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: <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://each.uspnet.usp.br/willemart/">http://each.uspnet.usp.br/willemart/</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rodrigo-Willemart">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rodrigo-Willemart</a></li></ul>Watch the video of this podcast: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/YGnM6xm3EcI">https://youtu.be/YGnM6xm3EcI</a>

Matthew Rowe on his close encounters with snakes, scorpions, and a brazen baboon called Wimpy

Biologists, naturalists, zookeepers and other animal professionals tell their most exciting stories about working with animals and in the field.