The platypus is a fascinating creature from the family called monotremes. There is a lot left to be discovered about these animals and in part 1 we hear about the challenges in studying them. Part 2 will explore the features that make them unique. Our guest is <a href="https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/gilad-bino">Dr. Gilad Bino</a>.<a href="http://scihi.org/george-shaw-platypus/">George Kearsley Shaw: science meets the platypus</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotreme">What are monotremes?</a><a href="https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/solving-the-mystery-of-the-four-headed-echidna-penis">The amazing penis of the echidna!</a><a href="https://veteriankey.com/platypuses/">Lots of cool photos of platypus biological features </a><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Drawings-of-nesting-burrows-of-captive-platypuses-from-above-a-2007-and-2008-burrow_fig2_324911013">Maps of complex platypus nesting burrows</a><a href="https://platy-project.acf.org.au/">The Platy-Project (citizen science initiative)</a> ﻿This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/49030b9e-6e7b-11ec-9fbd-ff69d6d10229/podcasts/9fecdaca-fad6-11eb-9ffa-a3e68bab84c8/episodes/ab62632c-3f5c-11ed-a1c5-7b1425b745c5/betterhelp.com/monstertalk">betterhelp.com/monstertalk</a> and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

272 - The Peculiar Platypus Part 2

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