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Platypuses thrive in new habitat within Sydney’s Royal National Park
More than six months on, ten platypuses released into the wild continue to thrive.
Tag: platypus
Nature & Wildlife
How to rebuild a platypus population
An innovative collaboration between field biologists and zoo vets could be the saviour of one of Australia’s most recognisable mammals.
Science & Environment
Rare white platypus spotted in northern NSW
Turtle researchers working in the New England Tablelands region have documented repeated sightings of a white platypus.
Wildlife
Platypus, be dammed: new threat to vulnerable species revealed
Platypus can glow green and hunt prey with electricity – but can’t climb dams to find a mate. This is a problem.
News
Hobart community rallies around rivulet platypus
A grassroots movement in Tasmania’s capital is bringing much-needed attention to the vulnerable Hobart Rivulet platypus population.
Science & Environment
Help bring the platypus back from the brink of extinction
One of the largest citizen scientist projects in the world, The Great Australian Platypus Search, has launched.
Nature & Wildlife
That’s not a baby platypus, this is a baby platypus
Don’t be fooled by the fake baby platypus phenomenon. This is what a real platypus puggle looks like.
Nature & Wildlife
Rare video of platypus mating
It’s not often you see a platypus let alone a platypus mating ritual.
News
National icon, the platypus, declared a threatened species in Victoria
A new citizen science project using eDNA technology to map the distribution of platypuses in Victoria will hopefully help reverse declines.
Nature & Wildlife
The Black Summer fires took their toll on the platypus
A new study has found that the bushfires may have caused a two per cent decline in platypus populations as the fires razed their habitat.