Episodes

  • Skunk: more to them than a rotten bottom!
    Jun 11 2025

    In this episode we visit the smelly skunk.


    Learn how they actually kick up a stink, how they’re born with their stripes and the only time they’ll tolerate each other.


    If you love reading check out The Wild Walk of Fame Bookshelf which has all of the animal themed story recommendations from every single episode! Head to www.blackandwhitebookproject.com/blogs/blog/the-wild-walk-of-fame-bookcase


    And if you have a favourite animal you’d like me to feature just like Bonnie, or an awesome animal fact to share get a grown up to help you send me a message on social media at @the_wildscoop on Instagram or on email at hello@blackandwhitebookproject.com


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    Inspiring children to fall in love with wildlife through sharing facts in a fun and engaging way about animals from all over the world.


    Find out more at www.blackandwhitebookproject.com

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    11 mins
  • Tiger: the unrivalled apex predator who’s stripes go skin deep
    Jun 4 2025

    In this episode we discover tons of terrific facts about the tremendous tiger.


    Learn what’s under their fur, how good their eyesight is and why orange is the perfect colour to camouflage them in the leafy forests they call home.


    If you love reading check out The Wild Walk of Fame Bookshelf which has all of the animal themed story recommendations from every single episode! Head to www.blackandwhitebookproject.com/blogs/blog/the-wild-walk-of-fame-bookcase.


    And if you have a favourite animal you’d like me to feature, or an awesome animal fact to share get a grown up to help you send me a message on social media at @the_wildscoop on Instagram or on email at hello@blackandwhitebookproject.com


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    Inspiring children to fall in love with wildlife through sharing facts in a fun and engaging way about animals from all over the world.


    Find out more at www.blackandwhitebookproject.com


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    16 mins
  • Quick fire top ten: 10 animals, lots of facts!
    May 28 2025

    In this episode we are going quick fire with a random top ten animal facts.


    From the pelican to the mimic octopus to the mole to bitterly and more!


    If you love reading check out The Wild Walk of Fame Bookshelf which has all of the animal themed story recommendations from every single episode! Head to www.blackandwhitebookproject.com/blogs/blog/the-wild-walk-of-fame-bookcase.


    And if you have a favourite animal you’d like me to feature or an awesome animal fact to share get a grown up to help you send me a message on social media at @the_wildscoop on Instagram or on email at hello@blackandwhitebookproject.com


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    Inspiring children to fall in love with wildlife through sharing facts in a fun and engaging way about animals from all over the world.


    Find out more at www.blackandwhitebookproject.com

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    10 mins
  • Wombat: poo any cubist would be proud of and other strange facts!
    May 21 2025

    In this episode we are getting cute and cuddly with the lovely wombat.


    Learn how square their poo actually is, how they use their bottom to defend themselves and just how many uses they have for their burrow.


    If you love reading check out The Wild Walk of Fame Bookshelf which has all of the animal themed story recommendations from every single episode! Head to www.blackandwhitebookproject.com/blogs/blog/the-wild-walk-of-fame-bookcase.


    And if you have a favourite animal you’d like me to feature or an awesome animal fact to share get a grown up to help you send me a message on social media at @the_wildscoop on Instagram or on email at hello@blackandwhitebookproject.com


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    Inspiring children to fall in love with wildlife through sharing facts in a fun and engaging way about animals from all over the world.


    Find out more at www.blackandwhitebookproject.com

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    11 mins
  • Leafy sea dragon - it has no stomach and it sucks up food through a straw all day long.
    May 14 2025

    In this episode we are discovering lots of lovey facts about a dragon - yes they do exist in real life!


    Not a fire breaking dragon of course but a tiny inhabitant of ur oceans, the leafy sea dragon. Find out all about their special camouflage, how they use their snout as a straw and why the daddy carries all of the responsibility for the young, quite literally.


    If you love reading check out The Wild Walk of Fame Bookshelf which has all of the animal themed story recommendations from every single episode! Head to www.blackandwhitebookproject.com/blogs/blog/the-wild-walk-of-fame-bookcase.


    And if you have a favourite animal you’d like me to feature or an awesome animal fact to share get a grown up to help you send me a message on social media at @the_wildscoop on Instagram or on email at hello@blackandwhitebookproject.com


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    Inspiring children to fall in love with wildlife through sharing facts in a fun and engaging way about animals from all over the world.


    Find out more at www.blackandwhitebookproject.com

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    12 mins
  • Polar bear: the planet’s largest carnivore with a secret under its fur
    May 7 2025

    In this episode we discover more about one of our most loved and most fearsome bears, the polar bear.


    Learn what’s hiding under that white fur, how much blubber is on the menu and why their eyes are like a frog’s!


    If you love reading check out The Wild Walk of Fame Bookshelf which has all of the animal themed story recommendations from every single episode! Head to www.blackandwhitebookproject.com/blogs/blog/the-wild-walk-of-fame-bookcase and also this week’s books finds were from www.octonation.com/best-octopus-books-for-kids so do go have a look at that for more brilliant resources.


    And if you have a favourite animal you’d like me to feature, or an awesome animal fact to share get a grown up to help you send me a message on social media at @the_wildscoop on Instagram or on email at hello@blackandwhitebookproject.com


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    Inspiring children to fall in love with wildlife through sharing facts in a fun and engaging way about animals from all over the world.


    Find out more at www.blackandwhitebookproject.com

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    11 mins
  • Flamingo: a flamboyance of pink feathered loveliness
    Apr 30 2025

    In this episode we talk about one of the most iconic pink birds - the flamingo!


    Find out how they get their colour, how they use their special beak and why their knobbly knees aren’t actually knees at all.


    If you love reading check out The Wild Walk of Fame Bookshelf which has all of the animal themed story recommendations from every single episode! Head to www.blackandwhitebookproject.com/blogs/blog/the-wild-walk-of-fame-bookcase


    And if you have a favourite animal you’d like me to feature or an awesome animal fact to share get a grown up to help you send me a message on social media at @the_wildscoop on Instagram or on email at hello@blackandwhitebookproject.com


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    Inspiring children to fall in love with wildlife through sharing facts in a fun and engaging way about animals from all over the world.


    Find out more at www.blackandwhitebookproject.com

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    11 mins
  • Hippopotamus: one of natures deadliest mammals!
    Apr 23 2025

    In this episode we talk about one of the most iconic animals in Africa, the hippopotamus.


    Learn all about their massive girth and that it isn’t actually fat, how far they can open their huge jaws and what makes them one of natures deadliest animals.


    If you want a listen to the nursery rhyme mentioned in the show head here 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/zkfxwty


    If you love reading check out The Wild Walk of Fame Bookshelf which has all of the animal themed story recommendations from every single episode! Head to www.blackandwhitebookproject.com/blogs/blog/the-wild-walk-of-fame-bookcase so do go have a look at that for more brilliant resources.


    And if you have a favourite animal you’d like me to feature, or an awesome animal fact to share get a grown up to help you send me a message on social media at @the_wildscoop on Instagram or on email at hello@blackandwhitebookproject.com


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    Inspiring children to fall in love with wildlife through sharing facts in a fun and engaging way about animals from all over the world.


    Find out more at www.blackandwhitebookproject.com

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    12 mins
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