S1E2: Interesting Pigeons

The Animal Highlight is an exciting sister podcast that serves to compliment the animal-related topics addressed in The Animal Turn podcast. Specifically, each The Animal Highlight podcast highlights the species discussed in The Animal Turn to focus and explore aspects of their lives and discuss the extraordinary and amazing attributes of such species. These 5-15 minute podcasts follow at the end of each The Animal Turn podcast hosted by Claudia Hirtenfelder.

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 In episode two, Claudia Hirtenfelder talks a little about pigeons fascinating histories and physiologies. The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast. Season 1 is focused on “Animals and The Urban.” 

 Featured: 

• Why Cities have so many pigeons by Insider Science
• 3 Odd Facts about Pigeons by SciShow
• National Geographic: Pigeon Genius by National Geographic
• The Global Pigeon by Colin Jerolmack
• The Animal Turn “Animal Highlights (Animals and The Urban)” Playlist on Youtube. 

Team Credits:

• Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host 
• Christiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer 
• Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)
• Gordon Clarke, bed music composer
• Learn more about the team here. 

Sound Credits: 

• Pigeons cooing and bird flapping sounds, Freesound.org 
• Bird pecking sounds, Freesound.org 
• Why cities have so many pigeons, Insider Science
• Pigeon Genius, National Geographic

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Sponsor:

• Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics sponsored the season of The Animal Turn Podcast where these highlights were originally aired. Originally Aired/Recorded: 15 March 2021

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The Animal Highlight is a spinoff and sister podcast to the award winning show, the Animal Turn Podcast.

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