Corey Tutt
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168 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 9 Jul
Corey Tutt’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Now, the really interesting thing about the shingleback is that they put a radio tracker on a bonded pair and they measured that the shinglebacks were separated by 400 kilometers and they found each other.
Ultimate love story.
Yeah.
Unfortunately, they get taken for the wildlife trade and they get hit by cars and that breaks the pairs up.
So we've got to look after shinglebacks.
Yes, so bowerbirds have avian supervision, which allows them to see in ultraviolet light.
So if you're a spying criminal, stay away from bowerbirds.
CSI, Crime Scene Investigation, that is the fourth cone cell that allows them to see in ultraviolet light.
Now, the second part of your question is why do they collect blue things?
It happens to do with the male bowerbird.
He has to collect so many blue things because he wants to make his nest aesthetically pleasing.
And his life as a father depends on his ability to make his nest as bright and as colourful as it can be.
However, there is a bioevolutionary trait where blue in the animal kingdom generally means I'm venomous and I'm dangerous.
So a blue-tongued lizard, for example, has a blue tongue.
because it's the ultimate creature of bluff.
And by having as many blue things around your nest, you can protect your eggs.
Wow.
No walkers.
Well, Deadly Science has been going out to – we've gone out to 1,700 schools already.
We're building traditional bush soap, teaching kids how to wash their hands, getting a bit of the bowerbird stuff, putting kids' hands under UV light and teaching them how to wash their hands properly, which is really important to prevent disease.
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