and over 90% of you said you wanted it - so here's the first test episode. Let me know what you think!

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When Florida Was On The Wrong Continent 19:53

4M ago19:53

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Turns out that Florida man wasn't always Florida man

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Extinct Animals The Polynesians Saw 20:02

4M ago20:02

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Would you believe me that during the crusades, their still existed on earth not one but multiple giant animals that were the stuff of legends, and they could all be found in one place? Well, this is the truth...

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The Strangest Extinct Creatures Ever Found 17:09

4M ago17:09

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Extinct animals are weird, but only handful are weird enough that we have no clue what in the world they are, despite our current technology and knowledge.

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The Earth's First Known Plague 10:56

5M ago10:56

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If you've watched some of my recent videos, then you'll know that the neolithic kind of sucked, it just wasn't fun, well turns out that somehow it was even worse than we once thought, like way way worse. Check out the website: extinctzoo.org

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The Ice Age That Killed Over 80% Of All Life 17:51

5M ago17:51

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We’ve all heard of the Dinosaurs extinction, and if you're a slight nerd like me, then maybe the Permian’s great dying too, however do you know about the first mass extinction, which was a super mega ice age on steroids? Didn’t think so!

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When A Sea Dried Up And Left Hell Behind (literally) 24:29

5M ago24:29

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Imagine a place where the deadliest waters laid, and then imagine that in the exact same spot the deadliest land also rested, well turns out that really happened, let me explain...

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The Worst Deaths Ever Discovered In Prehistoric Humans 18:45

5M ago18:45

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If pain was a business, then humans have created a monopoly out of it, just ask our early ancestors, who sadly for them, have left us some pretty painful fossils showcasing just how brutal prehistoric times were.

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We're Evolving Backwards 17:34

6M ago17:34

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300,000 years isn't exactly a long time in the grand scheme of things. And yet it was long enough for us to go through some pretty peculiar "changes"...

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Japan Once Had Real Kaiju 26:02

6M ago26:02

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Today Japan is known for anime, good food, and everything kawaii, but once upon a time not only was it not kawaii, it was also one of the worst places you could find yourself on the entire planet, as it seemed to be collecting nightmarish animals like Pokémon.

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The Most Brutal Human Deaths Ever Preserved In Fossils 20:59

6M ago20:59

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Life hurts, but seems like in the past it hurt so so much worse... and these real skeletons prove it.

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The Largest Animal To Ever Walk On Two Legs 11:55

6M ago11:55

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Sauropods were the largest dinosaurs to ever live... but what was the second largest? Its an animal you have likely never heard of AND it also happens to be the biggest thing to have ever walked on two legs (if it wanted to)

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Antarctica Before It Froze 23:26

7M ago23:26

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Antarctica today is ice on ice on ice, with a few penguins sprinkled in. But once upon a time, not only was there no ice or snow, yet palm trees, giant crocodiles, noodle mammals and... dinosaurs?

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When Evolution Made The Same Animal Twice 22:15

7M ago22:15

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If you take a look through time you will come to the realization that we are all the same, but different... let me explain.

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The Extinct Animals The First Humans Saw 19:17

7M ago19:17

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Ever imagined what the very first modern humans would have saw on their journeys in late Pleistocene Africa? Well imagine no further, here's the answer! Also stay tuned for a special guest on this episode...

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When Australia Had A Sea 26:04

7M ago26:04

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To keep it short... Australia has no chill and had no chill...

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The Forgotten Prehistoric War That Killed 19 Out Of 20 Men 16:33

8M ago16:33

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7,000 years ago something happened that was so severe that it permanently left a scar within our DNA...

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The T. Rex's Savage Older Brother 17:22

8M ago17:22

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We all love and know the T. rex, but have you ever asked yourself, where did it come from, and what ruled before it? Well.. here's the answer.

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The Most Brutal Deaths Ever Preserved In Fossils 21:26

8M ago21:26

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To scrape by back in the old days you had to be extremely tough, but as these 9 Fossils show, sometimes being among the toughest animals to ever exist, still gets you nothing but a painful ending.

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When Thalassophobia Kept You Alive 23:57

8M ago23:57

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When you go swimming in the ocean or seas, the last thing you want to swim into is a shark... but what happens when everything is a shark?

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The Giant Humans That Hunted & Cannibalized Neanderthals 21:35

8M ago21:35

21:35

Ice age Europe wasn't exactly the most welcoming of places...

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The Only Predators To Dominate The Dinosaurs 19:03

9M ago19:03

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When you think of the biggest and baddest group of animals to ever live, you likely imagine the dinosaurs. And why wouldn’t you? They were the largest land carnivores and herbivores to ever live. So, it may then surprise you that dinosaurs were actually at one point in their existence ruled by a much less famous group of animals……

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The Hidden Timer That Kills Every Species 18:24

9M ago18:24

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The hardest game ever is the one we are forced to play & that's life, and within it their seems to be a number that only 1% make it past, which begs the question...why?

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26,000 Years Ago Europe Was Hell 24:08

9M ago24:08

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"Am I cooked?" - Cro-Magnon (c. 26,000 BCE)

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The Moment Thalassophobia Was Born 23:54

10M ago23:54

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Water, especially deep water, a big no no for many. And this is for good reason, but once upon a time, the oceans and seas of Earth were actually pretty chill, so how did it go so wrong? When was Thalassophobia born?