

What The Duck?!
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The show with a mission to explore the mysteries of nature - especially the ones that make you go What the Duck?!
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Oct 7, 2022 • 30min
What's in your freezer?
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 SAPRODUCTION: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.

Sep 30, 2022 • 30min
It's still brown and sticky!
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.

Sep 23, 2022 • 30min
What's brown and sticky?
If you ever wanted to be able to stick to walls like spider man, then listen to this.

Sep 16, 2022 • 30min
The flies have it
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.

Aug 26, 2022 • 30min
A short break for What the Duck?!
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.

Aug 19, 2022 • 0sec
Trees call out fake news
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.

Aug 12, 2022 • 25min
Why is my tree weeping?
The duckie inbox has been swamped with tree mysteries.

Aug 5, 2022 • 25min
Could you eat an animal that does it in the missionary position?
Ann revisits the release site of a bunch of (almost extinct) Murray Crayfish to find out the crays have been completing sexy rhythmic gymnastics in the mud on the bottom of the murray river.

Jul 29, 2022 • 25min
Stinging Science
He makes things sting him on purpose. WHY.

Jul 22, 2022 • 25min
The bird-eating centipede
It’s like a serial killer movie, a classic horror film. There are huge fangs, a segmented body, a remote location, the ocean bashes against cliffs, you’re all alone and there’s no one to help. The first bodies that turn up are of the children... of petrels.