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    • Vital statistics
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    • Names (including “What’s the plural of platypus?”)
    • Fossil history
    • Echidnas – the other modern monotremes
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    • Platypus conservation status
    • Platypus distribution
    • Platypus abundance
  • FAQs & Myths
    • Some platypus FAQs
    • Some platypus myths
  • Rakali
    • Size and general features
    • Distribution and habitats
    • Names and origin
    • Spatial use and shelter sites
    • Diet and foraging behaviour
    • Reproduction
    • Rakali conservation status
    • Coexistence of rakali and platypus
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Category: Newsletter

Ripples 47 -October 2011

October 31, 2011

Ripples 47 -October 2011

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Ripples 46 -June 2011

June 30, 2011

Ripples 46 -June 2011

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Ripples 45 -March 2011

March 31, 2011

Ripples 45 -March 2011

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Ripples 44 – October 2010

October 31, 2010

Ripples 44 – October 2010

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Ripples 43 – June 2010

June 30, 2010

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Ripples 42 – March 2010

March 31, 2010

Ripples 42 – March 2010

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Ripples 41 – October 2009

October 30, 2009

Ripples 41 – October 2009

 

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Ripples 40 – May 2009

May 29, 2009

Newsletter of the Australian Platypus Conservancy.

Ripples 40 – May 2009

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Ripples 39 – February 2009

February 28, 2009

Newsletter of the Australian Platypus Conservancy.

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Ripples 38 – September 2008

September 29, 2008

Newsletter of the Australian Platypus Conservancy.

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Report a Platypus Sighting

If you have ever seen a platypus in the wild (either alive or dead), you possess information that is vital to our understanding of the status, distribution and conservation needs of the species. Therefore, please consider reporting the details of your sighting(s) to the Australian Platypus Conservancy. Use our Reporting Form

Platypus & Water Rat Reports

If you wish to keep up to date with the Platypus and Water Rat Reports, please go to our Facebook Page

Rakali – the water rat

Information about the Rakali or Australian water-rat is available via the Rakali Page. These are often mistaken for platypus, or found in similar locations.
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