300 - Animals that Return

Published: July 10, 2023, 4 a.m.

b"Richard Sugg joins us again to discuss the weird story of Bobbie the Wonder Dog (aka Silverton Bobbie) - a dog that took a trip of more than 2500 miles to return to its family.\\xa0The centenary of this event is almost on us - and this is our 300th episode of the show.\\xa0Lots to think about in this episode and I hope you'll share your own thoughts about what mechanisms might be at play behind the phenomenon of animals that manage to find their way home.\\nBobbie the Wonder Dog (wiki)\\nNews coverage of Bobbie's legend\\nOregon Encyclopedia coverage\\nStory of homing cats\\nA Singing Mouse at Buckingham Palace: and other amazing animal stories from the nineteenth century\\nMummies\\nVampires\\nFairies\\nRichard's Amazon page\\nPop Culture:\\nHOMEWARD BOUND\\nTHE CALL OF THE WEST 1924 (Partial - via YouTube)\\nRichard's previous visits:\\n#83 - Cures of the Mummy's Tomb\\xa0\\n#92 - Fangs that go bump in the night\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"