Have you heard of the Kookaburra that conquered Hollywood?

Yes- that was a kookaburra at the start of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

But WHY?  Dr Ann Jones is on a mission to find out.

Featuring:

Ella Loeffler, Film and Bird Watcher. 

Dr Maggie Watson, Ornithologist, ecologist, fantasy fiction fan. 

Assoc Professor Cameron Webb,  Mosquito Wrangler, NSW Health and University of Sydney.

Professor John W. Fitzpatrick, Emeritus Director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology,

James Currie, Sound Recordist / Editor. 

With extra sounds from Listener: Jesse Cotteril

Movie Sounds:

The Wizard of Oz (1939) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Charlie's Angels (2000) Columbia Pictures

Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938) Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Paramount Pictures

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Universal Pictures/ Amblin Entertainment

Finding Nemo (2003) Pixar Animation/ Walt Disney Pictures

Lord of the Rings - Return of the Kings (2003) New Line Cinema

Mary Poppins (1964) Walt Disney Pictures

Skippy (1968) Fauna Productions

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Warner Brothers

Production:

Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.

Petria Ladgrove, Producer.

Joel Werner, Script Editing.

This episode of What the Duck?! was originally broadcast in 2022 and was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and the Kaurna people.