Simply describes what a platypus looks like, where it lives, and how it swims, builds a nest, cares for its eggs, and raises its babies.

Pete the Cat and his animal friends welcome Gus the Platypus, who discovers his own special talent.

Dude! You have to read this book. It's totally about this platypus and this beaver who are friends. They want to go surfing but dude, there's this shark who's in the ocean, too. But don't worry. This shark approaches and you'll never guess what happens.

Because Australia is an island that broke away from a larger land mass about 200 million years ago, animals on the secluded continent developed separately, and platypuses are a prime example. Readers learn that a platypus can stay underwater for one or two minutes at a time, has two coats of fur to help it keep warm, and lives on land in a burrow. Full-color photos include an image of two baby platypuses.

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Paired together after a veteran detective retires, platypus police squad members Rick Zengo, a hotshot rookie, and Corey O'Malley, a hard-nosed old-timer, struggle with their differences while tackling their first case involving a missing schoolteacher and a duffle bag filled with illegal fish.

Follow a female platypus as she hunts for food, finds a mate, builds a shelter, and cares for her pups

Phineas and Ferb build a "Perry translator" so they can finally understand what Perry the Platypus is saying.

Lonely Platypus tries looking for animals to play with, but he cannot find where he belongs until he happens upon the seashore.