Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids

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This is a for-kids-(and adults)-by-kids-(and chickadees) animal podcast. In every regular episode, your host, Devon, and podcast-overthrowal-plotting chickadee co-hosts, Chet and Cap, will dive into all the facts about one species of animal with jokes, fun facts, and quizzes along the way. Every third-ish episode is our game show, Animalia Fake!, in which there are three rounds with four outrageous animal facts; one of those facts is so outrageous it’s an Animalia Fake (it’s not true), and you have to guess which it is.

You can send in questions, comments, episode suggestions, or just a “hello” to animals@kapods.org, and you can learn more at https://kapods.org/animals. So what are you waiting for? Let’s explore this amazing Kingdom: Animalia.

Episode

Ignoring this episode would be so un-coo-l.

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Why should you care about pigeons and doves? Do they make good pets? Should you feed city pigeons? Is there such a thing as a pigeon genie? Today, on KA’s Podcasthon 2026 special, Devon, Chet, and Cap bring on Cynthia Bardouka-Large, co-director of Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions, to talk all about domestic pigeons and doves, domesticated members of the family Columbidae.

Palomacy is a nonprofit rescue based in Northern California that cares for lost and injured domestic pigeons and doves. I encourage you to donate or ask your parent/guardian to donate with the link below if you can! Palomacy is funded by donations, and they do really great work. (If you do, please feel free to email me at animals@kapods.org! I’d love to hear that I’m making an impact.)

Palomacy Links:

• Website

• ⭐️ Donate!

• Caring for Pet Pigeons and Doves

Other Links:

• A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching (Website / Amazon)

• Episode Page

• Transcript

Credits:

• Outro Music: Beat Mekanik

• Additional Music: Kevin MacLeod

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If you have any questions, comments, episode suggestions, or you just want want to say “hello,” please reach out (links are below)! It really means a lot. Also, if you like this podcast, please share it with someone else who might!

Get in Touch: animals@kapods.org or kapods.org/contact

Visit My Website: kapods.org/animals

Follow in Your Favorite App: kapods.org/animals/follow

Until next time, keep exploring this amazing kingdom: Animalia.

This podcast is made by Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts.

Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids

15 min

Domestic Pigeons & Doves // Palomacy’s Cynthia Bardouka-Large (Podcasthon 2026)

Palomacy

The charity and its cause

Palomacy

Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions is a volunteer-powered, donation-funded foster-based nonprofit rescue saving the lives of domestic (unreleasable) birds that are lost, injured, displaced & abandoned. We provide rescue, foster care, avian vet treatment and adoption services in Northern California as well as 24/7/365 care coaching, referrals, advocacy and education nationwide via our online Help Group and website resources. Palomacy’s foster volunteers care for a caseload of approximately 270 birds at any given time and are the heart and soul of the rescue.

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