How to Avoid Becoming a Meal for a Cheetah

How to Avoid Becoming a Meal for a Cheetah

Up next

Finding Nutrition Truth in a World of Myths [Sponsored]

From fearmongering about ingredients to misleading dietary trends, nutrition misinformation is everywhere. In this podcast, nutrition scientist Jessica Knurick explores why food myths spread, how to recognize unreliable health claims and distinguish credible research from pseudos ...  Show more

Cartwheeling snakes, vocal vultures and a mysterious Martian moon

On this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman discusses Japan’s half-billion-dollar mission to land on Mars’s lumpy little moon Phobos and catches up on animal behavior, both big and small—from newly discovered cartwheeling snakes to the surprisingly complex vocal reper ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

Tooth and Claw: Leopards
Discovery

Investigating an elusive big cat known for its excellent tree climbing abilities - the leopard! This master of camouflage is found from the south of Africa to the far east of Asia – a spotted predator that stalks and ambushes its prey!Presenter Adam Hart will investigate their re ...  Show more

How do animals know where to go?
Unexplainable

As part of a massive new global tracking project, scientists are monitoring animals from a receiver on the International Space Station, mapping the incredible, previously unknown journeys that animals undertake. They’re beginning to tackle questions like how far do animals actual ...  Show more

Tooth and Claw: Cougar
Discovery

Hiding in the shadows across the American continents lives a big cat with many names. From puma to mountain lion to panther to cougar, this animal is carnivorous, cunning and uses stealth to silently ambush its prey. Its elusiveness and brutal attacking style has earnt it the rep ...  Show more