Hey friends! Today Ben explores if Australia really is the super dangerous continent we all love to hate, we find out why mammals are built different and what happens when two calamities hit big wombats at the same time.Check out my new playing card deck, available on the Explored website:https://www.naturalworldexplored.com/merch••••• Your host: Ben the Quasi-Ecologist ••••• Looking to support the channel? Take a look at our support channels to help us make even more videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuWQV4_s-Wt-JE8kvv7E1w/join Or my patreon page! https://patreon.com/NaturalWorldExplored Your support means everything to me! ••••• Looking to explore on more platforms? Insta: https://www.instagram.com/naturalworldexplored/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@naturalworldexplored ••••• More of a listener? Listen to episodes on the podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5cRfbTpBSTEmYLww9BeoQA Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/natural-world-explored/id1789911559 ••••• Been exploring for new merch? Check out the Explored website! https://naturalworldexplored.com ••••• Audio Credits: Intro Music by Aakash Gandhi ••••• Image & Video Credits:Thylacine footage compilation:1911 footage by "Mr. Williamson", 1933 footage by David Fleay. Authors of the 1928 footage are unknown., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. This image or other work is of Australian origin and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Australian Copyright Council (ACC), ACC Information Sheet G023v19 (Duration of copyright) (January 2019). ••••• 00:00 Continental Clash 201:35 Natural World Explored02:48 I. Tutorial Stage06:42 II. Down Blunder11:05 III. Tip Of The Bundaberg15:59 IV. Most Likely To Get You…#australia #animals #dangerous #science #learning #education

Episode ID: 1000752084899

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Release Date: 28/02/2026, 12:00:00