Episode 22: What's up with Badgers? | Hogwarts House Mascots with Wizard Studies Podcast
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It’s here, folks. Our very first crossover episode on That’s Not How Science Works. Katie and Audrey from our sister podcast on the Kaleidoscope Media Network, Wizard Studies: Perusing All Things Potter, join Caitlin and Nicole to discuss the Hogwarts house mascots. Specifically, the Wizard Studies ladies give us a background on each of the Hogwarts houses. Caitlin and Nicole then discuss whether the animal that J.K. Rowling selected for each house matches that house’s traits and provide some alternative animals for each house. As it turns out, Caitlin seriously stans bees.
Articles
Gryffindor
Lions
African Lion article from National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/african-lion
“Lions: The Uniquely Social ‘King of the Jungle’”: https://www.livescience.com/27404-lion-facts.html
Male lions do help with the hunting after all: https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-03-19/male-lions-new-study-shows-how-they-hunt
Hippos
Hippo mother bites crocodile video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJOz_MYLvm0
Do hippos really bite crocodiles in half? https://www.quora.com/Do-hippos-really-bite-crocodiles-in-half
Hufflepuff
Badgers
General badger info: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/advice-badgers
More general badger info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpHqtO3fF_c
Yet more general badger info: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/mammals/european-badger
Cool video of honey badgers escaping: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/honey-badger-video-short-no-lock-can-hold-this-honey-badger/8685
Adorable baby badgers be adorable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZVjUAgiB2A
UK killing Badgers because of TB:
TB vaccines don't work as well in badgers: https://bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12866-018-1210-z
Vaccines are still not working: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181004100040.htm
Bees
Defensive behavior in bees: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080909204550.htm
More bees: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/plosable/shimmery-defense
Yet more bees: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2174097-honeybees-gang-up-to-roast-invading-hornets-alive-at-a-terrible-cost
Arguably too much about bees: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2007/09/honey-bee-defense-leaves-hornets-breathless
English Bulldogs
Info about English bulldogs: https://www.hillspet.com/dog-care/dog-breeds/english-bulldog
Capybaras
Info about capybaras: https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/capybara
Capybaras Are Friends with Everyone: http://www.lifebuzz.com/capybara-bff
Companionable Capybaras: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/11/photos-companionable-capybaras/576991
5 Things You Didn’t Know about Capybaras: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-capybaras
Ravenclaw
Eagles
Book calling golden eagles super dumb: King Solomon's Ring by Konrad Lorenz - https://books.google.com/books?id=idQnDO07NcAC&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=konrad+lorenz+golden+eagle&source=bl&ots=Rzm-Wzhuvj&sig=ACfU3U1Ox8c_VquCbcoC7ppkisKyYrilTg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjf247O98bjAhVKKqwKHXoYDfQQ6AEwIXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=konrad%20lorenz%20golden%20eagle&f=false
Crows
Why Are Crows So Smart? https://cosmosmagazine.com/social-sciences/why-are-crows-so-smart
Crows Are Smart, But Are They Smart Enough to Fall in Love? https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/crows-are-smart-but-are-they-smart-enough-to-fall-in-love
The Girl Who Gets Gifts from Birds: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31604026
Dolphins
Is a Dolphin a Person? https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2010/02/dolphin-person
Slytherin
Snakes
8 Common Reptile Myths DEBUNKED! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8U-QHssqz0
8 MORE Common Reptile Myths DEBUNKED! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isu8cs8LZ6w&t=957s
Proof That Basilisks Are Legless Lizards! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnz-cQcV2uE
Foxes
Are foxes smart? Quora discussion: https://www.quora.com/Are-foxes-smart
14 Fascinating Facts about Foxes: http://mentalfloss.com/article/59739/14-fascinating-facts-about-foxes
Octupuses/Octopi:
Are Octopuses Smart? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-octopuses-smart
Yes, the Octopus is Smart as Heck. But Why? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/science/animal-intelligence-octopus-cephalopods.html
Cats
Cats Are Actually Nice, Scientists Find: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yp9n37/cats-are-nice
Science Corner:
Bees and Caffeine: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/19/science/the-caffeinated-lives-of-bees.html
More about BEES and CAFFEINE: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/96389/20151019/bees-love-caffeine-and-this-is-how-it-affects-their-foraging-behavior.htm
Nicole’s Spider-Man Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/TNHSWpod/status/1151718726120681472
More Harry Potter fun:
TNHSW crossover episode on Wizard Studies: https://podtail.com/en/podcast/wizard-studies-perusing-all-things-potter-podcast/hp-trivia-with-that-s-not-how-science-works
NIcole’s fanfiction about Dumbledore and Grindelwald: https://twitter.com/NicoleLuckless/status/1157329543142789125
Nicole’s fanfiction about Harry and Dudley and Voldemort: https://twitter.com/NicoleLuckless/status/1157385077355155462
Look at all the cute pictures of animals!