The Wild Episode

29/09/2025

The Shovel-Headed Garden Worm, also known as the Hammerhead Worm, is a world-traveller with amazing anatomy, predatory abilities and - especially - reproductive capacity. But why is it named after Kew Gardens in London?

10/09/2025

Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo is one of only two species of tree kangaroo in Australia. And an example of pretty basic truths: animals change, the world changes, the natural world is - almost - never standing still.

27/08/2025

Every year, the Bogong Moth (Agrotis infusa) undertakes one of the most extraordinary insect migrations on Earth in south-eastern Australia. The question for this episode is: how?

12/08/2025

Ever wondered what sort of animals I'd love to do an episode about, but can't? Specific examples of extremely cool animals that there will (probably) never be a Wild Episode about, however much I wish otherwise: https://tinyurl.com/5d3xuvdh

04/07/2025

The Giant Clam has a secret trick that enables it to grow faster and bigger than any other bivalve mollusc in the world ...

16/06/2025

The Giant Armadillo is easily the biggest living armadillo, equipped with the biggest claw on Earth. And the fact of its size means it is significant - valuable - to a surprisingly wide variety of other animals ...

03/03/2025

New episodes of the podcast should be starting up again next week.

Just to say, that info plus quite a bit of Wild Episode-y content goes out on the Wild Episode Substack, completely free - everyone can get regular goodies as well as updates: photo-based stuff about gorgeous or amazing animals, occasional summaries of new discoveries from the animal kingdom, that sort of thing. You just have to enter your e-mail and it shows up in your inbox. Check it out if you're interested: https://thewildepisode.substack.com/

Kind souls who want to support the podcast and keep it going have the option to become paying supporters there, and there's bonus episodes and stuff as a thank you, but it's entirely optional.

A substack for The Wild Episode podcast. A collection of wonders and curiosities from the Animal Kingdom, mingling Nature, history and science. Click to read The Wild Episode, by Brian Ruckley, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

30/12/2024

To celebrate the end of the year (in slightly random fashion), some coverage of the UK's most awesome bird over at The Wild Episode Substack. Thanks for listening in 2024, everyone, and hope you have a good New Year and a positive 2025.

Have some amazing photos to start your week

20/12/2024

The Wild Episode : Ochre Sea Star : The Keystone Experiment

01/07/2024

The story of the amazing Sumatran Rhino, closing living relative of the extinct Woolly Rhinoceros: its extraordinary voice and its journey through the twilight of the natural world.