Oldest platypus found in the wild is ‘beyond all our expectations’, say researchers
by Emily Wind from on (#6JN30)
Australian Platypus Conservancy says it's remarkable this animal is still doing as well as he is'
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The biologist who first tagged a one-year-old platypus back in 2000 was astonished when it was recaptured last year, aged about 24, making it the oldest platypus found in the wild.
The director of the Australian Platypus Conservancy, Geoff Williams, has been researching the egg-laying mammals for decades, but said long-term research into the species can be expensive and rare.
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