Sources from Episode 130

  1. Jan Bondeson, The Feejee Mermaid and Other Essays in Natural and Unnatural History (Cornell University, 1999) pp. 38-45, 163-190.

  2. "The real-life origins of the legendary Kraken," The Conversation, December 30, 2015, https://theconversation.com/the-real-life-origins-of-the-legendary-kraken-52058.

  3. "How many species on Earth? About 8.7 million, new estimate says," Science Daily, August 24, 2011 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110823180459.htm.

  4. "20,000 Species Are Near Extinction: Is it Time to Rethink How We Decide Which to Save?," National Geographic, August 16, 2013, https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131216-conservation-environment-animals-science-endangered-species.

  5. "Manatees Explained: Inside The Slow-Paced Lives Of "Sea Cows"," National Geographic, date unknown, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/group/manatees.

  6. "Platypuses are full of mystery," Science News, December 3, 2014, https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/wild-things/platypuses-are-full-mystery.

  7. "Unlocking the mystery of the duck-billed platypus' venom," Science Daily, January 15, 2010, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113172254.htm.

  8. "The Effects of Platypus Venom," Sciencing.com, October 16,2018, https://sciencing.com/effects-platypus-venom-8190745.html.

  9. "Pliny the Elder," Strange Science, date unknown, https://www.strangescience.net/pliny.htm.

  10. "Medieval monsters," British Library, 30 Apr 2015, https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/medieval-monsters-from-the-mystical-to-the-demonic.

  11. "History of the Manuscript," Aberdeen University, date unknown, https://www.abdn.ac.uk/bestiary/history.php.

  12. "On the Trail of the Warsaw Basilisk," Smithsonian, July 23, 2012, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/on-the-trail-of-the-warsaw-basilisk-5691840.

  13. "Basilisk Legend," WarsawTour.com, date unknown, https://warsawtour.pl/en/the-basilisk-legend.

  14. "Basilisk Lizard," National Geographic, date unknown, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/g/green-basilisk-lizard.

  15. “Komodo Dragon,” Smithsonian's National Zoo, date unknown, https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/komodo-dragon.

  16. "Komodo Dragon — The Big Lizard of Komodo Island," About Animals, date unknown, https://www.aboutanimals.com/reptile/komodo-dragon.

  17. "Venom is key to Komodo dragon's killing power," New Scientist, May 18, 2009, https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17156-venom-is-key-to-komodo-dragons-killing-power.

  18. “Once Upon A Dragon,” National Geographic, date unknown, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2014/01/komodo-dragons.

  19. Patrick G. Cain, Komodo Dragon, (ABDO Publishing, September 1, 2014), p. 27.