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Australian Wildlife: Amazing Platypus
Title:
Australian Wildlife: Amazing Platypus
NFSA ID
27218
Year
1973
This episode of the series Australian Wildlife is about the platypus. Like the echidna, the platypus is a monotreme - the only mammals whose young are hatched from eggs.
This film shows the platypus in its natural surroundings - swimming, feeding, burrowing and at play.
Director
John Shaw
Producer
John Morris
Production Company
Australian Commonwealth Film Unit
Cinematographer
John Shaw
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