Behavioral ecologist Professor Matthew Rowe of the University of Oklahoma shares many stories of close animal encounters, serendipitous findings, and his love for biology.For more information on his work:https://rowelab.oucreate.com/Follow Matt on ResearchGate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matthew-Rowe-12View the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/6QV93RWoAM4

Arachnologist Rodrigo Willemart works on arachnids in Brazil. He talks about encountering large mammals like bears and jaguars, getting professional and personal help from army-ants, and traversing a fast-flowing stream.More about Rodrigo: http://each.uspnet.usp.br/willemart/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rodrigo-WillemartWatch the video of this podcast: https://youtu.be/YGnM6xm3EcI

Zoologist and science historian George Beccaloni tells us about growing up in Africa, butterflies, cockroaches, his interest in the life of Alfred Russel Wallace, and how he became a ship's naturalist.More about George's projects:Wallace Correspondence Project: https://wallaceletters.myspecies.infoWallace Memorial Fund: https://wallacefund.myspecies.info ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/George-Beccaloni-2Or join George on one of his adventures at: www.seatrekbali.comNext trip planned [October 2024]: https://www.seatrekbali.com/cruise/seatrek-in-search-of-wallace-and-his-living-treasures-with-dr-george-beccaloni-ternate-sorong/And you can get an idea of the unique experience that awaits when going on a trip to remote islands with George in these articles:https://www.newscientist.com/tours/alfred-wallace-cruise-raja-ampat-indonesia/https://wallacefund.myspecies.info/content/go-trip-lifetime-travelling-footsteps-alfred-russel-wallace-malay-archipelagoVideo of this episode: https://youtu.be/j0qkca9WeV4

Biologist Marianne Porter of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL, tells us how she started out as a biologist working on moths, switched to sharks, and shares some of her unique diving adventures.More about Marianne:https://mepbiomechanics.com/X.com: @MarianneEPorterhttps://bsky.app/profile/marianneporter.bsky.socialWatch the video: https://youtu.be/uInYSX0QpvM

Biologist Anthony Herrel of the CNRS in Paris takes us to different places in Africa, and has to beat a quick retreat every time.More about Anthony:http://www.anthonyherrel.fr/X.com: @AnthonyHerrelVideo on YouTube for this episode: https://youtu.be/UenAXhBGJOkX.com: @ZooCampfire

Evolutionary biologist Miquel Àngel Arnedo specializes in spiders in isolated ecosystems. He takes us to Africa, Turkey and the islands off Chile.More about Miquel:https://www.marnedo.net/https://twitter.com/SpiderSysEvohttps://www.instagram.com/spidersysevo/Video on YouTube for this episode: https://youtu.be/CBO-meVmh6M

Biologist and ecologist Sergé Bogaerts on finding salamanders in Turkey, Syria and Tunisia.More about Sergé:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Serge-Bogaertshttps://www.facebook.com/serge.bogaerts.7You can find the video for this episode here: https://youtu.be/ea0iq-1AsIY Subscribe to the Zoologists' Campfire podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/thezoologistscampfire/Or find us on: Spotify Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Samsung Podcasts Pandora Deezer and other podcast distributors!

Research biologist Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou is a specialist on lizard evolution, and follows her passion for lizards all around the MediterraneanMore about Antigoni:https://sites.google.com/view/akaliontzopoulou/https://sites.google.com/view/phenevol/teamWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/JWsjNYatOXI

Wildlife film makers Ana Luisa Santos and Michael Sanderson of Ateles Films take us along on three of their adventures.More about Ateles Films:https://www.ateles.org/https://www.instagram.com/atelesfilms/Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/g3deh30lDIw

Raymond Tilburg is an animal transport expert helping millions of animals travel around the globe with minimal discomfort. He tells us about the day-old chicks or bumblebees that may be on your flight, feeding tiger cubs while flying high over the ocean, and why you should not give tranquilizers to your dog before a flight.More about Raymond Tilburg and his work:https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-tilburg-36ab944/https://www.animaltransportationassociation.orghttps://www.ipata.org/Watch the video for this episode: https://youtu.be/oRS_RDLU5Zg