Near the city of Hobart in Tasmania, photographer Pete Walsh studies a platypus he named Zoom. In this excerpt from PBS’ The Platypus Guardian, Walsh’s cameras capture the strange habits of the misunderstood mammal. (via Murray C.)
Platypus
Check-up for Duckpuppy
Staying in Australia today, let’s visit the Australian Reptile Park, where a platypus got a check-up from the vet. Does he have to pay up front or do they put it on his bill? (via Andrew Y.)
Pair of Pretty Platypus Puggles
A platypus pup is called a “puggle.” They’re pudgy, perfectly pliant, with petite pointy paws and a perplexing paradoxical proboscis. To pick up a pair? Pleasure!
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