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Q&A: Bird Poo That Caused a War and Why Cockerels Cock-a-Doodle-Doo But Hens Don't

Ep. 33
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This week on Thatโ€™s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah answer more of your wild questions. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ


๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ What makes spiders the kings of causing phobia?


๐Ÿ“ Why cockerels cock-a-doodle-doo but hens donโ€™t?


๐Ÿ’ฉ And how some very valuable bird poo has started wars throughout history.


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