Hugh Jackman reveals how local knowledge and cutting-edge paleontology collide over a single painting: a bizarre kangaroo shape with dagger-like claws and an extra-thick tail. Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go

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Uncover why some species still roam the land while these colossal kangaroos vanished.

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0:00 Mysteries in the Northern Territory
0:26 Living & Hunting in Sandstone Shelters
0:58 Rock Art as Ancient Journals
1:26 A Giant Kangaroo?!
1:47 Layers Upon Layers of Art
1:56 A Very Different Tail
2:07 Spotting Megafauna Clues
2:17 Could It Be a Giant Roo?
2:28 Enter Procoptodon
2:39 Fossil Clues in Brisbane
2:59 A Long-Faced Kangaroo Emerges
3:28 The 15cm “Dagger Claw”
3:49 Humans & Megafauna Overlap
4:19 Ancient Paintings as Evidence
4:42 Why Did the Giants Disappear?



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Is it a hole in the ozone layer, or is it something else? Here's why the Australian sun takes tourists down every year ☀️

🎤: @JulianOShea

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Dr Ann is about to ruin The Lion King (1994) - an iconic family classic. Is Mufasa not even Simba's dad? Did Simba accidentally marry his SISTER? Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube 👉 https://ab.co/2YFO4Go

Dr Ann Jones presents “Hollywood Lied To Us” - a What The Duck?! podcast that takes your favourite movies and puts them under the scientific microscope to work out what would happen in the real world and what’s just Hollywood magic.

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00:00 The big questions
00:55 Ann's about to ruin your childhood
01:11 Hollywood vs Science
01:41 Scar and Mufasa: a coalition
02:15 1. Heir to the throne?
03:02 2. Anteaters are not from Africa
03:38 3. Rafiki should live in the rainforest
04:04 4. The threat of infanticide
05:08 5. "Confusing the paternity"
05:41 6. Scar's the hot one!
06:59 7. A problematic love story
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Dr Neil Jordan, Conservation Scientist, Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW
The Lion King (1994) (c) The Walt Disney Company
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Catch Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor as they deep dive into the science of seed oils on What's That Rash? 👉 https://youtu.be/2LtBgBpFY6Y

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"I know more about string theory than string cheese" 🧀


Watch the first episode here: https://youtu.be/aviWcANewBw

Dr Karl’s How Things Work — Stream all episodes now on ABC iview or Tuesday 8pm on ABC TV: https://ab.co/DrKarlHowThingsWork

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Discover a groundbreaking collaboration where traditional owners and Scientists join forces to rewrite the story of Australia’s lost giants. Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go

Community elder Roger Johnson and his people share sacred stories and rock art that reveal clues about megafauna—from massive kangaroos to mysterious, fearsome creatures—that roamed the land 50,000 years ago.

Watch the full documentary on ABC iview: iview.abc.net.au/show/megafauna-what-killed-australia-s-giants

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00:00 – A New Alliance
00:12 – Voices of the Ancients
00:47 – A Glimpse 50,000 Years Ago
01:05 – Mystery in the Shelter
01:53 – Rethinking the Giants
04:12 – The Enigmatic Painting
06:25 – Our Shared Story

#Megafauna #AustraliaDocumentary #WildHistory

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A cutting-edge plane equipped with advanced sensors, lasers, and cameras to map the forests below like never before. Watch the full documentary here 👉 https://youtu.be/vyc0_s0RAJk

With Dr @annjonesnature .

#ForestMapping #AerialImaging #ClimateScience

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A tiny forest bat uses its ultra-thin, elastic wing membranes and precise echolocation to hunt insect pests in its natural habitat. Watch the full documentary here 👉 https://youtu.be/vyc0_s0RAJk

With Dr @annjonesnature.

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Join Dr Ann Jones and Discover how scientists and conservationists are harnessing groundbreaking technology to protect Australia's one-of-a–kind wildlife—from secretive nocturnal mammals to vulnerable insects and beyond. Watch more on ABC iview: https://ab.co/SecretLivesOfOurUrbanBirds
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00:00 Australia's Unique Wildlife Under Threat
01:40 Thermal Drones: Counting Bilbies in the Outback
08:55 AI Insect Detectives: Saving Species with Digital Libraries
15:15 Bat Tech Revolution: Tiny Pest Controllers Revealed
24:12 Underwater Robots: Mapping Tasmania's Vanishing Kelp Forests
34:20 Fire-Scanning Tech: Predicting Bushfires with Lasers
42:36 3D X-Ray Warriors: Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
50:04 DNA Water Detectives: Tracking Elusive Platypuses
57:45 Frozen Zoos: Cryobanking Australia's Rarest Species

#WildTech #InnovationForWildlife #AustraliaConservation #EcoRevolution #SaveOurSpecies #Biodiversity #TechForGood #Documentary #DrAnnJones
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We all start with a tail, but evolution left us with just a stub. 🐒 Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube 👉 https://ab.co/2YFO4Go

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