# Outsider Animals w/ Marlene Zuk

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Podcast: [Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-nerdy-with-cara-santa-maria-170727)
Published: 2026-03-30T07:00:03+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4165

## Resource

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author, and Regents Professor of ecology, evolution, and behavior at the University of Minnesota , Professor Marlene Zuk. We discuss her book, Outsider Animals: How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lives Have the Most to Teach Us .

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