{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7307ff07-7cc9-5e1f-97bb-a5c236e6e412/1d321c33-db35-49d1-9de1-fdb4f132f7e2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Booty calls, bed-hopping, and birdsong - it's the badger show!","description":"<p>Booty calls, bed-hopping and badger housekeeping tips!</p><p><br></p><p>Join Collie and Colette as badger expert Dr. Aoibheann Gaughran reveals the saucy sex lives of a group of wild badgers in Co. Wicklow, Ireland.</p><p><br></p><p>Aoibheann has been studying a family of badgers in Co. Wicklow for a number of years, and in this episode we visit an enchanted glade (seriously, it felt like that at the time) where she tells us about their extraordinary lives.</p><p><br></p><p>Badgers are shy, reclusive, and just plain old gorgeous animals, and so often misunderstood. Aoibheann eloquently debunks much of the crap that's disseminated about these creatures and - The Critter Shed crew wagers a pint on it - she'll make you fall in love with them on the way.</p><p><br></p><p>We adore this one.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>FURTHER READING:</strong></p><p>Read more about <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBsSjOtQ2LI&amp;feature=youtu.be\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Aoibhean Gaughran's work on Super-Rangers badgers</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Watch the RTÉ <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExBNYCsf7L0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Living The Wildlife Episode </a>made by Collin Stafford-Johnson about the badger research project mentioned in this episode.</p><p>Music:&nbsp;&nbsp;Podington Bear</p><p>Tracks:&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Samara</em> and <em>Curious</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BADGER IMAGE:</strong></p><p>Killianwoods [Public domain]</p><p>Licensed under a Creative Commons license.</p><p><a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Badger(UO).jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Badger(UO).jpg</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Collie Ennis & Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media"}