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New road signs we've only seen in Tasmania

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382105) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Jun 18

We’ve seen some ‘different’ road signs since we’ve been touring in Tasmania. The fairy penguins are a tourist drawcard but I don’t know if we’ll get to see them. There is even a town called Penguin. The penguins apparently come...

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Platypus the strange animal

goingeagle3 @eagletrek2 (5514) • Kingston, New York 30 Oct 16

This animal is one of the only mammals that lay eggs plus has kind of a web feet and a duck bill .It kind of look like a duck and a beaver had something going on but I do like strange I got some youtube vid here that could tell...

straange animals

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Stop! (squeal of brakes). There's an echidna!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382105) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Aug 16

I was thrilled to see three echidnas during our two-weeks away. They are not often seen in the open and seeing three was a rare treat. Echidnas and platypuses (or perhaps that should be platypi) are monotremes and native to...

western australia

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Australiana 2! If you thought the wombat was weird..... Check out this dude!

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 23 Nov 08

There is yet another animal that is totally unique to Australia that I wanted to share. It's a platypus and is described as an egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal! It belongs to a genus called the...

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The poor Platypus.....

Erilyn @Erilyn (3020) • United States 14 Nov 08

The Platypus has to be the strangest of all of God's creatures. The poor things were put together with what must have been parts left over from all the other animals. The poor babies!!From Wikipedia: [i]When the Platypus was...

peiced together

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Is there any place in the US to see a Platypus?

zeeterman @zeeterman (1066) • United States 12 Nov 08

I was wondering if anyone knew if there were a zoo or aquarium located in the United States where you could see a Platypus? I know they're hard to keep in captivity out of their natural habitat, but it can be done.

What are your views on the current Platypus?

zeeterman @zeeterman (1066) • United States 27 Dec 07

What are your views on the current Platypus?