Why do horses sleep standing up?

Deep in the basement of the San Diego Natural History Museum, there are thousands of jars filled with preserved reptiles and amphibians. In this episode, But Why takes a tour with collections manager Adam Clause to answer your questions about lizards! How do lizards climb walls? ...  Show more

But Why turns ten years old on April 1, 2026! To celebrate this milestone, we’re listening back to our very first episode. We’ve got owls and turtles and bears. Naturalist Mary Holland gets into the details about hibernation–including the questions you may not even have thought t ...  Show more

What animal can’t burp, vomit, or recognize the color red? Horses! Kids learn what horses eat, how baby horses grow, how they communicate, and fun facts about these magnificent creatures. Did you know a horse breathes through its nose because it can’t breathe through its mouth? O ...  Show more

Farah talks about hierarchal thinking and how it can impact your relationship with your horse. How humming can help your interactions with your horse and how horses are infinitely more receptive to physical touch communication then training aids. Plus she’ll be presenting at Equi ...  Show more

Farah talks about using food and training, evaluating how the horses participating in interactions, rehab work on kissing spine, and natural anti-inflammatories. 

We're off to the stables today for a little exercise with some four-legged friends. Today's show focuses on a class with a riding instructor - you'll be learning all about taking commands from teachers and interacting with horses in Chinese! Episode link: https://www.chinesepo ...