STK Animal Education Division Podcast

Send us Fan MailMeet red ruffed lemurs and Coquerel's sifakas as James Pino and his dad share their Duke Lemur Center visit. Their North Carolina trip continues with Nanotyrannus, Acrocanthosaurus and a Malaysian giant leaf insect, bringing living animals and prehistoric life into the same conversation. Stay for the episode's bonus animal.Support the showThank you to our subscribers and our sponsor, JJP Designs!

Send us Fan MailExplore horned puffins, Arctic foxes, red wolves, sand cats and elk with James Pino in this North Carolina Zoo episode. The fifth installment of the wildlife trip series introduces a varied group of animals, with existing timestamps to help you find each segment. Listen through to the bonus animal at the end.Episode chapters00:00 Intro02:02 Horned puffin09:06 Arctic fox17:33 Red wolf22:07 Sand cat26:23 Elk34:45 Bonus animal39:44 OutroSupport the showThank you to our subscribers and our sponsor, JJP Designs!

Send us Fan MailLions, red river hogs, hamadryas baboons, king vultures and Peleides blue morpho butterflies feature in this North Carolina Zoo conversation. Join James Pino for the fourth installment of the wildlife trip series, with a separate segment for each featured animal. Use the chapter timestamps to jump to a species, or stay for the bonus animal.Episode chapters00:00 Intro04:35 Lion12:10 Red river hog18:28 Hamadryas baboon26:30 King vulture31:38 Peleides blue morpho38:26 Bonus animal44:30 OutroSupport the showThank you to our subscribers and our sponsor, JJP Designs!

Send us Fan MailJames Pino and his dad visit Greensboro Science Center and SEA LIFE in the Charlotte-Concord area during their North Carolina wildlife trip. The conversation begins with the southern cassowary, including its size, diet, habitat and striking appearance. Join them for a day that combines zoo animals, an aquarium and their experiences along the way.Support the showThank you to our subscribers and our sponsor, JJP Designs!

Send us Fan MailLittle blue penguins and eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys begin James Pino's account of a day at Cincinnati Zoo. James and his dad share their animal observations in the second installment of their wildlife trip series. The episode features five main animals and a bonus animal to discover at the end.Support the showThank you to our subscribers and our sponsor, JJP Designs!

Send us Fan MailStart James Pino's wildlife trip at Indianapolis Zoo, where the conversation opens with chimpanzees and their zoo habitat. James and his dad discuss five featured animals, followed by a bonus animal at the end. This first installment also introduces the meaning behind the STK Animal Education name and the animal figures used in the show.Support the showThank you to our subscribers and our sponsor, JJP Designs!

Send us Fan MailJames Pino shares his favorite living animals, including the gila monster, emperor newt, green moray eel, Andean cock-of-the-rock and pronghorn. Join him for a personal animal education conversation that brings reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds and mammals into one episode. Discover which species make his 2026 favorites list.Support the showThank you to our subscribers and our sponsor, JJP Designs!

Send us Fan MailJames Pino counts down five favorite prehistoric animals, beginning with the armored dinosaur Edmontonia. The conversation combines animal facts with the stories behind his choices, including the dinosaur cards he made as a child. Join James and his dad for a personal introduction to the prehistoric creatures that helped inspire his interest in animal education.Support the showThank you to our subscribers and our sponsor, JJP Designs!

Send us Fan MailJoin James Pino for the first day of his Costa Rica trip and a conversation about the country's biodiversity. This travel episode introduces the wildlife focus of the journey and James' interest in Costa Rica's birds. Follow the accompanying video series for the visual side of the trip, and return for more animal education conversations.Watch the video versions: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc8uwSuyPzk5RG32ZJ1modmE5t9YV5-T2&si=b9aEMsZbCSzAAZKYFollow James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pino-3880653a3/Support the showThank you to our subscribers and our sponsor, JJP Designs!

Send us Fan MailWhat does 'living fossil' really mean, and can the label be misleading? James Pino examines the concept in this live animal education conversation, exploring the assumptions and misconceptions attached to the phrase. Listen for a discussion of how we describe living animals in relation to the distant past.Watch the video versions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc8uwSuyPzk5RG32ZJ1modmE5t9YV5-T2James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-pino-3880653a3Support the showThank you to our subscribers and our sponsor, JJP Designs!