This is the second part in our Land series; and in this episode; we are going to cover animals and plants on the land. 

Specifically; we are going to look at the Ermine - a unique little animal you may not know about. I’m also going to talk about plants and their use of land; but more directly; we are going to look at pollination and figs. 

Please check out the resources below - 


SHOWNOTES 

Ermine:

True North: A Journey into Unexplored Wilderness Paperback – May 4, 2010 by Elliott Merrick  (Author), Lawrence Millman (Intro)

Heptner, V. G.; Sludskii, A. A. (2002). Mammals of the Soviet Union. Vol. II, part 1b, Carnivores (Mustelidae and Procyonidae). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation. ISBN 90-04-08876-8.

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mustela_erminea/#reproduction

Attenborough, David - Wildlife on One (1977–2005) - “Stoats in the Priory”

King, C. M., & Powell, R. A. (2007). The natural history of weasels and stoats: Ecology, behavior, and management. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Interesting Facts about Ermine: https://youtu.be/Drg6pkqTy1U

Figs:

Bobby Hollis - “Pollination Explained”: https://youtu.be/G5iNlJvMbfU

Explained Channel - Figs: https://youtu.be/3oDQuN8wlHA

https://www2.palomar.edu/users/warmstrong/pljune99.htm

https://www.britannica.com/animal/fig-wasp

Music:

Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall, “Big Country”, Uncommon Ritual, 1997 Sony Masterworks

Emery “The Less You Say”, You Were Never Alone, 2015 - BC Records

Bruce Cockburn “Indian Wars”, Nothing But A Burning Light, 1991 Sony Music Entertainment 

Radical Face “Always Gold”, The Family Tree: The Roots, 2011 Bear Machine