Miscellaneous
Finally, an episode in December! Is it any surprise that it’s about cryptids?After a lengthy but important update on the Phantom of the Chicago, Wyatt kicks off with the tale of Zana, a supposed ape woman held captive in the most difficult to pronounce reaches of the 19th-century Western Caucasus. Was she really a bipedal ape creature, or were these people just HOLY SHIT THE MOST RACIST MONSTERS IMAGINABLE? Could the answer possibly be anything BUT the latter?Jake then gets German with the Rat King, a ball o’ rat phenomenon believed to occur all the damned time. But are rats REALLY as gross as people want to believe? And are they that bad at being alive and not fusing together? FOLLOW THE MONEY.Don’t let the stats from the time of recording fool you: take it from America’s 225th most popular Natural Sciences podcast, Superduperstitious!EPISODE LINKSMerch Shop: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shopPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitiousWyatt’s storyThe story of Zana: http://www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/zana.htmKwhit’s skull: https://sites.google.com/site/noxgigasstudy/home/zana-and-the-black-plaguePossible human subspecies: http://bit.ly/2ScdJq7Calling bullshit 1: http://bit.ly/2Q4Kt1WCalling bullshit 2: http://bit.ly/2rbrvOGRoyal Society article: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2014.1712Jake’s storyMedium article: https://medium.com/@Naturalish/rat-kings-what-are-they-really-ef67359ad34eSquirrel King video: https://youtu.be/vDbs-0b8zAUMental Floss article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/506504/almost-comprehensive-history-rat-kingsEstonian Rat King: http://www.kirj.ee/public/Ecology/2007/issue_1/bio-2007-1-7.pdf See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.