This is the moment a rare platypus was released back into the wild at a national park near Sydney, Australia. https://bbc.in/3BuWeGW | BBC News

A wild platypus appears! 🔍 A group of volunteers were recently treated to a platypus skimming through the Grose River in the Blue Gum Forest at Blue Mountains National Park. What a rewarding sight for the Great Grose Weed Walk volunteers and our staff, who had spent three days working hard to remove Blackberry and Crofton weed in the area. These invasive weeds are a threat to the local environment, as they can infest large areas and cause significant damage to the ecosystem that species like th

WATCH: Tim Faulkner performs the first ever platypus venom milking at The Australian Reptile Park in the hope it will help in the development of medicinal treatments. #TenNews DETAILS: http://bit.ly/2yXXGlK | 10 News