NPR: snail https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=528819226 snail en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 01:03:28 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: snail https://www.npr.org/tags/528819226/snail These Animals Will Mess You Up The natural world is filled with treats ... and tricks. Today, Internet zoologist and TikTok star Mamadou Ndiaye takes over to talk about some of those tricks — specifically the murderous ones. He turns the tables on Emily and Aaron, quizzing them on some of the animals in his new book <a href="https://www.voraciousbooks.com/titles/mamadou-ndiaye/100-animals-that-can-fcking-end-you/9780316453875/">100 Animals That Can F*cking End You</a>. Special guests span land and sea, including the hippopotamus, blowfish, snails, snakes — and more!<br><br>We're always excited to hear what's on our listeners' minds. You can reach the show by emailing <a href="mailto:shortwave@npr.org">shortwave@npr.org</a> or tweeting us <a href="https://twitter.com/NPRShortWave">@NPRShortWave</a>. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:10:31 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/10/19/1129911680/these-animals-will-mess-you-up https://www.npr.org/2022/10/19/1129911680/these-animals-will-mess-you-up

The natural world is filled with treats ... and tricks. Today, Internet zoologist and TikTok star Mamadou Ndiaye takes over to talk about some of those tricks — specifically the murderous ones. He turns the tables on Emily and Aaron, quizzing them on some of the animals in his new book 100 Animals That Can F*cking End You. Special guests span land and sea, including the hippopotamus, blowfish, snails, snakes — and more!

We're always excited to hear what's on our listeners' minds. You can reach the show by emailing shortwave@npr.org or tweeting us @NPRShortWave.

]]> Berly McCoy Jeremy, The Lonely, Left-Twisting Snail, Dies — But Knows Love Before The End OK, "love" might be overstating it. But the little lefty — whose seemingly hopeless search for a mate sparked an international quest — did manage to procreate before he slithered off this mortal coil. Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:46:29 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/13/557652159/jeremy-the-lonely-left-twisting-snail-dies-but-knows-love-before-the-end https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/13/557652159/jeremy-the-lonely-left-twisting-snail-dies-but-knows-love-before-the-end

OK, "love" might be overstating it. But the little lefty — whose seemingly hopeless search for a mate sparked an international quest — did manage to procreate before he slithered off this mortal coil.

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]]> Camila Domonoske Tragic Love Triangle Is Sad For Lonely Rare Snail, Still Good For Science A garden snail with a rare genetic condition can't mate with normal snails; scientists launch an international search for a mate; two possible mates are found. But they mate with each other instead. Wed, 17 May 2017 17:09:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/17/528796939/tragic-love-triangle-is-sad-for-lonely-rare-snail-still-good-for-science https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/17/528796939/tragic-love-triangle-is-sad-for-lonely-rare-snail-still-good-for-science

A garden snail with a rare genetic condition can't mate with normal snails; scientists launch an international search for a mate; two possible mates are found. But they mate with each other instead.

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