Baby platypuses usually stay with their mothers for at least five months — so when this little one was found severely dehydrated and thin during a forest fire, these vets knew it was time for some real love and care 💓 #SecretsOfTheZoo | National Geographic TV

Who else is un-bill-ievably excited for platypus month? 🙋 It's a well-known fact that platypuses are monotremes, i.e. mammals that lay eggs and produce milk for their young. But here are some lesser known platypus facts: 🥚 A baby platypus is commonly called a puggle 🍼 They don’t have teats, rather their milk is expressed onto a milk pad on their belly 🧬 Platypus milk contains a rather unusual antibacterial protein. Scientists believe this protein may protect the mother’s highly nutritious mi

A baby platypus, commonly called a puggle, begins life by hatching blind and hairless from a small leathery egg. Instead of nursing through nipples, it feeds on milk that seeps from the mother’s skin pores, an unusual trait among mammals. The young remain inside the burrow for protection while they continue to develop. Platypuses are one of the world’s few egg-laying mammals and inhabit freshwater systems across eastern Australia and Tasmania. Although they are not officially classified as endan

This baby platypus is basically just a water puppy! 😍😍 Credit: ViralHog | VT

Baby platypus are so vulnerable and clumsy. 🥺 Stream "The Platypus Guardian" here: ow.ly/pAQt50PYp4G | Nature | PBS