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Grassland Groupies
@grasslandgroupies.bsky.social
Nonprofit dedicated to inspiring the conservation of grasslands through science literacy, curiosity, and fostering bonds between people and their grassland. Based in Wichita, Kansas.

Podcasts: The Best Biome, Filthy Animals (adult content)
In case you missed it, Nicole's celebration of rattlesnakes on Best Biome was short, sweet, and easy to digest. Just like... well, most things injected with rattler venom. 😌
Catch up now before next week's special Halloween episode drops!
https://www.grasslandgroupies.org/the-best-biome/
October 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Afraid of snakes?  On this month's Best Biome, Nicole illustrates how our lovely grassland rattlesnakes have helped humanity more than they've ever harmed it (even offering the cure to some nasty diseases). Now TICKS? Ticks you should be afraid of.
https://www.grasslandgroupies.org/the-best-biome/
September 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Much like Maury Povich, scientists rely largely on egg testing to determine paternity in birds because they're very secretive with their extra-pair passions. The degree to which backyard birds are NOT the father of their broods is staggering.
 https://www.grasslandgroupies.org/filthy-animals/ (18+)
September 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Did you know "cuckold", "cuckquean", and even "bigamy" are used as legitimate scientific terms in breeding biology? On this month's Filthy Animals, Rachel explores the complexities of animal infidelity, from birds to beetles. New ep out now! (18+)
https://www.grasslandgroupies.org/filthy-animals/
August 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
American canebrake habitats may have gone the way of many of our world's grasslands, but they're far from extinct. This month's Best Biome takes a look at the people fighting to bring rivercane back. Listen now! https://www.grasslandgroupies.org/the-best-biome/
August 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Not long ago, the eastern United States was populated with ample bamboo forests, where bison and elk plowed through the brush like elephants. Nicole tells us the story of America's rivercane ecosystems on this month's Best Biome, available now! https://www.grasslandgroupies.org/the-best-biome/
August 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Dear scientists: As science communicators, we love sharing your work, jargon and all.
 ICYMI, be sure to catch Nicole's fantastic deep-dive on tegus. New Best Biome drops next Thursday! https://www.grasslandgroupies.org/the-best-biome/
July 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This month on Filthy Animals, Nicole explains the nature of sexually transmissible cancer, a disease so strange it may have given one good boy a scooch of immortality. Listen now! https://www.grasslandgroupies.org/filthy-animals/
July 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM