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What The Duck?!

Australia is full of weird plants and animals. And Dr Ann Jones is on speaking terms with most of them! Each week Ann explores the most unusual elements of our natural world — the ones that make you go What the Duck?! Like why do quolls have spots? Who farts (and who doesn't)? And how do snakes climb trees? Join Ann alongside experts and ordinary Aussies alike to solve mysteries, smash myths and uncover the bizarre truth about nature down under.

What The Duck?!

Episodes

What's with the electric eel's shocking attitude?

Gay animals: same-sex science

Sex is Weird 7: Do we need sex?

Sex is Weird 6: Virgin birth

Sex is Weird 5: Why does it feel good, anyway?

Sex is Weird 4: How to be hot according to nature

Sex is Weird 3: Sexy females fight back

Sex is Weird 2: Why do penises exist?

Sex is Weird 1: The world's first d*ck pic

Nature's Most Wanted: Can my dog inherit my house

Nature's Most Wanted: Wild, but not free

Natures Most Wanted: Trunk and disorderly

Nature's Most Wanted: Fowl play with real-life angry birds

Nature's Most Wanted: Murder (but not crows)

Nature's Most Wanted: Cat burglars and robber duckies

Nature’s Most Wanted: Odour in the court

Introducing: Nature's Most Wanted

Invasive species: a science comedy debate

Why snakes remain deadly even after they're dead

How a rat's smelly towel might be key to rewilding