Platypuses are nocturnal, so the best chance for guests to get a glimpse of these strange, semi-aquatic mammals is at night. Millsberg Platypus Habitat, the platypuses' permanent home, has three pools for Birrarung and Eve to splash in, naturalistic river banks, extensive tunnels, and nesting areas, the zoo said.īirrarung and Eve are not at the zoo for the purposes of breeding but veterinarians are prepared for if it does occur. Their transfer to the United States has been three years in the making, Schwartz said. Birrarung and Eve arrived at the Safari Park from the Taronga Zoo Sydney in late October but their exhibit at the park's "Walkabout Australia" opened to the public on Friday. Its close relative, the long-beaked echidna, is critically endangered. The new puggle is a short-beaked echidna, a relatively common species. ambassadors for their species, promoting awareness about the vulnerable platypuses and sharing the importance of protecting their habitats - freshwater streams increasingly threatened by pollution and climate change, the zoo said. The platypus, which can also be found at the Safari Park. He has quiet time, too, when he cuddles up with his mom and dad and they groom one another. He spends his time running along branches and logs, leaping from spot to spot, and playing with his parents. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park's latest inhabitants may look cute zipping, diving and splashing in their new exhibit, but this pair of platypuses from the "Down Under" will play a much larger role to conservationism, San Diego Zoo Global (SDZG) says.īirrarung and Eve, an 8-year-old male and 15-year-old female, are the first platypuses to live outside of their native Australia in a half-century, according to SDZG spokesperson Rick Schwartz. After a couple of months, Aloka became one active aye-aye.
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