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AE 988 - How Cockatoos Are Mastering Dumpster Diving with Dr. John Martin

AE 988 - How Cockatoos Are Mastering Dumpster Diving with Dr. John Martin

FromAussie English


AE 988 - How Cockatoos Are Mastering Dumpster Diving with Dr. John Martin

FromAussie English

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Aug 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Learn Australian English in this episode of the Aussie English podcast!

One of the reasons I love doing podcasts is because I get to interview and chin-wag with people.

I am so proud to introduce you mob to Dr. John Martin of the Taronga Institute for Science and Learning!

Dr. Martin of Taronga Zoo recently got his research paper published in Science, the prestigious science magazine.

Together with his team, the paper titled "Innovation and geographic spread of a complex foraging culture in an urban parrot" talked about these cockatoos who have mastered dumpster diving. Kind of like the bin chicken, isn't it?

Join me in this interview as we talk about how these clever cockatoos learned to open the Australian bin!
Released:
Aug 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

G’day and welcome to the Aussie English podcast. I’m Pete Smissen and my objective here is to teach you guys the English spoken down under. Whether you plan to travel, to work or to live in Australia or you just have an interest in our culture, history and spoken dialect of English. You have come to the right place. And whether you aim to speak English like a true blue Aussie or you just want to be able to understand “what the flippin’ hell we’re on about when we’re havin’ a yarn”. You have come to the right place. If you listen to this podcast you will learn: • A ton of Aussie slang and vocabulary, • Heaps of terms and expressions, • And a bunch about Australian history and culture. So kick back, grab a cuppa and enjoy Aussie English!