MeatEater Kids Ep. 7

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• 0:00Speaker 00

  Hey everyone, Phil the Engineer here. If you're listening to this, that means you've probably already realized that we are not dropping a Meat Eater Radio Live this week, and in lieu of that, we will be dropping two episodes of the Meat Eater Kids Podcast on the Meat Eater feed right here. Why are we doing this? Even though we mentioned it a couple of times on social media and in some Meat Eater Podcast episodes, we're still getting some questions from parents asking, "I saw you put up Meat Eater Kids Episode 6, are we getting any more?" The answer is, "Hey, yeah, we've got some more." They're over on a brand-new Meat Eater Kids Podcast feed, and we'd love if you could go over and subscribe to that brand-new feed that's just our kids' content. Hop on over to the search bar in whatever program you're using, type in Meat Eater

• 0:42Speaker 00

  Kids, hit that follow, or subscribe, or join, or whatever button it is, and that way you'll be in the loop when we drop new kids' episodes, or whatever new kids' content we've got cooking up. So enjoy this episode of Meat Eater Kids, and be sure to head over to the brand-new feed, hit that follow button, hit that subscribe button. It helps us out, and you stay in the loop. Thanks.

• 1:04Speaker 01

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• 1:43Speaker 02

  Meat Eater Kids!

• 1:46Speaker 03

  It's time for Why It's the Way It Is.

• 1:52Steven Rinella?

  Today on Why It's the Way It Is, we're going to talk about gizzards, which is kind of a funny sounding word, gizzards. And I'm going to start out by saying, you don't have a gizzard. Birds have gizzards. All birds have gizzards, but not all birds' gizzards are the same. Now, if you've ever been out with your folks or family, friends, or whatever, hunting, and you've seen them clean a bird, like a duck, or a goose, or a turkey, or a grouse, or a pheasant, or any of the birds we call game birds, you might have noticed that they have an organ, like a big, kind of egg-shaped, purple, real strong, muscular organ in their bodies.

• 2:35Steven Rinella?

  Kind of like the biggest organ they have inside their body cavity. That thing is called a gizzard. You'll know when you're looking at it, because like I said, it's kind of like a clam almost, or like an egg, and it's real strong and rubbery. Like, it looks like a thing you could play racquetball with. That's a gizzard. Now, the reason you might see large gizzards in those birds that people hunt for, like ducks and geese, and game birds like quail, and turkeys, and doves, is because those birds, those birds we hunt for, tend to eat a lot of seeds and nuts. Now, if you think of birds we don't eat, like hawks, and owls, and eagles, they don't eat a lot of seeds and nuts. They eat a lot of meat, and meat is digested differently.

• 3:18Steven Rinella?

  But game birds, the ones we like to eat, eat a lot of hard seeds and nuts. And the gizzard is what helps the bird digest those hard materials. Here's how a gizzard works. First, let's take a turkey. When a turkey goes out in the woods and he finds something to eat, let's say he eats a grasshopper, then he might eat an acorn, then he might wander around a little more and go into someone's yard and eat some bird seed that got left out, like a piece of corn, okay? That food will initially go into his crop, which is like a little storage bag right in his throat. It just holds the food. If you open up a bird's crop and take the food out,

• 3:59Steven Rinella?

  it's gonna look just like it was before he ate it, because they don't chew their food. In fact, I opened a crop up one time on a bird called a Hungarian partridge. People call them Huns, and it had been eating grasshoppers. And the grasshoppers in his crop were still alive. So a crop just holds it. Once it leaves its crop, it goes down into a first stomach, which is kinda like your stomach with some enzymes in it to help break it down. But then it passes into the gizzard. And here's what's crazy about the gizzard. The gizzard is full of gravel. Okay, a bird that has a big gizzard, a game bird, or a duck, or goose, or whatever, that has a big gizzard,

• 4:42Steven Rinella?

  goes out and eats little rocks, little pieces of gravel, little pieces of shells from like seashells, okay? Whatever he can get that's hard. He'll eat that. And that stuff goes down to live in the gizzard. And the gizzard takes that, it's like a little meat grinder. That muscle full of those rocks can take and contract and just smash up any kind of food it ate. And the rocks just live in that gizzard, and it's like a little grinder. And it grinds that food down, and that's part of its digestion. What's weird about gizzards, besides what they look like, is how good they are to eat. When you buy a Thanksgiving turkey, for instance, it'll sometimes come with a bag of what they call giblets.

• 5:24Steven Rinella?

  The heart might be in there, the liver might be in there, the neck might be in there, and what'll be in there too is the gizzard. Because meat is muscle, right? Muscle is meat, meat is muscle. A gizzard, while part of the digestive tract, is a big hunk of muscle. So it's edible. And since they're so tough, they're kinda hard to cook. You have to cook them a long time, or simmer them in water a long time to break them down. Because you're trying to like, break down that muscle in a way that you can digest it. So that is what is up with a gizzard. And the next time you're cleaning birds with someone, make sure they get you out the gizzard. Make sure you cut it open and get all the gravel out.

• 6:08Steven Rinella?

  And then make sure you simmer it in some salty water for an hour or two. And then try it, and you will see just how good gizzards are. And you'll learn while you're cleaning it, how they work. Because you'll see all that gravel inside there. And if you want to do something pretty cool, clean that gravel up and save it in a jar. And over the course of your lifetime, you'll have a big jar full of real cool rocks.

• 6:38Speaker 05

  Why do fish live in saltwater? Because pepper makes them seas.

• 6:45Speaker 03

  It's time for Guess That Critter, where we play animal sounds and critter calls and you've got to guess what creature is making those sounds. Don't worry, it ain't too hard. We're gonna throw in some clues. Now open up your ears.

• 7:02Speaker 06

  These critters live across the western US with another large population in southern Florida. They can live high up in the mountains, in deserts, and even in coastal swamps. They have huge home ranges, or territories. Males range across more than 100 square miles. A female's home range might span up to 80 square miles.

• 7:32Speaker 06

  While that might sound like a bird chirping, it's definitely not a bird. These high-pitched chirps carry over short and long distances and are a form of communication between these mainly solitary critters. These animals are known to make a spooky sound as well, which has scared many people in the woods at night.

• 8:12Speaker 06

  That's a scream call, which is a noise a female makes when she's ready to breed and wants to be found by a male. Here's an example of another sound used during courtship, or breeding. It's known as caterwauling.

• 8:36Speaker 06

  These critters can long jump up to 40 feet and sprint up to 50 miles per hour. They mostly hunt at night and love deer and elk meat. They'll also eat bighorn sheep and smaller animals such as rabbit, turkey, raccoon, and porcupine. Adult males can reach over eight feet in length and weigh 130 to 200 pounds, while adult females are slightly smaller at up to seven feet long and weigh between 65 and 90 pounds. They can appear reddish-brown, beige, tan, and grayish in color. Do you think you know it? Time for the reveal!

• 9:19Speaker 06

  It's a mountain lion!

• 9:22Speaker 06

  Also known as a cougar, catamount, panther, and puma. So, if you guessed any one of those, you're right. Mountain lions are big cats that can't roar, because they don't have the hyoid bone, required to make the deep roar that other big cats like leopards, lions, and jaguars use. Mountain lions are managed as a game species in most of the states where they live, which means you can hunt them. Their meat is light in color and delicious. It tastes kind of like pork, and you can make a darn tasty mountain lion honey ham. While mountain lions are cautious and tend to avoid humans in the wild, if you ever encounter one of these big cats outside, raise your arms and yell at it.

• 10:07Speaker 06

  Don't run away, just try to look big and scary.

• 10:16Speaker 06

  Why do French people eat snails?

• 10:19Speaker 03

  Because they hate fast food.

• 10:24Speaker 03

  It's time for everyone's favorite game show, trivia! Let's all join in.

• 10:32Speaker 07

  I'm joined by Mabel, Matthew, Rosie, Hayden, Conley, Sage, Hattie, and Bay. Each player will earn $10 for conservation with every question they get right. Today, there's a potential for this room to earn up to $240. This week, that donation is going to the National Wildlife Federation, who publishes the kids magazine Ranger Rick. Let's see how much money our players can raise. Question one: What state is Mount Rushmore in? Is it South Dakota, Arizona, or Washington?

• 11:07Speaker 07

  What state is Mount Rushmore in? South Dakota, Arizona, or Washington? Lot of quick answers.

• 11:17Speaker 07

  Is everybody ready?

• 11:21Speaker 02

  I'm a little concerned about some people's answers.

• 11:23Speaker 07

  Rosie is entertained.

• 11:26Speaker 01

  What is that?

• 11:27Speaker 07

  Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Bay? South Dakota. Rosie?

• 11:35Speaker 02

  Bay, you Washington written down. I was like, no, no, wait, let me explain. Wait, let me explain.

• 11:43Speaker 07

  Go ahead and explain.

• 11:44Speaker 02

  Okay, so, I was like, I had my answer, right? But I was looking at their boards. And I meant to say Washington, Washington.

• 11:52Speaker 07

  Bay says Washington. Rosie?

• 11:54Speaker 05

  I say Washington.

• 11:55Speaker 07

  Mabel?

• 11:56Speaker 05

  South Dakota.

• 11:56Speaker 07

  Hattie?

• 11:57Speaker 05

  South Dakota.

• 11:58Speaker 07

  Hayden? South Dakota. Sage? Conley? South Dakota. Matthew?

• 12:03Speaker 02

  Arizona.

• 12:08Speaker 07

  What if it's Arizona, you guys? The correct answer is South Dakota.

• 12:13Speaker 05

  See, here's where I messed up, because I said that I was concerned with people's answers and...

• 12:19Speaker 07

  And you told, you were concerned with your own answer. You were people, right?

• 12:22Speaker 05

  I was most concerned when Bay looked at other people's boards and then said, hey.

• 12:26Speaker 07

  Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The four presidents on Mount Rushmore are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abe Lincoln. Has anyone been to Mount Rushmore?

• 12:37Speaker 01

  My dad has. Nope.

• 12:38Speaker 07

  Oh, your dad has?

• 12:39Speaker 01

  I only knew because I've been there.

• 12:41Speaker 07

  You've been there. What's your review of it? Was it worth the drive?

• 12:44Speaker 01

  Um, well, I was kind of five years old, or like, I was not...

• 12:47Speaker 05

  I don't really remember, but I have like small memories.

• 12:50Speaker 02

  How can you?

• 12:51Speaker 05

  You were just kind of five years old. My dad was like the one they're trying to make like the guy on the horse.

• 12:55Speaker 02

  Do you remember the mountain?

• 12:56Speaker 07

  What do you think his review of Mount Rushmore is?

• 12:58Speaker 02

  Mount Rushmore?

• 12:59Speaker 07

  Yeah.

• 13:00Speaker 02

  Did you even go? Uh, I think he thought it was cool.

• 13:03Speaker 07

  You think he thought it was cool? Okay, there is, uh, Steve's endorsement via Matthew. It's cool. Question two. What's the name for a baby moose? Is it colt? Foal? Or calf?

• 13:19Speaker 02

  Uh...

• 13:20Speaker 07

  What's the name for a baby moose? Colt? Foal? Or calf? Hayden declared this is an easy one.

• 13:29Speaker 05

  Yeah, I think it's pretty easy too. I feel like if you think about like the names that you would call like the other animals, like if you like think about some of the answers, you can think about what the babies are called. But I hope it's, I hope it's not, I like, I hope. I hope I didn't get this wrong. I hope I didn't get it wrong because thinking about a different thing that's kinda like.

• 13:49Speaker 07

  Hmm.

• 13:49Speaker 05

  Isn't a colt a horse? The answers? Yeah.

• 13:51Speaker 02

  Yeah, a colt's a horse.

• 13:52Speaker 05

  And then a foal's a deer.

• 13:54Speaker 07

  Okay, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Bay.

• 13:59Speaker 02

  Calf.

• 13:59Speaker 07

  Rosie.

• 14:00Speaker 02

  Calf.

• 14:01Speaker 07

  Mabel.

• 14:02Speaker 02

  Calf.

• 14:03Speaker 07

  Hattie.

• 14:03Speaker 02

  Calf.

• 14:04Speaker 07

  Hayden. Calf. Sage.

• 14:06Speaker 02

  Calf.

• 14:06Speaker 07

  Conley.

• 14:07Speaker 02

  Calf.

• 14:08Speaker 07

  Matthew.

• 14:08Speaker 02

  Calf.

• 14:09Speaker 07

  You guys got it. The correct answer is calf. Colts and foals are names for baby horses. A male moose is a bull, a female moose is a cow, and a baby moose is a calf. What are some other baby animals that are called calves?

• 14:25Speaker 05

  Elk.

• 14:26Speaker 02

  Cow.

• 14:26Speaker 07

  Cows. Elk, that's right, cows, that's right. Anything else you can think of?

• 14:30Speaker 05

  And then.

• 14:31Speaker 07

  I don't think, I don't know about a baby, I can't prove you wrong. I'll say that.

• 14:34Speaker 05

  Like an elk maybe?

• 14:36Speaker 07

  An elk, yeah.

• 14:37Speaker 05

  I think they have deer, I think.

• 14:38Speaker 07

  Aardvark, camels.

• 14:40Speaker 05

  A deer. No, not a deer.

• 14:41Speaker 07

  Caribou.

• 14:42Speaker 05

  That's a fawn.

• 14:42Speaker 07

  Dolphins.

• 14:43Speaker 05

  A deer's a fawn.

• 14:43Speaker 07

  Elephants, giraffes, hippos, rhinels, rhinos, and whales.

• 14:48Speaker 05

  Rhinels.

• 14:49Speaker 07

  Question.

• 14:51Speaker 07

  You guys got me good on that one. Question three. What kind of animal is Baloo from The Jungle Book? Is it Black Panther, Sloth Bear, or Indian Elephant?

• 15:04Speaker 02

  Oh.

• 15:05Speaker 07

  What kind of animal is Baloo?

• 15:07Speaker 02

  I've never watched The Jungle Book.

• 15:09Speaker 07

  Well, you're gonna have to think of which animal. Which animal sounds like it'd be named Baloo?

• 15:14Speaker 05

  I'm just looking over at Sage's whiteboard.

• 15:16Speaker 07

  Black Panther, Sloth Bear, or Indian Elephant? Conley, do you know this one? No. Sage, do you know this one?

• 15:23Speaker 05

  I think so.

• 15:24Speaker 07

  Okay. What kind of animal is Baloo from The Jungle Book? Black Panther, Sloth Bear, or Indian Elephant?

• 15:34Speaker 05

  Wouldn't it make sense if it was like an elephant?

• 15:36Speaker 02

  Yeah, that's kinda... I'm still guessing, but I hope I get it. But what's The Jungle Book?

• 15:42Speaker 07

  The Jungle Book is a book. It's a movie, it's a play. And believe it or not, it's for people your age.

• 15:51Speaker 05

  Rosie, think about how it's an Indian Elephant. Not...

• 15:54Speaker 07

  Is that helping if you think about how it's an Indian Elephant?

• 15:57Speaker 05

  I mean, I don't really study up on my elephants, so... Have you ever seen a show of an Indian Elephant?

• 16:02Speaker 07

  Okay, is everybody ready? Is everybody ready?

• 16:05Speaker 02

  Well, that is really bad.

• 16:08Speaker 05

  Is Matt Rushmore in Arizona?

• 16:10Speaker 07

  Go ahead and reveal your answers. Bay?

• 16:13Speaker 02

  Sloth Bear.

• 16:14Speaker 07

  Rosie?

• 16:16Speaker 02

  Sloth Bear.

• 16:16Speaker 07

  Mabel?

• 16:17Speaker 02

  Sloth Bear.

• 16:18Speaker 07

  Hattie?

• 16:18Speaker 02

  Sloth Bear.

• 16:19Speaker 07

  Hayden?

• 16:20Steven Rinella?

  Sloth Bear.

• 16:20Speaker 07

  Sage?

• 16:21Speaker 05

  Sloth Bear.

• 16:22Speaker 07

  Conley?

• 16:22Speaker 02

  Sloth Bear.

• 16:23Speaker 07

  Matthew?

• 16:24Speaker 05

  Sloth Bear.

• 16:25Speaker 07

  The correct answer. It's Sloth Bear. You guys got it.

• 16:29Speaker 02

  Yippee, I was always confident in Sage's answer.

• 16:31Speaker 07

  Sloth Bears are real animals that are native to India. Their diet primarily consists of termites, ants, honey, and fruit, which Baloo says are part of the bear necessities. What do you guys think are some things that are part of the bear necessities for you?

• 16:46Speaker 05

  Bears.

• 16:47Speaker 07

  You think bears? Now, the bear necessity is something you can't live without. You can't live without bears.

• 16:51Speaker 05

  Hibernation...

• 16:53Speaker 07

  You hibernate?

• 16:54Speaker 05

  Blueberries.

• 16:55Speaker 07

  Blueberries, that's a good one. Food, of course, yeah, food. Any other bear necessities? Water, okay, that's a good one.

• 17:05Speaker 07

  Blueberries, food and water and fur. Those are the bare necessities for our eight trivia players today. That's it for this round of trivia. Phil the engineer, how much money did we raise?

• 17:14Speaker 00

  They raised $210.

• 17:16Speaker 07

  $210 going to the National Wildlife Federation. Well done, kids. Join us next time for more Meat Eater Kids trivia. The only other game show where conservation always wins.

• 17:27Speaker 03

  Thanks for listening, everyone. See you next week on Meat Eater Kids.