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Larila the platypus, who lived in the waterways under and through Hobart s CBD in Tasmania, underwent surgery after she was discovered entangled in twine earlier this month.
Tasmania surprises experts with his
citizen science. The man has bonded with a platypus, an animal that is known to be very elusive.
The man, Pete Walsh, comes from Hobart, the capital city of Australia s island Tasmania state. Vonna Keller, his partner, named him platypus whisperer due to his special relationship with a platypus, whom they called Zoom.
According to Keller, the animal silently bonded with Walsh, because whenever Walsh goes to the creek just to sit there, the animal zooms literally across from him, then climb on a rock to deliberately look at him.
The events that led to their relationship started in early 2020 during the pandemic lockdowns. Walsh is a nature lover, and he started noticing the several platypuses which inhabited Hobart Rivulet. He observed that they were starting to spend more time in the public areas.
Meet the Tasmanian platypus whisperer whose citizen science is surprising the experts
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The platypus is known for being an elusive animal, yet right in the heart of an Australian capital city, one man has developed a special bond with them.
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Hobart man, Pete Walsh helped a platypus caught up in rubbish in the Hobart Rivulet
The experience led him to devote himself to the protection of the animals and their habitat