Episode 030: Reindeer and Moose don’t confuse them




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Summary: <p>In Episode 30, I admit a M I S T A K E, in that I did not realize Finland has a sizable moose population and so therefore assumed that although this thing looks like a moose, it must be a reindeer head. So because I made a M I S T A K E, the whole class is being punished by learning about reindeer and moose of Finland.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-294" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/OBVIOUSLY-A-MOOSE-169x300.jpg" alt="" width="169" height="300"></p> <p>Oh yeah, I’m back from my trip to Finland. I had a great time!</p> <p>Finnish forest reindeer:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-289" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Finnish-forest-reindeer-2-300x196.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="196"></p> <p>Barren-ground caribou:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-290" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/barrengroundcaribou-300x215.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="215"></p> <p>Finnish moose:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-291" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Finnish-moose-300x169.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="169"></p> <p>Alaskan moose:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-292" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Alaskan-moose-300x188.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="188"></p> <p>Whee!</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-293" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Finnish-forest-reindeer-300x206.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="206"></p> <p>Oh, here’s a link to information about <a href="http://kcshaw.blogspot.com/2017/08/skytown.html">my new book</a>! More details coming next week.</p> <p>Show transcript:</p> <p>Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw.</p> <p>This is the first episode I’ve put together since returning from Finland last week. I had a great time on my trip! WorldCon was amazing, I got to hang out with some good friends, and I had lots of positive feedback after the panel I was on. One day I went to a fun Viking-themed restaurant with my friends Emma and Dave (hi guys!), where I ordered reindeer. It was really good, and when I </p>