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A re-release from several years ago in honour of World Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day. The scimitar-horned oryx is an antelope from the very dry r...
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If you like learning about the weird and wonderful side of nature - about things like spider sex, venom-packing frogs, or mind-controlling parasites, and more - then this is the podcast for...

A re-release from several years ago in honour of World Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day. The scimitar-horned oryx is an antelope from the very dry r...

Collie and Colette attempt a cross-hemispheric episode between Australia and Ireland to talk about... Australian shield bugs. Presented by C...

The Spiders That Aren't In this episode Collie and Brian Murray undertake a micro-safari in search of the wonderful, beautiful and mysteriou...

Collie chats with the great folk from the In Your Nature podcast about herons. https://birdwatchireland.ie/ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/po...

Collie chats with the great folk from the In Your Nature Podcast, which brings you conversations about wildlife and the work of conservation...

Collie and Colette talk about the bugs they find living in and around their ponds. Do you have questions or queries for us? Get in touch......

A feel-good tale about a north African antelope species to lift your spirits. Image link: Creative Commons image https://upload.wikimedia.or...

NEW SEASON Today we meet an unusual bedfellow with extraordinary survival skills. Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with que...

Collie and Colette chat to research scientist Éinne Ó'Cathasaigh about a new species of newt that has mysteriously appeared deep in the Iris...

Is your wildlife pond a bit overgrown? Well, pop in your headphones and clean it up along with Collie as he prepares his own pond for the br...

This episode is about plants that eat.... INSECTS! Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd...

So, here's a joke for you: My friend's goldfish died the other day So I surprised her and got her an identical one! She was furious, saying...

Today we meet a remarkable fish and an energetic puppy. Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things...

Collie introduces us to some of his new, rescued critters: red-eared sliders. As usual, don't forget to hit us up on our various channels wi...

African clawed frog image used under Creative Commons: Muffet, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia...

This festive season we visi an island in the Indian ocean where crabs and ants battle for dominance. Prsented by Collie Ennis and Colette Ki...

We visit the Phoenix Park in Dublin to learn about its iconic wild residents. We also hear what happens to these animals when humans just wo...

Matricidal spiderlings, zombie tarantulas and intestine-splurging sea cucumbers... welcome to THE CREEPY SHED Hallowe'en special! The Critte...

Ireland has one dedicated wildlife rehabilitation and teaching hospital. It's run by volunteers and is an incredibly demanding, emotional an...

Collie and Colette visit a local pond in search the elusive dragonfly larvae. Further reading: For more information on how to identify drago...

SUPPORT THE CRITTER SHED: https://www.patreon.com/thecrittershed We enter the wilds of the Co. Wicklow countryside on the east coast of Irel...

SHARKS ARE NOT JAWS!! We set the story straight on sharks, seriously misunderstood and maligned ocean dwellers. We chat to shark researcher...

Collie gets excited about reported sightings of an animal that was declared extinct in the early 20th century. Are the stories true? Don't f...

A peek into the private lives of one of our oldest companions, the house mouse. Produced by Red Hare Media Presented by Collie Ennis and Col...

For the romantic day that's in it, we're chatting about one of nature's greatest lovers... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

A very special chat with Kathryn Murphy from Trinity College Dublin about the way exotic animals were used for entertainment and hunting in...

Today we chat with Dublin Zoo keeper Brendan Walsh about the role of zoos in modern society and modern conservation. For more information on...

A special Christmas episode celebrating an iconic seasonal bird, the robin. If you have queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about,...

We meet some lucky garden ladies who are literally out of this world - it's the ladybird show! If you'd like to donate to Dublin Zoo to help...

Have you heard the one about the cuddly Australian mammal that has a venomous spur on its heel? Or, how about the gorgeous bird whose feathe...

Meet Sindbad the Stowaway, Collie's newest housemate. And we have an update on Sam the Fox from Trinity College Dublin. Click here for more...

Collie finds a living fossil, and also becomes a surrogate mother to 15 feathery offspring... Image: Creative Commons Image: https://upload....

Holly English watched a wildlife documentary when she was 10 and it changed her life. The documentary was about the beautiful and enigmatic...

Which came first, the chicken or the nest? Collie and Colette talk turkey about nests, who made the first one, and who makes the biggest one...

There's a Nintendo Switch video game doing the rounds now that is basically Collie's life in digital: Animal Crossing. Podcaster and writer...

Isn't nature sounding amazing at the moment? Now that many of us are in lockdown, and there are fewer noisy machines on the road or in the a...

Today we soothe your corona-isolated soul with one of the most beautiful sounds of all: chattering budgies! And, we delve into their fascina...

Like centipedes? Then you'll love this giant carnivorous animal that can take out BATS! Watch this BBC video about the bat-eating scolopendr...

Like zombie movies? Then you'll love this episode because we examine the darker side of the mating season... and it gets very dark... Furthe...

In these socially distant times of ours, we have a special episode dedicated to an underrated amphibian: the cane toad! We dispel myths like...

Collie and Colette celebrate the great and important BEETLE family... with a cameo by a very lucky and lovely bunny. Photo copyright Colette...

This is a live recording in front of an audience in The Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, and we're all about SPIDERS!!! Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Gather round, children, for stories about lesser-celebrated Christmas animals. Yule felines, yule arachnids, yule goats and even yule marsup...

Snoring cats, peaceful pachyderms and orgasmic ostriches. This episode has it all! We went to Dublin Zoo to chat to keeper Brendan Walsh abo...

The Critter Shed is now a proud resident of The Warren , Ireland's newest podcast network and home to some of the most remarkable and innova...

Today we head off to roly-poly town to visit the unsung heroes of the invertebrate world... WOODLICE!!!! These tiny armadillo-like creatures...

Some time before this episode was released, Collie came across an amazing sight in his own Dublin suburb, Tallaght. Over many years a former...

This week we meet a gentle - and leggy - giant of the invertebrate world, Collie comes up with a new business idea, and we hear how ingeniou...

This week we’re on an animal rescue farm visiting one of the world's most intelligent, misunderstood and mistreated animal: the pig. We meet...

This week the critter shed becomes 'the love shack' as we delve into the sensuous, sumptuous and scintillating love lives of SNAILS! We hear...