Ep 19: Armadillo Justice!

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Melissa dives deep on how horseshoe  crabs are saving us from COVID19 (this was recorded before the vaccines started rolling out),  platypuses are WAY weirder than imagined, and a case of armadillo justice! 

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Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA, is a professional dog trainer outside of Boston, MA, and author of the book, "Considerations for the City Dog". She has a dog training channel on YouTube that has free classes and lessons for anyone who is interested in positive reinforcement dog training. More about Melissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com
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I got today's information from:

 https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/baby-blue-blood-drive 

https://curiokids.net/better-than-the-blood-of-a-unicorn-the-blue-blood-of-horseshoe-crab-that-saves-thousands-of-lives/?lang=en

Sawbones https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/how-horseshoe-crabs-probably-saved-your-life/ 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/forget-dinosaurs-horseshoe-crabs-are-weirder-more-ancient-180963952/

https://blog.therainforestsite.greatergood.com/horseshoe-crab-blood/#:~:text=Horseshoe%20Crabs%20Survived%20The%20Dinosaurs%20And%20May%20Have%20Saved%20Your%20Life,-For%20an%20animal&text=These%20little%20critters%20have%20been,our%20opinion%2C%20is%20pretty%20cool! 

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