EPISODE · Dec 29, 2021
Summer series: Ducks swearing rudely and birds singing sweetly
from Lost in Science
Chris looks back on some of his favourite stories of 2021, and we replay a couple of ornithological gems you may have missed: Claire tells us about the incredible mimickry abilities of birds, including a swearing musk duck that has to be heard to be believed; and Stu reveals how songbirds evolved in Australia and spread through the world, which we can tell by their taste for sweet things.
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Chris looks back on some of his favourite stories of 2021, and we replay a couple of ornithological gems you may have missed: Claire tells us about the incredible mimickry abilities of birds, including a swearing musk duck that has to be heard to be believed; and Stu reveals how songbirds evolved in Australia and spread through the world, which we can tell by their taste for sweet things.
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