Australia's platypus fights for survival amid prolonged drought

SYDNEY - Australia’s platypus is under severe stress as the continent’s prolonged drought dries up river beds, leaving one of the world’s most peculiar animals fighting for its existence, scientists say.

Platypuses are elusive, strange-looking duck-billed animals with web feet that spend most of their time under water. According to their gene map, they are part bird, part reptile and part mammal. “The ash in the water and the lack of oxygen would have a severe impact on some areas that coincide with platypus populations,” said Bino, who said in a recently published research paper that action must be taken to prevent the platypus from disappearing from Australia’s waterways.

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Unless they have been under a drought for 30 plus years and intense heat then it’s weather not climate change...........

Well done!!

The Camel is more benefit than all exploited animals.I'm so sorry for the camel being eradicated.

Death to arsonist

carlpiek That aussie accent is so broad I thought she said 'farting for its life'.

Damn the drought got Perry too☹️☹️

Wassies!!!!!

Trump says Platypus' aren't real. They're made up animals to help the pandering environmentalists make their case. 'There's no such thing' never gonna happen. Have you seen the toilets in Australia, like the housewives tell me they can't even flush the toilet.'

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You do realise there has been widespread rain with significant flooding over much of the east coast in recent days? 🙄

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