Platypus returns to Australian national park for first time in half a century
Four females were released on Friday into the Royal National Park, which was established in 1879 and is the second oldest national park in the world.
A platypus is released by CEO of Taronga Zoo Cameron Kerr and Scientists back into Sydney's Royal National Park for the first time in over fifty years, in Sydney, Australia, May 12, 2023. (photo credit: JAIMI JOY/REUTERS)