17K views · 667 reactions | With an animal as unique as the platypus, we love all the marvellous facts that come with this Australian species! Drop your platypus facts below! Here's one to start: When the platypus is on the lookout for food, it's bill comes into action! The bill becomes the primary sense organ while foraging in water and can detect prey through vibrations and pressure! Here's Sam from Melbourne Zoo in action!  Thanks Ryan for the video! | Zoos Victoria | Facebook

It’s a historic day at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park! They announced the arrival of two platypuses from Australia and the official opening of the Nelson M. Millsberg Platypus Habitat at the Walkabout Australia exhibit. The two platypuses, a 15-year-old female named Eve and an 8-year-old male named Birra, came here from the Taronga Zoo in Sydney to serve as ambassadors for their species. The #SanDiego Zoo Safari Park is currently the only zoo outside of Australia to house platypuses-and this is t

Did you know platypus are suprisingly adept climbers? Watch in wonder as this skillfull scrambler gathers nesting material. #forthewild #tarongatv | Taronga Zoo Sydney

Baby platypuses usually stay with their mothers for at least five months — so when this little one was found severely dehydrated and thin during a forest fire, these vets knew it was time for some real love and care 💓 #SecretsOfTheZoo | National Geographic TV