Meet Zoom the friendly platypus! The platypus is recognised as world’s most evolutionary distinct mammal. In fact, they're so unique that in the 1790's, European scientists initially thought they were a stitched-together hoax! Thankfully, they quickly realised the platypus wasn't a joke and more recently, a team of international scientists released the most complete genetic map yet for the species. It revealed some interesting facts about this highly unusual animal, including: ➡️ The existence o

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