Mini Guide: Animal Magic
From swimming with Bahamian pigs to meeting a tortoise who knew Darwin, Shaun’s mini travel guide to the wildest global hot spots for animal magic, to warm you up before Series 2.
It’s cold and it’s grey out there right now, so time to start planning your holiday. Welcome to Shaun’s mini travel guides, to warm you up before Series 2. In this guide, Shaun and resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence share the wildest places to see some of nature’s most amazing creatures, from swimming pigs to some esteemed tortoises.
The animals they recommend seeing include:
- Beach penguins, South Africa
- Galapagos tortoises
- Malawi Lake flies
- Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) of Madagascar
- Swimming pigs in the Bahamas
Your Place or Mine is the travel podcast that isn’t going anywhere - not until guests can convince Shaun Keaveny that their choice is worth getting off the sofa for. Each week a familiar face will try to persuade Shaun and Iszi that jetting off to their favourite destination is worth the hassle.
Your Place or Mine is a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audio production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds.
Producers: Becca Bryers and Hannah Hufford
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Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny
Travel the world, or stay on the sofa? Shaun Keaveny asks what destinations are worth it.
