Megafelinology (SNOW LEOPARDS + OTHER BIG CATS) with Imogene Cancellare
3/25/20261 hr 25 min
Cheetahs. Tigers. Jaguars. Pumas. Panthers. Snow leopards. How big is a big cat? And who decides? Let’s ask the charming wildlife biologist, science communicator, and Megafelinologist Dr. Imogene Cancellare. She shares tales of remote field work, snow-capped mountains, narrow escapes, camera trap revelations, DNA discoveries, brinks of extinction, if big cats like big boxes, why tails can be bobbed, lioness manes, big cat attacks, and making huge biscuits. Also: how to make your cats *Obsessed* with you.
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A donation went to the Snow Leopard Trust
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Other episodes you may enjoy: Felinology (CATS), Carnivore Ecology (LIONS, TIGERS, & BEARS), Scatology (POOP), Mammalogy (MAMMALS), Eco-Odorology (SCIENCE-SNIFFING DOGS), Confectionology (CANDY), Ethnocynology (HUMANS & DOGS THROUGH TIME), Lupinology (WOLVES), Wildlife Ecology (FIELDWORK)
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First 90 secondsAlie Ward· Host0:00
Oh, hey, it's that chair you broke. That was not your fault. Alie Ward. This is Ologies. This is Mega Felinology. It's big cats. So you learned way back in our Felinology episode about house cats, which we're gonna link in the show notes, that felinology comes from the Latin felinus for cats. Mega means huge, but in Greek. So this word is a mishmash, but it's big, wild kitties. It includes tigers, panthers, jaguars, common leopards, cheetahs. We also talk about bobcats and cougars, snow leopards. Some of those are the same, and we'll explain how that works, as well as take you to some remote mountain ranges and sunlit meadows to spy on elusive species that, if they could, would probably knock stuff off of huge bookshelves. Big cats, big deal. But first, thank you to patrons who support the show for one hot dollar or more every month, and who submit questions via patreon.com/ologies. You too can ask the ologist questions before we record. Thanks to everyone in Ologies merch from ologiesmerch.com. Totes, hats, all of those things. And as always, you can support this show with just a few minutes of your time by leaving us a good review. And they warm my heart so much. I read all of them, such as this recent one from Numac83 who wrote, "Highly recommend. I love listening to Alie nerd out with someone who is passionate about their ology. I even scheduled an appointment to cut bangs." Numac83, as we always say, cut the bangs, text the crush. We're all gonna die. Why wait?