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Poo communication
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Nicola tells us how animals communicate with their poo.
  1. Poo communication
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    Poo communication
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  2. Otter party
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    Otter party
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  3. The study of poo
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    The study of poo
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  4. The size of a whale
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  5. Tiger skull
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    Tiger skull
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  6. Book introduction
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    Book introduction
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  7. Book reading
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    Book reading
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  8. Questions from the audience
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    Questions from the audience
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  9. Questions and answers
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  10. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  11. School Questions
    05:51
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  12. How Catherine works
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    How Catherine works
  13. Questions from pupils
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    Questions from pupils
  14. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
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    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. Where The Heart Should Be
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    Where The Heart Should Be
  17. The real world and the fictional world
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    The real world and the fictional world
  18. Newton Farm Questions
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    Newton Farm Questions
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    Three pointers for writers
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