01364nam a22002651i 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020003900062040002500101082001500126100003500141245004700176264003200223264001100255300004600266336002100312336002800333337002500361338002300386490002200409504005100431520055900482650003501041830002201076OSt20210107172913.0210107t20162016enko|||jrb||| 001 e eng d  a9781474714525cRM 75.40qpaperback  aPPAKbengcPPAKerda04223a599.291 aGaneri, Anita,d1961-eauthor.14aThe Story of the Platypus /cAnita Ganeri. 1aOxford : bRaintree, c2016 4c©2016  a32 pages : bcolour photographs ;c23 cm.  atext2rdacontent  astill image2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier0 aFabulous animals   aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aHow was the platypus first reported to the Western world? What was the public and scientific reaction to it? What is the status of the platypus today? We see unusual animals in the zoo or on TV, but have you ever wondered how they came to be discovered? Some of these animals were so strange and unusual that they were originally thought to have been invented or made up. This series tells the story of some of those animals. In this book, readers can follow the story of how the platypus was discovered and find out what makes it special and different.  0aPlatypusvJuvenile literature. 0aFabulous animals