What The Duck?!

Why is my tree weeping? 12.08.2022 25:14 ↓

The duckie inbox has been swamped with tree mysteries.

Could you eat an animal that does it in the missionary position? 05.08.2022 25:14 ↓

Ann revisits the release site of a bunch of (almost extinct) Murray Crayfish to find out the crays have been completing sexy rhythmic gymnastics in the mud on the bottom of the murray river.

Stinging Science 29.07.2022 25:17 ↓

He makes things sting him on purpose. WHY.

The bird-eating centipede 22.07.2022 25:16 ↓

It’s like a serial killer movie, a classic horror film. There are huge fangs, a segmented body, a remote location, the ocean bashes against cliffs, you’re all alone and there’s no one to help. The first bodies that turn up are of the children... of petrels.

Become the Cuckoo 15.07.2022 25:12 ↓

How does a cuckoo know it's a cuckoo?

Animals that mine 08.07.2022 25:15 ↓

So... what do you do when a crocodile and a shark end up in your mine pit? AT THE SAME TIME. 

Does it fart? 01.07.2022 25:17 ↓

Farts can be a matter of life or death, but not in the way that you're thinking. This is SERIOUS. 

Little Penguins 24.06.2022 25:14 ↓

Promiscuous penguins, climate change and penguin first aid.

Koala AIDS (that’s all we need!) 17.06.2022 25:16 ↓

How much more can the koala bear?

Blood suckers 10.06.2022 25:16 ↓

You can run but you can't hide! Ever wondered how a mosquito manages to hit a blood vessel without fail?

The Roast Chook Fungi 03.06.2022 25:16 ↓

It looks as if a roast chook had been tied to a four-poster bed. 

Guess who’s back? 27.05.2022 25:16 ↓

Back again!? The thylacine has made its last appearance alive on earth. Or has it? Ann chases the elusive Tasmanian Tiger with geneticists, conservationists and a bloke who saw one while he was coming home from the shops.  

True Blue   20.05.2022 25:16 ↓

Ann finds out that birds are not really blue. Not even bluebirds. They’re not blue. Then what the duck are they?  

BONUS - Who the Duck am I? The ANSWER 19.05.2022 3:31 ↓

Dr Ann Jones has the answer to the game of 'Who the duck?!' this week. Thanks for your many guesses and emails... it is now time for the big reveal. Stay tuned for the newest episode of What the Duck?! this Saturday!

BONUS - Who the Duck am I? #3 13.05.2022 1:41 ↓

Dr Ann Jones is out filming for ABC TV , but she hasn't forgotten the loyal subscribers. Here's the final clue to a game of 'Who the duck?!' just for you! Please send your guesses to  whattheduck@abc.net.au .

BONUS - Who the Duck am I? #2 06.05.2022 1:47 ↓

Dr Ann Jones is out filming for ABC TV , but she hasn't forgotten the loyal subscribers. Here's another clue to a game of 'Who the duck?!' just for you! Please send your guesses to  whattheduck@abc.net.au .

BONUS - Who the Duck am I? 29.04.2022 1:55 ↓

Dr Ann Jones is out filming for ABC TV , but she hasn't forgotten the loyal subscribers. Here's a clue to a game of 'Who the duck?!' just for you! Please send your guesses to  whattheduck@abc.net.au .

Australian native animals as pets. Yes/No   22.04.2022 25:15 ↓

Ann stumbles across spinifex hopping mice on gumtree and then finds herself cornered by a bloke with a crocodile (and more). 

A girl walks in the woods 15.04.2022 25:15 ↓

After receiving a heartbreaking email, Ann goes on a mission to prove that ‘girls DO like spiders.’  

How to catch an Emu 08.04.2022 25:15 ↓

Taking on an Emu is 100% a mind game.  

Man vs quoll 01.04.2022 25:17 ↓

Between 1831 and 1916 there were 111 published reports of quolls eating human corpses. What. The. Duck?!

Aesop's Animals 25.03.2022 25:16 ↓

What is the science behind the famous fables like the tortoise and the hare? 

Wearing the skins of your enemies  18.03.2022 25:15 ↓

Sometimes it’s not enough to liquify your enemies and drink them through a straw. Sometimes you have to wear their skins as you hunt down their friends and families.

Salty extremophiles 11.03.2022 25:16 ↓

This place is so extreme that NASA sends scientists to test equipment for Mars missions. And yet, Australia's salty lakes are full of life.

Snakes and Ladders 04.03.2022 25:17 ↓

How does a snake climb a pole? It's not like they have a ladder... or arms.