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

The six-month-old female platypus is the first-known puggle born in Australia's oldest national park in more than 50 years, and its arrival comes despite a series of recent pollution scares in local waterways. To read the full story or stay in the know with news you care about, download the ABC News app. | ABC Sydney

23K views · 121 reactions | A juvenile platypus, or puggle, has been found in the Royal National Park less than a year after ten animals were introduced. #platypus #endangeredspecies #7NEWS | 7NEWS Australia | Facebook