Man Eaters
Welcome to Man Eaters, the only true crime podcast on the internet where all the killers are real animals! Whether it’s bitings, scratchings, maulings or clawing, we’re here to talk about it. Join us each week as we explore the most vicious, prolific and wild animal attacks history has to offer. Stay safe folks, it’s a jungle out there.
Episodes
Ep 135: Kenneth Anderson: Hunter of Man-Eaters
On today's episode we talk about the life and words of Kenneth Anderson- a Man Eater hunter from the early 1900s who not only hunted deadly animals, but wrote about them with warmth and heart. WEBSITE: www.maneaterspod.com PATREON: patreo…
Ep 134: Eat, Pray, Larvae - Parasitic Worms!
Today we get real yucky and we do a deep dive into the world's grossest parasitic worms. From blood flukes to rat lungworm to the classing hookworm and ringworm - this animals are fascinating and just really really foul. This episode isn't …
Ep 133: Military Animals - The Beasts of Battle!
From the thunderous charge of warhorses to the silent glide of Navy dolphins, animals have played crucial—and sometimes surprising—roles in warfare throughout history. In this episode of Man Eaters, we explore the incredible stories of mili…
Ep 132: Advice City 2.0
This week on Man Eaters, we’re taking a detour from deadly beasts and into the wild world of your problems. In a special advice segment inspired by James’ old show Advice City, listeners write in with their stickiest dilemmas—from dating di…
Ep 131: A Tale of Two Tuskers: Arikomban & Padayappa
In this episode of Man Eaters, we dive deep into the lives of two remarkable Indian elephants—Arikomban and Padayappa. Known as “tuskers,” these giants navigate a shrinking wilderness, blurring the line between wild and urban. From Arikomba…
Ep 130: Who Let The Dogs Oot? Fatal Canadian Dog Attacks PART III
In the chilling conclusion of our three-part series, we dig into the most shocking and tragic fatal dog attacks in Canadian history. From remote northern communities to suburban backyards, these final stories highlight the complex web of br…
DEAD FUNNY Episode 2 - Hot Ones
In this scorching episode of Dead Funny, we explore the fiery fates of those who met their end through flames, heat, and sheer bad luck. From historical infernos and spontaneous combustions to tragic accidents and truly bizarre burn-related…
Ep 129: Death by Dog: Fatal Canadian Dog Attacks PART II
The dogs are back—and they’re still not man’s best friend. In Part II of our deep dive into fatal dog attacks across Canada, we continue combing through the grim, bizarre, and sometimes baffling cases of canine-on-human carnage. From tragic…
Ep 128: Canada's Killer Canines: Fatal Canadian Dog Attacks PART I
Canada: land of politeness, poutine… and the occasional fatal dog attack. In this episode, we sink our teeth into a grim and fascinating list of every recorded death by dog in Canada from the 1800s to 1990. From tragic tales on the prairie …
DEAD FUNNY Episode 1 - The Fall Guys
I'm trying something new! Don't panic, you're still in the right place for Man Eaters content. But today I thought I'd give you a sneak peak at a new podcast I'm working on called Dead Funny! Please have a listen and let me know what you t…
Ep 127: Gorilla vs 100 Dudes
Alright boys and girls, time to talk about this week's stupid internet trend! The web has been ablaze with debate over who would win in a fight: a silverback gorilla or 100 random dudes. Listen now to hear the official Man Eaters take on th…
Ep 126: Best Of: The Ocean
Ahoy mateys! Come aboard the HMAS Man Eater as we loot and plunder some of the best episodes in our catalogue all about the Ocean! Featuring stories from: - Episode 89: The USS Indianapolis Shark Attacks - Episode 62: Killer Kryptids: The…
Ep 125: Return Of The Dire Wolf?
In today's episode ya boy discusses the breaking news that a Texas based start up has claimed to successfully "de-exctinct-ed" the Dire Wolf- a species of wolf that has been dead for thousands of years. Are their claims based in fact or are…
Ep 124: Asia's Most Deadly: Part II
We are so back! Today we finish off our series on Asia's most deadly creatures! From The Maldives to Yemen, if it's a deadly critter, we're gonna talk about it. Then in our Scratch Of The Day we talk about a coyote attack in Washington, a …
Ep 123: Asia's Most Deadly: Part I
Let's take a trip to the stunning continent of Asia and once and for all answer the question: What is the deadliest animal in each Asian country. Today we go from Afghanistan to Malaysia! Then in our scratch of the day: A serial rat abuse…
Ep 122: The Killing of Cecil The Lion
In 2015, the world was outraged when Cecil the Lion, a beloved and protected animal in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, was lured out of the reserve and killed by American trophy hunter Walter Palmer. The backlash was swift, igniting debate…
Ep 121: Bulls, Blood & Broken Bones
Ole! Today we take a deep dive into the world of the bull! One of humanity's most important animal allies is also one of the most dangerous. From bull fighters to rodeo cowboys, thousands of people in history have lost their lives at the ti…
Ep 120: The Tragedy of Siegfried & Roy
On today's episode Jimbo regales you with the incredible story and tragic end of one of Las Vegas' most iconic duos of all time: Siegfried and Roy. From smuggling a cheetah named Chico onto a cruise ship, all the way to the horrific mid-sho…
Ep 119: Web of Terror: Newcastle’s New Funnel-Web
It's a new year and Man Eaters is back! In today's episode we recap all of the crazy animal attack stories we missed while on break. Let's call it the Scratch Of The Month. Then, I take a quiz to see if I can ID animals from extreme close…
Ep 118. The 1st Annual Chompy Awards
On the final epsiode of 2024 let us look back at the wild and wackiest animal stories of the year and honour those incredible people and animals that made the past 12 months fly by. Thank you for all your support and love in 2024. We will…
Ep 117: The Essex Sperm Whale Attack - The Horror Story That Inspired Moby Dick
On todays episode we head out to the open sea and talk about one of the worst animal related maritime disasters to ever occur: the sinking of the whale-ship Essex. At the heart of this story are a dozen desperate men and one extremely angry…
Ep 116: The Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre!
In 1945 a platoon of Japanese soldier were the victims of one of the worst animal attacks in all of human history- or were they? On today's episode we learn all about the alleged Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre and answer the question once…
Ep 115: The Manic Mountain Goat & The Death Of Bob Boardman
Well howdy folks, today we take it up a notch and go to some higher elevation to talk about the tragic death of Bob Boardman, the only known victim of a fatal Mountain Goat attack in the US. Learn all about his story as well as the ultimate…
Ep 114: The Gombe Chimpanzee War - Ape Armageddon
Welcome back folks! Today we learn all about the Gombe Chimpanzee War, a hand on heart actual brutal war between two groups of chimpanzees in the 1970s and noted by Jane Goodall. But first in our Scratch Of The Day we talk all about poor …
Ep 113: The 2024 Q&A!
It's that time of year again! I put a call out for your creamiest questions and you did not disappoint. On today's episode we take a break from the death and dismemberment to answer the questions you had! PATREON: patreon.com/maneaters EMA…
Ep 112: The Mfuwe Man-Eating Lion
Sup freaks and geeks! Today we're getting deep into lion territory and talking all about human/lion conflict. Specifically we tackle the story of the Mfuwe Man Eating Lion that terrorised African villages in the 1990s. But first up, our Sc…
Ep 111: The Death of Olga Moskalyova
On todays episode of Man Eaters we cover one of the most disturbing animal attacks in modern history: the brutal slaying of Olga Moskalyova and her step father, Igor. What makes this story notable is during the bear attack that ended her li…
Ep 110: Best Of: Australia
Pip pip cheerio! I'm in rainy ol London this week so there's no new episode- however, I have put together this highlight episode of the best Man Eater stories to ever come out of my home country: Australia. Let's go for a stroll down memory…
Ep 109: Blinky The Polar Bear
On today's episode, ya boy tells the tail of the very cute (but very naughty) polar bear from Alaska: Blinky. But first in our Scratch Of The Day we learn about an Indian man killed by an elephant, a rock star's dog almost carried away by …
Ep 108: Boy Kills Bear Mauling His Father
Today we catch up on all the animal news we missed while we tackled our big shark attack series. A young boy saves his father from an attacking bear, a tiger attack causes civil unrest in India, a child is dragged underwater by river otters…
Ep 107: Deadly American Shark Attacks: PART IV
We are back with the final part of our series of deadly shark attacks in the United States. We're dipping our toes back in the water and looking at every fatal shark attack in the 90s, 2000s, 2010s and finally our current decade, the 2020s.…
Ep 106: Deadly American Shark Attacks: PART III
G'day champs. Today we keep freestyling through the list of fatal US shark attacks. As the list goes on, the stories get more and more bloody. Today we go through the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s counting down every recorded fatal shark attack in …
Ep 105: Deadly American Shark Attacks: PART II
Today Jimby continues the long swim through the list of fatal American Shark Attacks. Some patterns emerge and some really bad Hawaiian pronunciations appear- beware! To top off the episode we take another shark themes quiz and absolutely …
Ep 104: Deadly American Shark Attacks: PART I
Ello there my little scallywags! Today we crack open another list, and this time it's a big-un. We begin our series recounting every single fatal shark attack in US history! In this episode we work our way through the 1800s and talk about s…
Ep 103: The Death of Maddox Derkosh
Today we look at the very sad tale of Maddox Derkosh, a 2 year olf boy who was killed by a pack of African Wild Dogs at the The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. But first in our Scratch of the Day we have an update about the victim of last w…
Ep 102: Out On A Limb: Surfer vs Shark
In today's episode we take a beat to catch up on all the crazy animal news we missed in the past fortnight. A 72 year old is in hospital after fighting off a bear, an Australian surfer loses his leg to a great white shark, a woman is jailed…
Ep 101: Ming Of Harlem
Today your boy dives deep into the incredible story of Ming- a tiger raised in a NYC apartment for 3 years. Does life go smoothly for the man who decided to move a tiger, alligator and a half a dozen other exotic animals into his small unit…
Ep 100: The Champawat Tiger
Welcome to our very special 100th episode! We come full circle today as we cover the very same animal we looked at all the way back in our first episode ever! As our final part of the Kill Countdown we look at The Champawat Tiger; the most …
Ep 99: Nature's Serial Killers (Kill Countdown Part III)
We are back with a brand new episode, and part 3 of our series on the world's deadliest man-eaters. Today we unpack the legends of: #4: The Leopard Of The Central Provinces #3: Gustave The Killer Croc #2: The Panar Man Eater In our Scra…
Ep 98: The Beasts of Nightmares (Kill Countdown Part II)
Bonjourno stinkies, in this episode we continue our Kill Countdown of the deadliest and most most prolific individual man eaters of all time. Today we explore horrific tales of: #7: The Beast Of Gevaudan #6: The Leopard of Rudraprayag #5: T…