On the first episode of 71%, we travel through time to explore the science (and mysticism) behind a very cool freshwater animal.

Hosts: Dr Laura Cappelatti and Dr Ben Whittaker

References: Hekkala et al (2020) The secrets of Sobek – A crocodile mummy mitogenome from ancient Egypt. Journal of Archaeological Science

Credits: This episode was edited in Audacity and is hosted by Anchor. The main theme is "Big Gay Waterfight" by Plushgoolash and the soundscape is "Stream, Water" by InspectorJ.

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