A platypus miracle at Christmas Creek!

[@lilliankeane5731]

That was lovely! Really really lovely, thank you all so very much, he looked so healthy and Christmas Stream looked idyllic!

[@bipolarbear7325]

40 seconds in and you already woke the little guy up, grabbed him upside down by the tail, told him he's getting evicted, and called him fat. 😢 Platypus get absolutely no respect.

[@rosemarym8388]

Wonderful to see wildlife being returned with such care and compassion 🥰

[@LouLou-jo5ln]

This brought me to tears of happiness. I wish this beautiful creature a long happy life. Thank you to all involved, you do the most important work of all 💖 xx

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

Thank you. Looks like a really great place to release him. May he live long there

[@Snail-u6t]

Great work platypus team Healesville.

[@Whiteteeth-y7t7]

Aw that platypus is so precious

[@jacquitol8357]

Just beautiful!!! Well done everyone 💙

[@zoeelleyn6061]

Jet to the rescue 🙌

[@KimVic23]

So great to see. I’m curious though. When you grab him by his tail and you said ‘that’s spurring behaviour’, you weren’t worried about his spurs stinging you? (Is that the correct terminology?)

[@npplatypus]

@KimVic23 When she says that, you can see the platypus bringing his hind legs towards each other. The venomous spurs are on those hind legs, and the spurring behaviour would be him trying to "grab" the offending "threat" with those hind legs & drive the spurs in. That's one reason why she is holding him by the tail, as that puts her hand & arm in a position where the platypus can't reach to spur her. But he's trying! And that's really good natural behaviour to see before a release back to the wild.

[@merrylmarsh9037]

What a special occasion. A delight ❤

[@lachlanmcgrath2014]

Doing great work out there ❤ thankyou!

[@mattc6779]

Beautiful

[@Kim-lc3fv]

Cute story. I don't know why it popped up so late on my feed.

[@lesliewesterlund2599]

Super awesome 🎉

[@birdmadd8137]

Lovely

[@apistosig4173]

Awesomeness

[@mariagloriazoppi5045]

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