Platypus MattersWinner of the Whitley Award for Best Natural History Book 2022 A compelling, funny, first hand account of Australia's wonderfully unique mammals and how our perceptions impact their future. Think of a platypus: they lay eggs (that hatch into so called platypups), they produce milk without nipples and venom without fangs, and they can detect electricity. Or consider a wombat: their teeth never stop growing, they poo cubes, and they defend themselves