Wild Australians
6 episodes · Aug 30, 2020
Explore some of Australia's most iconic and fascinating animals. From mysterious orca to the iconic kangaroo, intelligent parrots and the secret lives of reptiles, all have evolved to survive across the Australian landscape.
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S1E1Kangaroo Tales
Aug 30, 202054mThe red kangaroo is iconic, but as Aaron Pedersen explains there is more to the kangaroo family than just one famous face. Explore how these marsupials spread across the continent, taking on a variety of shapes and forms.
S1E2Parrot Paradise
Sep 6, 202056mParrots are by far some of the world's most intelligent birds. Aaron Pedersen explores why these intelligent birds thrive in Australia, and what kind of impact their exceptional intellect has on our environment.
S1E3Platypus and Echidna
Sep 13, 202055mEchidnas and platypuses are unique - the only mammals in the world to share some key traits with reptiles, including laying eggs. Aaron Pedersen explains how they are actually highly-tuned to their environment.
S1E4Wombat Kingdom
Sep 20, 202055mKnown as the bulldozers of the bush, wombats are Australia's largest burrowing animals. Aaron Pedersen explores how their digging has transformed landscapes and changed the face of the continent.
S1E5Reptile Realm
Sep 27, 202055mThere's more to Australia's reptiles than being cold-blooded killers. Aaron Pedersen explores intimate mating rituals and protective mothers and how we're only starting to scratch beneath the scales of our reptiles.
S1E6Orca
Oct 4, 202053mOrcas are notorious for being merciless ocean killers, but as Aaron Pedersen explains, this is mostly a misunderstanding of what is one of Earth's most intelligent mammals, who live together in complex family groups.