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A rare white platypus has been discovered by a team of UNE researched in the New England region of NSW. We caught up with Lou Streeting, a PHD candidate at UNE and one of the people who discovered the platypus, nicknamed Bloop, to talk about her incredible experience. 

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Have you ever imagined what the world would be like if humans had a neck like a giraffe? What about a pouch like a kangaroo? Or regenerating limbs like a starfish? Laura and Katy are kicking off Season 6 by answering questions just like these. I mean, really, could you imagine if humans had a blowhole like a dolphin?

The Great American Interchange, also called Great American Biotic  Interchange (GABI), is the epic geological event that occurred when the South American continent, which had been isolated for 50 million years,  connected with the North American continent. The Great American Interchange is one of the most important events in the history of land mammals in the Americas.

The landmass that is South American used to be home to many unique animals, like Australia is today. However, when the volcanic Isthmus of Panama came up from the ocean floor resulting in the formation of a connected Americas, animals could now migrate back and forth. This immigration of animals should have been uniform, but (spoiler alert) North American animals ultimately won out over their South American counterparts. Scientists are still trying to figure out why, though fossil evidence has shed light on the event. 

So check our newest episode where we dive into the animals of South America before the interchange and why these native animals were at a disadvantage when the continents connected.

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Litter of red wolf pups born for the first time in four years, which is good news for this critically endangered animal.

Also, Pokemon Go might help young people with depression. 

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The Gilbert’s Potoroo is Australia's most endangered marsupial, and one of the world’s most critically endangered mammals. The Gilbert’s Potoroo is a small, nocturnal marsupial that was recently rediscovered off the southern coast of Western Australia in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve. There are less than 100 Gilbert’s Potoroos left in the world. 

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Reality star who said she made $200,000 by selling her farts in Mason jars, hospitalized, and now selling her 'farts' as NFTs. Yep, you heard that right. That is now a thing in this world. 

Mozambique recently created a new National Park by merging two existing parks, a marine reserve and a land reserve. The Park protects one of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots, which are regarded as the most biodiverse places on the earth. 

Webb Space Telescope Deploys Primary Mirror Without any issues and Dolphin females have working clitoris. Who knew? Oh yeah, biologists.

We don’t know a lot about Gilbert’s Potoroos because they are so rare and only recently rediscovered. Described as a small rat kangaroo, Gilbert's potoroo was originally last sighted in 1869. In fact we thought they were extinct until 1994 when Elizabeth Sinclair and Adrian Wayne, two students from the University of Western Australia, found one while doing research on wallabies in Two Peoples Bay. Luckily, Prince Philip lobbied for Two Peoples Bay's protection in 1962, and stopped this area from being developed saving a number of endangered species. 

Gilbert's potoroo have expensive taste, with a diet that consists mostly of truffle-like fungi. We believe they require a habitat that has not been burnt for over 50 years, with dense scrub coverage of shrubs that are also rare to find in Australia. All of these are likely factors in why Gilbert's potoroo is so rare and contributed  to the marsupial remaining hidden for over 100 years. 

Listen now to learn about Australia's most endangered marsupial, Gilbert’s Potoroo.

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Ann is on her way to a group bird-watching walk through the Tasmanian bush. There are so many nature sounds, a Tasmanian raven, a wattlebird, and was that flash of pink a robin? But Ann’s running late and can’t stop to find out – BUT WAIT that was a very strange sound. It was kind of a hissing or grunting sound. It’s a Bettong! Also called rat-kangaroos!

Cut off from mainland Australia by the Bass Strait for more than 12,000 years, Tasmania retains a sense of isolation and mystique. However, as Eric discovered on a two-week road trip, the island is home to some of the country’s most fascinating and sustainability-focused travel experiences.

We begin by interviewing Clyde Mansell, an elder of Tasmania’s Palawa community and founder of an Indigenous-owned and operated multi-day trek through the Bay of Fires along Tasmania’s dramatic northeast coast called wukalina walk.

Next, we check in with Wade Anthony, who founded Devils @ Cradle to help preserve Tasmania’s unique marsupials through focused educational and breeding programs. 

Finally, we called Rodney Dunn, the food writer, chef, and farmer who started The Agrarian Kitchen cooking school back in 2007, just as Tasmania’s burgeoning food scene was starting to take off. 

G'day, mate! This week, we’re taking a trip Down Under (and to South, Central, and North America) to meet our weird mammalian cousins with built-in cargo pockets, the marsupials! 

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Antechinus mating

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Alaskan marsupial fossil

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https://phys.org/news/2019-02-ancient-night-marsupial-months-winter.html

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2018.1560369

https://www.app.pan.pl/article/item/app52-217.html  

https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/documents/files/PublicRoom_AK_Dinosaurs-on-NorthSlope_booklet_2018.pdf

https://www.npca.org/articles/1822-the-only-marsupial-in-u-s-national-parks

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Pouch cleaning 

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/science/how-do-female-kangaroos-keep-their-pouches-clean.html

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Opossums and smelling dead

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/544902/facts-about-opossums

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/opossums-so-darn-ugly-theyre-adorable.htm

What goes grunt in the night? Grunt, grunt, grunt. This nature noise is made by a very famous marsupial. You know that cute, fluffy Australian animal that loves to sit in a tree all day long and eat leaves… that’s right, the koala!

Yeah, G’Day! It's time to talk about the quoll! There are six difference species of this carnivorous marsupial, and they all share a communal toilet... Well, maybe the bathrooms are species-specific. If you're like us, we didn't know much about these little scamps, but after this episode we have more knowledge than we did before... That's something! Stay tuned for another sighting of Harold Holt!

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For Australian farmers, these beautiful marsupials were literally drop dead gorgeous. 

Yeah, G’Day! It's time to talk about the Tasmanian tiger! The amazing Thylacine was a peculiar animal that roamed Australia until the 1930s. Was it a dog? Was it a tiger? Was it Tasmanian? Can we clone it? All of these questions are important, and it's time to find some answers! Stay tuned for another sighting of Harold Holt!

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Yeah, G’Day! It's time to talk about the quokka! This happy marsupial will kill you... with kindness and smiles! You'd be pretty happy too if you lived on your own island. If you want to find out about quokkas, their habitat, and how many you would need to tape together to make a horse, then this episode is for you! Stay tuned for another sighting of Harold Holt!

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Yeah, G’Day! It's time to talk about the kangaroo! You can't think about Australia without immediately thinking of these large marsupials! But, how big is a kangaroo? How fast can they hop? And, why are they so buff? Become a kanguru by listening to the episode and finding out all the Australian fauna facts! Stay tuned for another slice of Dad-vice!

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Yeah, G'Day! It's time to talk about the numbat! This little marsupial is fuzzy and cute, unless you are a termite... If you're a termite, we apologise for the distressing nature of this episode. But, what else is there to learn about the numbat? Well, you will just have to listen to find out! Stay tuned for another sighting of Harold Holt!

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Yeah, G’Day! Let’s talk about the Tasmanian Devil! What makes it so devilish? Where do they live? What part do Claude and Errol play in this story? Could a Tasmanian Devil defeat Wonder Woman? Put this episode in your earholes and you will have all the answers! Stay tuned for some important Dad-vice too!

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