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Summer: Why do Quolls have spots?
Imagine you've just been cancelled for a controversial opinion about Taylor Swift's musical output, and you have to go to ground.
You can act like the Olsen twins, and hide behind big glasses and a big coat.
Or you could take a lesson from nature and blend in, like a proverbial spotty quoll into the bush.
The animal kingdom has a lot to teach us about camouflage and animal markings.
Featuring:
- Dr Belinda Wilson, The Australian National University.
- Associate Professor Tanya Latty, University of Sydney.
- Dr Quentin Fogg, University of Melbourne.
- Dr Kaia Tombak, Purdue University.
- Professor Marc Holderied, Bristol University.
Production:
- Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
- Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
- Additional mastering: Isabella Tropiano.
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This episode of What the Duck?! was first broadcast in Feb 2024 and is produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and Kaurna people.
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago