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    Oh no!

    Mar 25, 2021 2 minutes

    With its duck-like beak, beaver-like tail, shy nature and egg laying, the platypus is one of Australia’s most amazing creatures – but it’s in serious trouble.

    Research by UNSW found over 22% of their natural habitat has been destroyed. It’s so bad that the researchers, with WWF-Australia,

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