After years of people begging us to do it…we finally present to you: Turnspit Dogs. These pups were a staple in wealthy households and a bonafide breed of their own for hundreds of years. Now, they’re entirely 100% gone. Find out what happened on this week’s Extinction Event!

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In 1986, Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, causing a radioactive fallout with catastrophic effects on people and wildlife. We check in 40 years later to see how the critters in Pripyat and the surrounding area are faring. Brace yourself for some ooey gooey wolves and jacked up arachnids. This one’s gonna get weird!

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This week join us for an electrifying avian extinction dance off! But wait, wasn’t the heath hen just your typical prairie chicken? But wait, nope, you’re wrong. Actually it was a downright HEATHEN when it came to lekking and booming. We’re talking mating rituals so extreme and so powerful that anyone within their grassy perimeter was rendered helpless. What the heck are we talking about? Gonna have to listen to this thrilling episode to find out!

Watch a historical film of the heath hen here:

https://www.bowdoin.edu/news/2018/08/now-showing-the-heath-hen-and-other-early-ornithological-films-of-alfred-otto-gross.html

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