What The Duck?‪!‬ ABC listen

They make THEMSELVES scream. 




Featuring:

Dr. Perry Beasley Hall, Adelaide University.

Ernesto Caliari Pinheiro, Acoustic biologist, Brazil.

Professor Mario Vallejo-Marin, University of Uppsala, Sweden. 

Lisa Schonberg, Ecological sound artist, New York.

Professor Link Olson, University of Alaska Museum.

Dr Andy Reid, University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

Dr Ying Luo, Australian National Insect Collection. 




Featured sounds :

Son of a Bee by Dusty Dubs, David Rentz and Vicki Powys.

Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Additional mastering:  Hamish Camilleri.

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

Can animals create, or even enjoy music? Ann rips through the animal kingdom to check out the musical talent of some likely and unlikely animals.

Featuring:

Dr. Stuart Watson, University of Zurich. 

Dr. Chiara De Gregorio, University of Torino. 

Assistant Professor Adena Schachner, University of California.

David Teie, Musician and composer, Music for Cats. 

Associate Professor Cameron Webb, University of Sydney and NSW Health Pathology. 

Featured sounds :

Musical Stimuli for Parrots by Adena Schachner, Fostog's Touch by David Teie (music for cats) and Marlene McCohen (YouTube) and her Amazon parrot Lucy.   

Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Additional mastering:  Hamish Camilleri.

Are you high, or is that a sheep glowing?

Featuring:
Linda Reinhold, Zoologist at James Cook University.
Professor Simon Lewis, Curtin University. 
Dr. Kenny Travouillon, Western Australian Museum. 
Caitlin Grieve, Hillend Dorsets.

A group of Killer whales have been hassling boats around Spain over the last few years. 

They've been nibbling the rudders and even sinking yachts, but why?

Has anyone considered that it might be revenge?  How dangerous are Orcas anyway? 

Featuring:
Martin Evans, UK Sailor.
Professor Peter Keegan, History and Archaeology at Macquarie University. 
Dr Rebeca Wellard, Curtin University.
Dr Luke Rendell, University of St Andrews, Scotland. 
Anna Selbmann, University of Iceland.




Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Additional mastering:  Hamish Camilleri.

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

They smell like a squid in a wool jumper, they sound like a duck on helium, and devoted 'Petrel Heads' travel thousands of kilometres just to hear them moan.  

Featuring:
Peter Vaughan, Monash University. 
Stephen Totterman, Northern NSW Naturalist and seabird enthusiast.
Rolenas Tavue Baereleo, Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation, Government of Vanuatu.  




Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Additional mastering:  Hamish Camilleri.

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

Have the crabs been lying to us? There are true crabs, false crabs, and even shame-faced crabs which implies that some of them, at least, are guilty.

Featuring:

Dr Rachael King, SA Museum. 

Professor Judith Weis, Rutgers University, Newark. 

Dr Annabel Dorrenstein, University of Western Sydney.




Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Additional mastering:  Hamish Camilleri.

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