The underwater punk straight out of the realm of science fiction
In this final episode of Look at Me, we dive into the ocean’s to discover a creature that is perhaps the most bizarre animal Rae has ever se...
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Look at Me
Hosted by Benjamin Law and Chris McCormack, each episode of Look at Me showcases a unique Australian animal
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14 episodesThe scientist who dedicated her life to the mysterious springtail – Look at Me podcast
In the 1950s Dr Penelope Greenslade became one of the few women to study at Cambridge University. She then travelled to Solomon Islands wher...
The tenacious bird abandoning its young in a giant thermal mound
In some of the most harsh habitat in Australia, you’ll find what looks like giant piles of dirt. But dig deeper and you’ll find the eggs of...
The weird, wonderful and ultimately exhausting life of the antechinus
This marsupial mouse enters its first mating season with a thirty-fold increase in testosterone. It copulates at a frenetic rate, only to co...
The gym junkie of the sky
Imagine flying thousands of kilometres to avoid getting cold. Meet the bird that starts its migration journey at a Siberian bush doof and en...
The ants keeping an endangered butterfly alive
Imagine outsourcing childcare to a nest of ants? This may not be the best idea for humans but a certain insect is making it work. Now the El...
Introducing Look at Me season 2
When it comes to Australian native animals, everyone thinks about koalas and kangaroos and drop bears and wombats. But what about the creepy...
Our rare tiny marsupial, hanging on in the mountains – Look at me podcast
When we think of the effects of climate change it’s easy to focus on rising sea levels – but what about the changes happening much higher up...
The 3-metre worm you will never have seen – Look at me podcast
Eastern Victoria is home to a strange creature that few have seen and even fewer have researched. You may be able to hear its gurgles under...
Searching for Australia's most elusive marsupial – Look at me podcast
If you’ve ever travelled to an Australian desert, you may have been in the presence of one of Australia’s most elusive marsupials. The Anang...
The mind-blowing life of the gateway bee – Look at Me podcast
When you think about bees you probably thinking about honey, hives and yellow and black stripes, but these traits aren’t present in the majo...
Number one on death row: saving the phantom of the plains – Look at Me podcast
In episode two of Guardian Australia’s Look at Me podcast, we head to the south eastern plains of Australia – home to one of the rarest bird...
The amazing life and death of the ocean's greatest camouflage expert - Look at Me podcast
Once a year in freezing cold winter waters, a gathering happens off the coast of South Australia. Hundreds of thousands of giant cuttlefish...
What is Look at me? - Look at me podcast
Forget the kangaroo and koala. Our new podcast dives deep into the world of Australian animals, looking beyond the old favourites to the mos...