Platypus: World's Strangest Animal
2003•E•52m•9.0•Released
Documentary
One of only two living mammals to lay eggs, the platypus has baffled and inspired the scientific community for hundreds of years. Three years in the making, this stunning natural history film takes us down the East Coast of Australia to the many serenely beautiful habitats of the platypus. Technology specially created for this film captures images from inside the nesting chamber of a wild platypus, and records the extraordinary sounds of the mother suckling her offspring. We watch as they grow from newborns to adulthood. Join renowned documentary makers David Parer and Elizabeth Parer-Cook (Dragons of Galapagos, Wolves of the Sea) on this fascinating journey from the rainforests of Queensland to the frozen mountains of Tasmania, as they reveal new insights into this mysterious creature.
Writer
Jonathan Holmes
Languages
English
Studio
Discovery Communications
Production
Company
Discovery Communications
Company
ABC Natural History Unit
Company
Telcast International GmbH
Producer
Elizabeth Parer-Cook
Producer
David Parer
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