Entomologist, television host and butterfly lover Phil Torres joins Jason to get nerdy about male butterflies that present females with gifts of poison (it's sweet, really). Find out how illegal gold mining is devastating the Amazon rainforest and why there is still reason to hope that things will improve. Plus: Phil tells Jason about getting cobra venom in his eye and there's a bonus musical performance. Follow Phil on Twitter: @phil_torres

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Jason is an animal behaviour researcher, science communicator and wildlife-nerd extraordinaire whose work has been featured in countless science blogs and publications (Scientific American, Io9 and Conservation Magazine to name a few). Each episode of The Wild Life is essentially an in-depth conversation with someone whose work or interests revolve around animals or wildlife, on topics ranging from the science of animal behaviour and conservation biology, to animal ethics, the wildlife in your own backyard – and beyond.

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