What The Duck?!
What The Duck?!
ABC Australia
Duck, marry, avoid, friendzone
25 minutes Posted Jul 10, 2026 at 6:30 am.
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Live from the World Science Festival Brisbane What the Duck?! is playing a game and you get to decide: duck, marry, avoid, or friendzone.
You'll hear about the natural world's romance, reproduction, and relationships
Once you've listened you can email [email protected] to vote for how you would categorise snakes, birds, insects and mammals.
Featuring:
Dr Chstina Zdanek, Australian Reptile Academy
Dr Cesar Peuchmarin, wildlife veterinarian and podcaster
Dr Bryan Lessard, entomologist
Jacinta Bowler, ABC Science journalist
Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer
Rebecca McLaren, Producer
Hamish Camilleri, Sound Engineer
Recorded by Steve Fieldhouse and Daniel Shapland
With thanks to the World Science Festival Brisbane 
This episode of What the Duck?! was recorded on the land of the Turrbal and Jagera people and produced on the lands of the Kulin Nation.
Find more episodes of the ABC podcast, What the Duck?! with the always curious Dr Ann Jones exploring the mysteries of nature on ABC Listen (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll learn more about the weird and unusual aspects of our natural world in a quirky, fun way with easy to understand science.