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| What we found |
Often we climb down to the different sections of the Georges River, for a swim, to see the birds or just catch a bit of sun. This Sunday we where going along the rock ledges and went just a little bit further to see a bird and there in the water about 2 metres from the edge was an unusual lump. The bill made us both realise at the same time this was a platypus!
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| Stephen retrieves the platypus |
Albeit tangled in fishing line and dead. Stephen quickly jumped in the water and retrieved it. When he got it back to shore we could see how the fishing line was stuck around its bill and bits of the fur where coming off as it was decomposing.
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| Fishing line well and truly lodged |
Not a pretty sight and very smelly. But an important discovery. We then sent off the photos to Rob the local koala expert. Little did we know where this would lead.
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The location - Georges River, Kentlyn
S34°04.941' E150°51.868' |
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