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'Wopilkara!' features a charismatic native rodent, the Greater Stick-nest Rat (Wopilkara) next to many other native Aussie animals!
This guinea-pig sized cutie builds huge nests out of sticks bonded together with sticky urine. Wopilkara nests can be highly complex and last for thousands of years, and are ruled by a matriarchy.
These herbivorous cuties could easily feature on an episode of Grand Designs, with their multi-level stick nests. Their architectural skills have allowed them to thrive everywhere from the desert to coastal islands. Although typically docile, the matriarchs of this species are territorial when approached by a strange male! It’s these characteristics that make it a perfect candidate to star in our educational program.
This guinea-pig sized cutie builds huge nests out of sticks bonded together with sticky urine. Wopilkara nests can be highly complex and last for thousands of years, and are ruled by a matriarchy.
- an unsung hero of the native rodent world
- champion of innovative survival skills
- embodies the ‘Aussie battler’ spirit!
These herbivorous cuties could easily feature on an episode of Grand Designs, with their multi-level stick nests. Their architectural skills have allowed them to thrive everywhere from the desert to coastal islands. Although typically docile, the matriarchs of this species are territorial when approached by a strange male! It’s these characteristics that make it a perfect candidate to star in our educational program.
While many of us think marsupials are Australia’s most iconic animals, our continent is also home to around 60 species of native rodents. Rodents have diversified and colonised just about every habitat in Australia. Being pouch-less, they have developed many different adaptations for sheltering and raising their young. They are master builders, burrowers, and climbers. Some have even figured out a way to eat poisonous and invasive cane toads.
Few people know or appreciate the wonderful world of Australian native rodents. This lack of understanding contributes to preventable threats. Cats kill more than 3 million Australian mammals annually, poison baits intended for invasive rats and mice pose a significant risk to native rodents, and habitat loss is an ongoing issue. By creating educational programs about native rodents that are accessible for young people in rural and metropolitan areas, these threats can be minimised in the future, allowing our precious wildlife to thrive.
Few people know or appreciate the wonderful world of Australian native rodents. This lack of understanding contributes to preventable threats. Cats kill more than 3 million Australian mammals annually, poison baits intended for invasive rats and mice pose a significant risk to native rodents, and habitat loss is an ongoing issue. By creating educational programs about native rodents that are accessible for young people in rural and metropolitan areas, these threats can be minimised in the future, allowing our precious wildlife to thrive.
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DunnART Productions is collaborating with Dr Isabelle R Onley and Dr Katherine Tuft, Chief Executive at Arid Recovery to develop and produce this informative and innovative online theatre which benefits the wider community, – initially for Adelaide Fringe and in-person viewings, with subsequent broader community performance programs through council and community engagement initiatives especially within rural South Australia.
In this latest initiative, DunnART is securing project resilience with an effective COVID safety process of delivering interactive theatre presentations online rather than-in-person through interactive digital theatre platforms and plugins viewed by audiences via their own personal devices. This will be developed in collaboration with digital theatre expert and current Flinders University PhD Candidate, L Nicole Cabe.
Launched in March 2023 at Adelaide Fringe for its world premiere — with subsequent continued community engagement through pre-recorded interactive online theatre programs, regional tours, and in-person hosted events for such as National Science Week.
Recommended for youth aged between 13-15 years of age, yet enjoyed by all!
In this latest initiative, DunnART is securing project resilience with an effective COVID safety process of delivering interactive theatre presentations online rather than-in-person through interactive digital theatre platforms and plugins viewed by audiences via their own personal devices. This will be developed in collaboration with digital theatre expert and current Flinders University PhD Candidate, L Nicole Cabe.
Launched in March 2023 at Adelaide Fringe for its world premiere — with subsequent continued community engagement through pre-recorded interactive online theatre programs, regional tours, and in-person hosted events for such as National Science Week.
Recommended for youth aged between 13-15 years of age, yet enjoyed by all!
A piece of Australian postal history!
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