Famed for its bill, webbed feet and venomous spurs, the platypus is one of only two egg-laying mammals in the world. Photo: ReutersIt only takes a rustle and splash of an orange buoy floating on the Thone River for two Australian scientists to know they've found what they're looking for: the elusive platypus. Famed for its bill, webbed feet and venomous spurs, the platypus is one of only two egg-laying mammals in the world. "There's not much of an understanding how fires impact platypuses," said University of New South Wales (UNSW) ecologist Gilad Bino. Dr Gilad Bino, an ecologist from the University of New South Wales, conducts field research on a captured platypus near Byabarra.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 27, 2021 02:48 UTC