World’s Wildest: Tales of Earth’s Most Extreme Creatures

About World’s Wildest: Tales of Earth’s Most Extreme Creatures

World’s Wildest: Tales of Earth’s Most Extreme Creatures is a podcast dedicated to highlighting the wildest species in the animal kingdom. From our world’s smallest to smelliest, Maya Higa and Connor O’Brien will shock you with the most outrageous stories and adaptations of animals from around the world. Maya is a wildlife conservationist who founded Alveus Sanctuary, a non-profit exotic animal sanctuary and virtual education center in central Texas. She is also a Twitch streamer whose live streams feature animal care, conservation education, and charity fundraising. Connor currently works with Maya as the Director of Operations at Alveus Sanctuary, and has spent over 16 years gaining experience at notable organizations including the American Eagle Foundation and the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Together, Maya and Connor have over 30 years of life and career experience in wildlife conservation, working with species ranging from tarantulas to grizzly bears to bald eagles. Through both humorous banter and engaging education, Maya and Connor will take you on a journey that ends in a love for our natural world. For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy

Publisher

Maya Higa & Connor O'Brien

Category

education · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 May 2024

Latest episode

2 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2025

   Thank You <3

   Talking about their favorite episodes, favorite research on animals, and the future of Alveus! On this episode of World’s Wildest, Maya & Connor discuss their favorite parts of the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2. 

   25 Sept 2025

   The Connor Show | Who is Maya Higa?

   The "young Jane Goodall," talking about Alveus, and the spark of a NEW show! On this episode of the Connor Show, Connor interviews the founder and executive director of Alveus Sanctuary, Maya Higa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3. 

   18 Sept 2025

   Craziest Animal Survivor Stories

   Horrific whale hunting tactics, the unethical use of snare traps, and the amazing adaptation of animal injuries! On this episode of World’s Wildest, Maya & Connor talk about the wildest animal injury recoveries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,070,686

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

103 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1,381 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

91

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.