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What smart animals are making you happy today? What animal always tried to bite Rob when he was a zookeeper? What animal did Laura try to scare with a bottle of shampoo?  Hear Laura and Rob pick smart animals that are making them happy, plus a country song about an octopus, awesome animal clues from 6 year old Lily from North Carolina, and an interview with octopus scientist Dr. Chelsea Bennice. What animal is making Chelsea happy today? Here are some clues. It has a donut shaped brain and its poop looks like silly string. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's hosted by Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are sister/brother zoologists, filmmakers and songwriters. If you like baboons, parrots, octopus or groundhogs, you just might like this episode.

What city animals are making you happy today? What animal can go over 200 mph? Hear Laura and Rob draft animals that are making them happy, plus a song about a moose, awesome animal clues from 6 year Ruxin old from Florida, and an interview with comedian Ian Karmel. What animal is making Ian happy today? Here are some clues. It is can be beautiful colors, and it can carry messages long distances. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's hosted by Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are sister/brother zoologists, filmmakers and songwriters. If you like pigeons, moose, peregrine falcons or skunks, you just might like this episode.

Can you think of animals named after other animals?  Hear Laura and Rob talk about a time that Rob caused a stampede of over 100 marine mammals, a fish that looks like a muppet, the fan favorite Great White Shark Song, awesome animal clues from 7 year old Archer, plus an interview with naturalist Morgan Wittmer. What animal is making Morgan happy today? Here are some clues. It is a mammal with dark fur, and it smells like popcorn. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's hosted by Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are sister/brother zoologists, filmmakers and songwriters. If you like great white sharks, sea lions, wolf eels, raccoons or bearcats, you just might like this episode.

Laura and Rob have been around a lot of animals. What are some times that their animal encounters went wrong? Hear Laura and Rob talk about animals that surprised them, a song about the time Rob accidentally swallowed animal poop, awesome animal clues from Serena from Grants Pass, Oregon, plus an interview with 9 year old Fable. What animal is making Fable happy today? Here are some clues. It lives in the ocean, and there are a lot of movies about it. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's hosted by Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are sister/brother zoologists, filmmakers and songwriters. If you like jellyfish, wolves, sharks, moose or penguins, you just might like this episode.

What animal with a funny name is making you happy today? What animal can glow rainbow colors? What animal have people called the happiest animal? Hear Laura and Rob have fun saying lots of funny real (and made up) animal names, a song with funny animal names, awesome animal clues from 9 year old Emelia from Montana, plus an interview with underwater photographer Patrick Webster, who dives in some of the coldest places on the planet. What animal is making Patrick happy today? Here is a hint: it has no brain. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's hosted by Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are sister/brother zoologists, filmmakers and songwriters. If you like jellies, quokkas, blennies, blue footed boobies, or birds, you just might like this episode.

What slimy animals are making you today? What animal is the slimiest animal on earth? Hear Laura and Rob choose very slimy animals, a new song about frogs, awesome animal clues from seven year old Elsie, and an interview with Skye from Montana. What animal is making Skye happy today? Here are some hints: it can get up to 10 feet long and it hangs out on the bottom of the ocean. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's hosted by Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are sister/brother zoologists, filmmakers and songwriters. If you like frogs, toads, slugs, hagfish or sea cucumbers, you just might like this episode.

What funny animal butts are making you laugh today? What underwater animal can breathe from its butt? Hear Laura and Rob seriously talk about animal butts, a new song about duck butts, a song about baby hippos, awesome animal clues from five year old Nina, and a hilarious interview with comedians and brothers Jason and Randy Sklar. What animals are making Jason and Randy happy today? One animal grows up to have big teeth, and one animal is so popular that there are cafes in the world where you can sit near this animal. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's hosted by Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are sister/brother zoologists, filmmakers and songwriters.

What Halloween animal is making you happy today? Hear Laura and Rob get spooky and choose Halloween animals, a new Halloween dance party song about owls (Happy Owl-oween), awesome animal clues from five year old Everett, and an interview with our special guest, Emmy award winning cinematographer and wildlife filmmaker Skip Hobbie. What animal is making Skip happy? It’s an animal that is one of the most common kinds of mammals on Planet Earth, and it flies! Plus, hear about other critters that have crawled on Skip while he was filming these special animals in caves. This is a great episode filled with Halloween jokes, songs and animals! The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's hosted by Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are sister/brother zoologists, filmmakers and songwriters.

What animal sidekick would you like to have? What animal can spit water up to 10 feet? What animal poofs up like a ball in the winter? Hear Rob and Laura choose what animal sidekicks are making them happy, a song about chickadees, awesome animal clues from 5 year old Tucker, and an interview with our special guest, the multi-talented science songwriter and computer science teacher Mike Wilson. What animal is making Mike happy? Here are some hints: part of its name rhymes with the word “happy” and it is a rodent. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. If you like lions, toucans, archerfish, capybaras or chickadees, you just might like this episode.

It’s time for….funny animal poop! What animal has square poop? White poop? What kind of animal poop did Rob accidentally swallow? Hear Rob and Laura choose what funny animal poop is making them happy, a doo-wop song about penguin poop, awesome animal clues from 13 year old Marlin, the sound of an actual wild animal fart, and an interview with our special guest, nine year old Kailea from Maui, Hawaii. What animal is making Kailea happy? Here are some hints: it eats meat, it lives on only one island chain, and it can run 13 miles an hour. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. If you like wombats, hyenas, orangutans, little blue penguins, steelhead or komodo dragons, you just might like this episode!

What baby animals look nothing like their parents? What animal’s eyes move around its body? What animal does Laura think she can spot in the woods better than anyone else? Hear Rob and Laura choose what animal is making them happy today, a parody pop song about baby hippos, awesome animal clues from four year old Maxine, and an interview with our special guest, puppeteer and actor John Tartaglia! What animal is making John happy today? Here are some hints: it’s quiet, it lives in the woods and it has hooves. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. If you like flounder, caterpillars, hippos or deer, you just might like this episode!

A dance song about axolotls! A disco song about sloths! A new version of baby shark filled with real shark names! A naptime song about cats, dogs, porcupines, moose, capybara, albatross and more! A country song about octopus! A rock song about the mola mola (ocean sunfish)! In this episode, we play some of our favorite animal songs from this season. Yep, it’s all music folks. Get ready to sing, dance and laugh with the animals that have been making Laura and Robert happy. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids.

What cold weather animals are making you happy today? What animal can bury 3000 nuts before winter comes? Hear Laura and Robert choose what cold weather critters are making them happy, a song where Rob sings like a squirrel, awesome animal clues from 10 year old Daisy, and an interview with special guest, eight year old Raven. What animal is making Raven happy today? Here are some clues: It is big, has big claws, has hollow fur and it lives in the Arctic. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids.

What sharks are making you happy today? And what shark did Rob meet face to face last weekend? Hear Laura and Robert choose what sharks are making them happy, an over-the-top classical version of Baby Shark, awesome animal clues from 8 year old Leonard, and an interview with special guest, ocean conservation scientist David Shiffman, who studies and helps protect sharks. What shark is making David happy today? Here are some clues: It is named after a tool, its head has a funny shape, and it can be big. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. If you like sharks, you are going to love this episode, especially the sixgill shark, cookie cutter shark, hammerhead shark, pajama shark, wobbegong shark, bignose shark and more.

What camouflaged animals are making you happy today? And what animal has three hearts and blue blood? Hear Laura and Robert choose what camouflaged animals are making them happy, a bouncy song about ghost crabs, awesome animal clues from 10 year old Graham, and an interview with special guest and anime fan, 10 year old Oscar. What animal is making Oscar happy today? Here are some clues: It has feathers, it is blue and it can swim. The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. If you like octopus, crabs and penguins, you might like this episode!