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Each week Ann explores the most unusual elements of our natural world — the ones that make you go What the Duck?! Like why do quolls have spots? Who farts (and who doesn’t)? And how do snakes climb trees?
Join Ann alongside experts and ordinary Aussies alike to solve mysteries, smash myths and uncover the bizarre truth about nature down under.
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It turns out self medicating and herbal remedies are not exclusive to humans…
FEATURING
Dr Kevin Feeney, Central Washington University.
Adjunct Professor Michael Huffman, University of Kyoto.
Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison, Newcastle University UK.
Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Nick Kilvert, Presenter/ Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and the Kaurna people.
How far from reality are the folk stories about wolves and dogs? We’re going right back to Aesop’s fables with zoologist and author Jo Wimpenny.
Listen to part one (Aesop’s animals) here:
FEATURING
Dr Jo Wimpenny- Zoologist and Author
Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and the Kaurna people.
The world's oldest fart is frozen in amber, and it is the source of the world's oldest fart joke.
Listen to part one (Does it Fart?!) here.
FEATURING
Dani Rabaiotti, Author of Does it Fart? and Zoological Society of London.
Dr Nick Gales, Former Head of Australian Antarctic Division.
Prof Dave Watson, Charles Sturt University.
Prof Jeffrey Stillwell, Adjunct Monash Uni
Dr Adam Munn, Biologist.
Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Jo Khan, Producer.
This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and the Kaurna people.
Move the peas over to find that Australian freezers have seals, kangaroo penises and the DNA of 'the Chanel of goats.'
FEATURING:
Dr Natalie Warburton, Murdoch University.
Dr Jillian Garvey, La Trobe University.
Dr Nicola Rivers, Monash University.
Dianne Hakof, Hospital Manger Animal Health Department Zoos SA
PRODUCTION:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and the Kaurna people.
There are so many sticky things in nature, but what's the nature of their stickiness? Ann puts on her spider-woman gloves to find out.
FEATURING:
Ella Tyler, wife of the late Prof Mike Tyler.
Prof Andrew Smith, Biology, Ithaca College.
Prof George Murrell, Director Orthopaedic Research Institute, St George Hospital, NSW.
PRODUCTION:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and the Kaurna people.
If you ever wanted to be able to stick to walls like spider man, then listen to this.
As per usual the What the Duck?! team is elbow-deep in crap looking for a way out. And the way out, is flies.
FEATURING:
Dr Bryan Lessard, Entomologist, Author of Eyes on Flies.
PRODUCTION:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Joel Werner, Script Editing.
This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and the Kaurna people.
What the Duck?! is taking a short break so instead you'll be hearing Radio New Zealand’s 'Our Changing World' on the radio for the next three weeks.
Sawing through tree myths with Arborists Maja and Sam.
No matter how good your job is, there’s always something that really cheeses you off, and Maja and Sam are SICK TO DEATH of all your misconceptions about trees.
The duckie inbox has been swamped with tree mysteries.
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