What The Duck?!
The show with a mission to explore the mysteries of nature - especially the ones that make you go What the Duck?!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 171
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Modern dogs: What have we created?
The influence of selective breeding by humans has created a doggo for every occasion, but it's not without problematic results.
Some breeds have breathing difficulties, hip problems, aggression, or …
00:25:16 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Dogs in Australia: What is a dingo?
This is the story of the domesticated animal that feralised itself.
Where did dingoes come from and when?
Where does a wild dog stop and a dingo begin?
How much can genetics really tell us about A…
00:25:51 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Woofs and wags: What's your dog telling you?
Are puppy dog eyes really a sign of love, or does Fido just want a lil snack?
Can dogs really "speak" by pressing talking buttons, or do they just make great content for TikTok?
There's more to can…
00:25:50 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Good dog: Survival of the friendliest
'Man's best friend' sure sounds better than 'obligatory symbiont', but what are the true dynamics at play?
There's no denying the bond people feel and the attachment dogs have for their humans, but …
00:25:16 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Designer dogs: What is a breed anyway?
There's designer clothes, but they have nothing on designer dogs!
They come in a huge range of shapes and colours and sizes, from the tiny Chihuahua to the Great Dane.
In the animal world this much…
00:25:17 |
Fri 23 May 2025
Wolf to woof: Did we make dogs?
The relationship between humans and big scary wolves has come a long way to give us tiny fluffy lap dogs with very discerning tastes in expensive food.
Whose idea was it? Was it the wolves who wante…
00:25:16 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Introducing What the Dogs?!
A new series from What the Duck?! is coming soon.
Dr Ann Jones is exploring the connection between humans and dogs and asking how our destinies became intertwined.
How did we get pugs from wolves?
…
00:00:53 |
Thu 15 May 2025
Can snakes climb ladders?
How does a snake climb a pole? It's not like they have a ladder... or arms.
It turns out that snakes have some pretty crazy skills when it comes to climbing anything and everything.
The Island of G…
00:25:16 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Snakes on the brain
Would you meet a stranger in a park with a pile of snakes?
Comedian Craig Quartermaine took the risk in an attempt to overcome his fears.
Featuring:
Craig Quartermaine, comedian.
Sandy Dickinson,…
00:25:16 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Hollywood bird sounds
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 o…
00:25:16 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Spiders: the ultimate assassins
Spiders have gravity-defying ninja skills, they can hear without ears and they work together to gang up on huge prey.
Spiders are murder machines!
Featuring:
Dr Kate Umbers, Western Sydney Univers…
00:25:16 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Pandas, penises and performance anxiety
A tiny penis, a 12-hour annual fertilisation window, picky females and strawberry bubble bath – these are just a few of the issues that pop up when making a panda cub.
Featuring:
Chad Crittle, Actin…
00:25:17 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Coming out of your shell
There's a whole world of mystery, and quite a bit of maths, inside the humble sea shell.
Forget ancestry searches online, shells can tell you the history of the world!
Featuring:
Amy Prendergast,…
00:25:16 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
Did Jaws get anything right about sharks?
Jaws (1975) was a massive hit that also created a whole lot of fear, but does anything in the film really stand up to shark science?
Do sharks stalk humans? Do they roar? What can they sense?
The…
00:25:17 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Girl, so confusing!
Female lab mice have been bred to be passive and breed with ease.
But, in the wild they're feisty and even pugnacious.
How much of our biological understanding of the world is based on misogyny?
…
00:25:16 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
How we really feel about eels
Eels are mysterious and have a fascinating history.
People in pre-medieval England used them to pay rent. Early 17th-century maps featured 'eel ships,' and even Sigmund Freud studied their breeding…
00:25:16 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Why do animals have penises?
When it comes to sexual organs, the penis is really ‘out there.’ Name another organ that can change its form AND function in a matter of seconds!
There’s a lot of variety in the animal kingdom; fr…
00:25:17 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Hollywood lied to us: Babe
Aussie classic Babe turns 30 this year, and its story of the little pig that achieves his dream of being a sheep dog is still as uplifting as the day it premiered. But we can't say "that'll do, pig" …
00:25:17 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Hollywood lied to us: The Birds
If you have a fear of getting swooped by magpies, mobbed by seagulls or blinded by crows, perhaps Alfred Hitchcock is to blame.
His 1963 horror classic The Birds created a generation of ornithophobe…
00:25:18 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Hollywood lied to us: Antz
Remember that 1998 film Antz? The one about an ant named Z?
The one where the ants had nightmare-inducing human teeth? The one we probably have to blame for the existence of Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Mov…
00:25:18 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
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