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Everything you wanted to know about Pigeons!
Did you know that pigeons make milk?
The pigeon gets a bad rap, but it is actually an incredible bird with a rich history.
It is related to the dodo and even played a role in the French Revolution!
Sur…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Glowing Animals
Are you high, or is that a sheep glowing?
Yep- sheep glow, but that's not all... when it comes to glowing the list of animals includes the platypus, dolphin teeth, bilby ears and Tasmanian Devil feet.…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The ostrich-riding bushranger- John Francis Peggotty
There's a statue of an ostrich wearing a saddle in Meningie, South Australia.
The large bird statue is dedicated to the legend of "John Francis Peggotty", the Birdman of the Coorong.
He loved gold, ro…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Everything you need to know about flies
What makes a true fly and do we really need them?
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,…Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Killer whales vs boats
A group of Killer whales have been hassling boats around Spain over the last few years.
They've been nibbling the rudders and even sinking yachts, but why?
Has anyone considered that it might be reven…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Bumping, grinding and groaning - why do animals do it? Your questions answered.
Did you know that some squirrels, otters and goats are capable of autofellatio?
And ferrets, macaques and dolphins can use rocks, plants and other objects as sex toys?
Fresh off the back of the Sex i…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Sex is Weird: Ep 7- Do we need sex?
Sex comes at a cost, there’s energy, time, risks of predators, and diseases… so do we even need it?
Asexual organisms don’t seem to miss the dating scene, and yet here we are putting a whole lot of en…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Sex is Weird: Ep 6- Virgin birth
It turns out not everyone was listening when it was written ‘it takes two to tango’ and some species can go it alone in their quest to reproduce. And then there’s the plants that decided THREE or ONE…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Sex is Weird: Ep 5- Why does it feel good, anyway?
What is the role of pleasure in successful reproduction?
Evolution says it's mightily important: every female vertebrate has a clitoris.
Snakes have two!
Female pleasure has been selected for.
Making sex…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Sex is Weird: Ep 4- How to be hot according to nature
Do animals fall in love at first sight?
Every species has different traits that are 'attractive' — they're showing off their DIY skills making a bower, vibrating sexy fruit fly songs, puffing up a wat…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago