06 Magpies
About this episode
Understand and appreciate the Australian Magpies that live around you. Dr Mandy Ridley from the University of Western Australia shares her team’s research into magpie intelligence and behaviour.
Dr Mandy Ridley is an Avian Ecologist and Associate Professor of the School of Biological Sciences at The University of Western Australia. Mandy's research on birds began at Cambridge University in the UK, where she completed her PhD on the evolution of birds' cooperative breeding behaviours. This research involved living in the Kalahari Desert for for at least six months of the year... for ten years! She even raised her first son there. In 2012, Mandy moved to Perth and began studying Western Australian Magpies. In total, Mandy has been conducting avian research for over 24 years and she loves it!
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