https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/animals/platypus-caught-on-film-gathering-grasses-for-nest-in-rare-moment/news-story/47e4bfc49a8075086780f107b7ce5025KidsNewsen2026-08-04T19:00:00+10:00Secret platypus behaviour filmedthat time,an elaborate nest,the full story,pollution,the water,HumanClimateenvironmentalPresent,organic matter monotremes,The platypus,–,its survival,Picture,the corner,the burrow,your findings,gum leaves,Platypuses,a species,25 minutes,night,your school,about.Time,rare moment,that vegetation,David Fleay Wildlife Park,a platypus gathering grass,2,the waterways,3,4,5,the banks,plant,animal,their area,creeks and rivers,new quollsQUICK QUIZWhat type,* animals,the streets,the recently hatched baby platypusesdecompose,a female platypus,leaves and bark,grasses,extinction,Jessica Thomas,plants,grass,waterways, drought and flooding,clumpsnestlings,Critical and Creative Thinking2,Thomas,Breeding season,Platypus,season POLL Kids News poll,the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 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