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News Time
ABC Australia
Meddling moths and six-legged calf
OCT 22, 20269 MIN
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Description
The forecast for today's episode is sunny with a chance of... moths? I'll tell you about a moth problem causing headaches for weather predictors, we'll kick a ball around with the Paratillies and Pararoos, and then meet a calf with six legs!
Quiz Questions
1.What sort of weather are the bogong moths tricking meteorologists into predicting?
2.What is the 'tillies' part of the team name Paratillies short for?
3.How many legs was this calf born with? Was it 4, 6, or 100?
Answers
1.Rain.
2.Matildas. They're the Paramatildas.
3.Six!
News Noodler
Do you think the calf can tell the difference after the surgery? In what ways might their everyday life be different now?

