Ecology and Evolution

Our most recent counts estimate that less than 1,500 Munson brook newt remain in the wild.

Information for today's show about the Munson brook newt was compiled from Amphibia Reptilia, Volume 36, Number 3, from AmphibiaWeb at the University of California, Berkeley, from the Barcelona Zoo, from the Chester Zoo, from the journal Animals, Volume 14, Number 13, from Zoological Scriptica, Volume 54, Number 4, from the journal Land, Volume 11, Number 3, from iNaturalist, from the IUCN, from Ecology and Evolution, Volume 9, Number 17, from iScience, Volume 27, Number 1, from PeerJ, Volume 5 and Volume 12, from ISME Communications, Volume 6, Number 1, from Heredity, Volume 118, Number 5, and from Wikipedia.

For more information about Munson brook newt conservation, please see the Barcelona Zoo at zoobarcelona.cat.

So in a moment, I would like to perform some music in hopes of making space to be in contemplation of the other beings with whom we share our earth, like the Munson brook newt.

Pause.

Okay, so this paper came out in Ecology and Evolution in March 2026, which is, you know, for us is old hat because that's a few months ago, but it fits nicely alongside.

Ages ago.

Ages ago.

What a school bully.

The behavior was documented in the journal Ecology and Evolution back on September 13th.

Sounds like he's living a would-you-rather.

The study noted that it might be the first direct evidence of this exact thing, stealing food obtained by another animal, which is the group of marine animals that include dolphins, porpoises, and whales.

Bubbles then enjoys devouring that regurgitated throw-up.

[laughs] The dolphin's unusual behavior is the focus of a new study, in fact, published in the journal Ecology and Evolution.

Wow, talk about hardcore.

Look at Bubbles.