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Back to SearchIs anything true blue?
Ann finds out that birds are not really blue. Not even bluebirds. If they're not blue, then what the duck are they?
Featuring:
Richard McClure, Stems Flower Market, Ballarat.Nate Byrne, ABC News Breakf…Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Australia's most underrated animal: Winner!
Listen back to the What the Duck?! special broadcast with Dr Ann Jones and Cassie McCullagh.
After 65,000 votes, Australia has spoken — the rakali has been crowned Australia's most underrated native a…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Underrated animals: Dugong
They live off seagrass, and sound like a teeny bird, but can weigh in at more than 400 kilograms and will cut you with their tusks.
Dugongs (Dugong dugon) were once confused for mermaids.
Yanyuwa peopl…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Underrated animals: Palm Cockatoo
It's a bold claim, but the palm cockatoo might be the most punk-rock bird of all.
The black and scarlet parrot lives in the rainforests and woodlands of Far North Queensland, as well as the Aru Island…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Underrated animals: Great desert skink
This little orange lizard lives with his mum and poos outside. What's not to love?
The great desert skink (Liopholis kintorei) can be found in the deserts of the Northern Territory, South Australia, a…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Underrated animals: Marsupial mole
What has no eyes, no ears, and is barely ever seen? It's no riddle — it's the marsupial mole!
These tiny, golden creatures like to burrow through the sands in central Australia, making the two species…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Underrated animals: Turtle frog
This tiny frog is pasty white, with big arms, a teeny head, and is — somehow — still absolutely adorable.
The turtle frog (Myobatrachus gouldii) can be found in a small part of south-west Western Aust…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Underrated animals: Short-finned eel
They can travel over land, climb walls and take down large prey. And that's all before the short-finned eel (Anguilla australis) makes it out into the ocean for their epic migration to mate.
The locat…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Underrated animals: Rakali
Sure, it's a rat, but it's Australia's own cheeky little water rat!
The rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster) is Australia's largest rodent, and can be found in the waterways all around Australia.
Cast your v…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Underrated animals: Velvet worm
They shoot glue, puree their enemies, and are about the size of a leaf.
With 140 species of southern velvet worms (Peripatopsidae), and most of those in Australia, these tiny creatures are our home-gr…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago