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The Quiet Disappearance of Australia's Urban Platypuses

The Quiet Disappearance of Australia’s Urban Platypuses
Newspapers used to describe sightings of dozens at a time. These days, one researcher says, “most Australians have never seen one.”
The Quiet Disappearance of Australia s Urban Platypuses
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It is dusk beside a creek and we are instructed to look for a trail of bubbles, under which could be one of the world’s weirdest mammals.
When you’re desperate to see a platypus in the fading light, everything looks like one.
Floating logs from bank-side paperbark trees, gyrating leaves caught in a dance with the wind, and what was probably a water-rat dashing from rocks they all make the heart briefly skip. But there’s no sign of the egg-laying, duck-billed, flat-tailed, and venomous monotreme. ....

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The elusive platypus could disappear without a splash

The elusive platypus could disappear without a splash
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Scientists say the risk of local extinctions is rising due to damaged waterways, land clearing and climate change, but the creatures’ habits make them hard to monitor
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It is dusk beside a creek and we are instructed to look for a trail of bubbles, under which could be one of the world’s weirdest mammals.
When you are desperate to see a platypus in the fading light, everything looks like one.
Floating logs from bank-side paperbark trees, gyrating leaves caught in a dance with the wind, and what was probably a water rat dashing from the rocks they all make the heart skip briefly. ....

Bremer River , Northern Territory , Slacks Creek , Kedron Brook , Scrubby Creek , Wildlife Preservation Society Of Queensland Platypuswatch , University Of New South Wales , University Of Queensland , Australian Mammalogy , Tamielle Brunt , Wildlife Preservation Society , New South Wales , New South Wales Centre , Ecosystem Science , The Taipei Times , ப்ரெமர் நதி , வடக்கு பிரதேசம் , ஸ்லாக்குகள் க்ரீக் , கெதிறோன் சிற்றாறு , ஸ்க்ரப்பி க்ரீக் , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் புதியது தெற்கு வேல்ஸ் , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் குயின்ஸ்லாந்து , வனவிலங்கு ப்ரிஸர்வேஶந் சமூகம் , புதியது தெற்கு வேல்ஸ் , புதியது தெற்கு வேல்ஸ் மையம் , சுற்றுச்சூழல் அமைப்பு அறிவியல் ,