Pufferfish found at the morning fish market in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture
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The natural world is full of treats and tricks. Today, the internet zoologist and TikTok star Mamadou Ndiaye takes over and talks about some of those tricks, especially the murderous ones. He reversed roles with Emily and Aaron and quizzed them on some animals in his new book 100 Animals That Can F*cking End You. Featuring special guests from land and sea, including hippos, puffer fish, snails and snakes. Below is a preview of his one of the questions.
Which of these animals is so infamous that it has earned such nicknames as the Black Death and the Widow?
- african elephant
- black rhinoceros
- cape buffalo
- hippopotamus
- spotted hyena
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It’s a Cape Buffalo! He is widely considered to be one of Africa’s most malicious herbivores, with an estimated 200 casualties per year. Most of them are hunters who never return to their wives and children, hence the name Widowmakers. For more information, besides listening to the episode, check out the Mamadou Ndiaye TikTok below.
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The episode was produced by Berly McCoy, edited by Rebecca Ramirez and fact-checked by Abē Levine. Audio engineer Gilly Moon.