{"podcast":{"title":"Nature Signals Podcast","slug":"nature-signals-podcast-7864786","podcast_index_feed_id":7864786,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/6443334.rss","website_url":"https://ruththornton.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6443334/f512800928c4d97679055ca3bbdff604.jpg","author":"Ruth Thornton","episode_count":20,"summary":"A newsletter about nature, the animals and plants that share the world with us and the human actions affecting it - both good and bad.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T08:20:05.702877+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-signals-podcast-7864786"},"episode":{"title":"Audio edition: The State of Nature, Weekly Update #17","slug":"audio-edition-the-state-of-nature-weekly-update-17","published_at":"2026-02-12T19:28:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-signals-podcast-7864786/audio-edition-the-state-of-nature-weekly-update-17","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-signals-podcast-7864786","url":"https://ruththornton.substack.com/p/audio-edition-the-state-of-nature-523","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187778593/cff4e60a39e470243191c136ab377e46.mp3","summary":"Here is the audio edition of yesterday’s State of Nature Update. Listen to hear about: * Australian bat hospital cares for rare ‘flying foxes’ - and don’t forget to check out the Vox article to see photos of baby flying foxes getting a bubble bath! * Gray wolf reaches Los Angeles County for the first time in 100 years * Decoding whale communication with AI * Bonobos can play make-believe like children * Wildlife with weaker social connections may face greater risk of extinction * No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ - why are so many still called that? If you’re interested in learning more about any of the stories I covered, click on the links in the written version of this post: Nature Signals is a reader-supported publication. It takes many hours to write and research each post. To receive new posts in your inbox and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Not ready to subscribe? Consider buying me a coffee (or a beer…). Any support is greatly appreciated! Get full access to Nature Signals at ruththornton.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Here is the audio edition of yesterday’s State of Nature Update. Listen to hear about: * Australian bat hospital cares for rare ‘flying foxes’ - and don’t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":646,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nature-signals-podcast-7864786/episodes/audio-edition-the-state-of-nature-weekly-update-17/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-signals-podcast-7864786/audio-edition-the-state-of-nature-weekly-update-17.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}