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Why do Quolls have spots?

Author
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Published
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Episode Link
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/what-the-duck/why-do-quolls-have-spots-/103426072

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.

When it comes to camouflage and animal markings, there's a lot we can learn from the animal kingdom.

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.

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

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