See the Worlds strangest animals -LIVE, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!
Platypus House offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to watch both live Tasmanian platypuses and echidnas in daylight conditions undercover! Many great photo opportunties are available to help capture fond memories of your visit!
Tasmanian platypuses and Tasmanian echidnas are unique, and cannot be seen anywhere else in the world.
Beautiful, majestic, mysterious and darn right odd are possible descriptions of the platypus. Here is an animal whose general structure puts it somewhere on a level with reptiles and birds and at the same time suggests a closer relationship to those animals we call mammals which have fur coats, four legs and produce milk to feed their babies.
The platypus is a highly specialized animal. What specialized adaptations has nature grafted onto this aquatic creature? It certainly has not developed the streamlines of dolphins or seals but has enormous, webbed front feet and a flattened tail. It has a quiet and leisurely way of swimming which like the rest of the animal has to be seen to be believed.
On land, the platypus is shuffling and sinuous. The feet are very useful and can be used for a variety of purposes, apart from walking on, including grasping an enemy in order to inject him with venom, mating, preening, and digging. Only at Platypus House are you likely to see any of these activities because our animals are active throughout the day.
Every tour offers:
- A fully guided tour of platypus ponds to watch platypuses feeding and playing
- A walk through the echidna garden to see echidna foraging in a bushland setting
- An Interpretation Centre explaining the biology of both platypuses and echidnas
- A theaterette showing a film on platypuses
- A cafe with excellent beverages and friendly staff
- A selection of gifts and postcards to remember a fantastic living world experience
Group bookings are essential.
Open daily 9.30 am, except Christmas Day
Regular tours throughout the day, last tour in winter is at 3.30pm, in summer 4.30pm
5 mins from Beaconsfield • 40 mins from Launceston • In the heart of the Tamar Valley
Please mention you found us on the GoSeeAustralia.com.au website when you call or visit!
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