Which zoo has platypus

Joined: 18 Mar Posts: Location: Germany. Saro , 19 May I can't give much credence to the other zoos having displayed live platypus Leipzig, Frankfurt, Rotterdam.

The London reference is certainly not a live specimen it has been referred to before on Zoochat; it was not a live animal. In another case Budapest the "platypus" was in fact a long-beaked echidna presumably due to translation error. Chlidonias , 20 May Tim May , 20 May OrangePerson , 20 May Joined: 2 Dec Posts: 1, Location: Northamptonshire. IanRRobinson , 7 Oct Does anybody know if any serious attempts have been made by American, European, or other non-Australian zoos to try and get the required permission from the Australian government to get a platypus in the last 30 years or so?

I was told by someone involved with the Omaha Zoo that Lee Simmons really wanted one for his nocturnal house, but I'm not sure if a formal attempt to get one was ever made. If serious attempts have been made, have any come close to succeeding?

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In partnership with the Australian Platypus Conservancy, Taronga supports a research program investigating and promoting alternatives to reduce the capture of Platypus through yabby trapping - a favourite Australian pastime. Continuing to develop our platypus breeding program to better understand this incredibly secretive and elusive species is a challenge we eagerly accept.

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On this page An animal emblem. Marvellous monotreme. Unusual adaptations. When it is light out the exhibit is dark and vice versa.

Zoo officials are hopeful the animals will rear some young, but they said the pair has lived together for several years without producing any young. Search Query Show Search. Support KPBS. Watch Live. Show Search Search Query. Platypus are one of only two monotremes egg-laying mammals surviving in the world. Platypuses are also unique among animals for their electroreception abilities. Their soft bills are covered with leathery skin that contains special nerves, allowing them to detect electrical fields generated by small aquatic animals their dinner.

Platypuses are one of the more peculiar looking Australian animals. They have thick brown fur and webbed front paws that they use like paddles.