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Molly the Magpie: New animated series set to 'be bigger than Bluey', as owners claim they are not breaking strict rules around not profiting from the bird


A new animated series featuring Molly the Magpie and his canine pals has been predicted to be bigger than Bluey.

Molly the magpie became a global phenomenon when wildlife enthusiast Juliette Wells and her partner Reese Mortenson documented the unlikely 'interspecies friendship' between the bird and their Staffordshire terriers, Peggy and Ruby (pictured together) After a public outcry, Queensland's Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) eventually returned Molly under strict conditions, including that they stop making commercial gain from the bird or its image. Officials from Queensland's Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) removed the Molly from the Gold Coast home of Juliette Wells and Reese Mortenson, on March 1, saying the wild bird was being kept unlawfully.

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