Smoky the 4# dog hero of WW2, a boy who solved the puzzle of the missing Lemur, and a national weather service announcement about falling frozen iguanas!

  

Welcome to Bewilderbeasts! Today, we’re going to talk about a 4 Pound Dog who was the hero of World War II, a 5 year-old boy who solved the case of the missing lemur, and a national weather service announcement about falling frozen iguanas. 

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Intro Music is “Tiptoe out the back” by Dan Lebowicz and Interstitial music is by MK2

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I’m Melissa McCue-McGrath with Muttstuff media, author of Considerations for the City Dog 

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 https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/theres-a-lemur-5-year-old-helps-crack-sf-zoo-theft-case/article_131c4c70-6019-5a98-9d9d-59ad9cad1ae3.html

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Kids-got-close-encounter-with-escaped-lemur-15653962.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoky_(dog)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/5/140520-dogs-war-canines-soldiers-military-healing-yorkshire-terrier-smoky/

https://mashable.com/article/stolen-lemur-san-francisco-zoo-safe/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maki-lemur-stolen-san-francisco-zoo-found-safe-nearby-city-n1243680

https://apnews.com/article/lemur-theft-san-francisco-zoo-962bb0064c2129c8da75cf4f5780b11b

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51203724

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160308-how-one-squirrel-manages-to-survive-being-frozen

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Interstitial Music: MK2
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