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Want to be an animal investigator? Nab 'nature's most wanted' in this quiz

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McLaren, R. (2026, October 5). Want to be an animal investigator? Nab 'nature's most wanted' in this quiz. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-10-06/most-wanted-animal-criminals-quiz-what-the-duck/106864450

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-05 · by Rebecca McLaren

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Dr. Ann Jones, a nature expert on ABC’s Radio National podcast "What the Duck: Nature's Most Wanted," explores various instances of animals breaking human laws, such as stealing cats or getting drunk elephants into trouble. The article invites readers to test their knowledge with a quiz about these animal offenders. Listeners can tune in to learn more about unusual cases involving law-breaking critters.
Written by AI on 2026-10-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

ABC's Radio National podcast, What the Duck: Nature's Most Wanted, hosted by Dr Ann Jones, explores unusual cases of animals breaking human laws. The show covers incidents involving creatures like kleptomaniac kittens, stealthy seagulls, and inebriated elephants. Listeners can participate in a quiz to test their knowledge about these animal "crimes." The episodes delve into the evidence behind such peculiar cases, entertaining while educating about unusual animal behaviors.

Written for “Animal Investigation Quiz” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Animal Investigation Quiz
Crime & Law · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

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Who wrote this

Rebecca McLaren
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ABC Radio National Radio National's

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ABC ORG · 1× Ann Jones PERSON · 1× Dr Ann Jones PERSON · 1× Radio National ORG · 1× Radio National's ORG · 1×

Narrative

From kleptomaniac kittens and stealthy seagulls to inebriated elephants, the accused have walked among us, sometimes on four legs. ABC's nature nerd Dr Ann Jones looks at the evidence behind these cases on her Radio National podcast What the Duck: Nature's Most Wanted. Have a stab at our quiz to see if you can nab the animals involved. LoadingListen to Radio National's What the Duck?! series Nature's Most Wanted with Dr Ann Jones to hear about more animal crimes and capers.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05
2026-10-05 · ABC News (AU)
Want to be an animal investigator? Nab 'nature's most wanted' in this quiz · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

Animals have run foul of human laws throughout history. asserted
Animals → run → history
From kleptomaniac kittens and stealthy seagulls to inebriated elephants, the accused have walked among us, sometimes on four legs. ABC's nature nerd Dr Ann Jones looks at the evidence behind these cases on her Radio National podcast What the Duck: Nature's Most Wanted. Have a stab at our quiz to see if you can nab the animals involved. LoadingListen to Radio National's What the Duck?! series Nature's Most Wanted with Dr Ann Jones to hear about more animal crimes and capers. asserted
you → accuse → crimes
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