What The Duck?!

Summer: Why do Quolls have spots?


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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.

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