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It's not a koala bear, it's a koala boom Feb 13, 2021

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We've all heard the stories of the koala on the brink of extinction, but in parts of Victoria, is the exact opposite – the koalas are booming and it’s all our fault.

Clapping witches hiding in swamps and other weird sounds [Earworms from Planet Earth XVII] Feb 06, 2021

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An Italian folk tale comes to life in an Australian swamp and a meditating man fails to control his ferocious whippets. Welcome to the latest episode of audience submitted sounds.

Flower pots for biodiversity [RE-ISSUE] Jan 30, 2021

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A simple flowerpot making a difference to biodiversity in Sydney's harbour.

It was a mulga snake that got him [RE-ISSUE] Jan 23, 2021

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If you get bitten by a snake in the middle of the bush don't do what this bloke did

How to be a bat [RE-ISSUE] Jan 16, 2021

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Is it ok to squabble over watermelon?

The banteng paradox [RE-ISSUE] Jan 09, 2021

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Banteng are an introduced species in Arnhem Land, but in their home range, they are in danger of complete extinction. So, what to do?

And your bug can sing [RE-ISSUE] Jan 02, 2021

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The underwater sounds in this creek near Brisbane are like an eclectic jam session.

Karajarri calling [RE-ISSUE] Dec 26, 2020

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Over the course of the week, three pairs of shoes bite the dust, soles detached from uppers in the 45 degree heat, one microphone's glue melts and there are about a billion bush flies drinking from sweaty backs. But despite the heat, Karajarri country has a draw towards it stronger than the pull of the sun.

Birds that sound like a haunted house [Earworms from Planet Earth XVI] Dec 19, 2020

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Are you about to get murdered, or is it just a gang gang saying hello?

Frogs with tusks, whistlers in lust [Earworms from Planet Earth XV] Dec 12, 2020

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What sounds like a hiccup, but is actually a lusty mating call for a lothario without a lover?