What if I told you that some of the most important players in history… weren’t human?

I’m Mansab — a wildlife researcher, writer, and lifelong story guy. Simply Wild is my way of bringing two obsessions together: the natural world, and the strange, forgotten corners of human history.

In each episode, I tell you one wild, true story where animals shaped our world — sometimes as weapons, sometimes as omens, and sometimes as the reason empires rose or fell.

We’ll meet royal elephants that decided the fate of dynasties, horses that carried revolutions, man-eating tigers that held entire villages hostage, and creatures whose stories have been buried beneath human ego for centuries.

This is not a lecture. There are no long-winded timelines or dry monologues here. Just 10 short episodes — each under 15 minutes — packed with chaos, curiosity, and bite-sized history you’ll actually remember.

If you love storytelling, mythology, nature, or just weird facts that make you sound smart at parties, this one’s for you.

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