platypus

Phineas and Ferb build a machine to help Jeremy learn to dance, while Perry the platypus tries to stop Dr. Doofenshmirtz from broadcasting a message of evil.

"When a strange little creature appears out of nowhere after the big rains, Australian animals wonder what in the world he could possibly be..."--Jacket.

Dr. Doofenshmirtz builds evil creations, comes up with bizarre inventions, opens a school for budding scientists, and plots to conquer the tri-state area and defeat Agent Perry the Platypus.

"Having escaped from Australia's Adelaide Zoo, an orphaned platypus named Albert embarks on a journey through the outback in search of "Old Australia," a rumored land of liberty, promise, and peace. What he will find there, however, away from the safe confinement of his enclosure for the first time since his earliest memories, proves to be a good deal more than he anticipated. Alone in the outback, with an empty soft drink bottle as his sole possession, Albert stumbles upon pyromaniacal wombat Jack, and together they spend a night drinking and gambling in Ponsby Station, a rough-and-tumble mining town. Accused of burning down the local mercantile, the duo flees into menacing dingo territory and quickly go their separate ways-Albert to pursue his destiny in the wastelands, Jack to reconcile his past. Encountering a motley assortment of characters along the way-a pair of invariably drunk bandicoots, a militia of kangaroos, hordes of the mercurial dingoes, and a former prize-fighting Tasmanian devil-our unlikely hero will discover a strength and skill for survival he never suspected he possessed."--Dust jacket.

The history of the scientific debate over the platypus, a mammal with a bill like that of a duck, which began in 1799 when a dried specimen reached England from Australia. Scientists at first believed that it was a hoax but later determined it was a real animal. In this age of animal classification, however, it was the center of much debate.

Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the platypus, an animal found only in Australia.

Platypus detectives Corey O'Malley and Rick Zengo are on the case of a missing teacher.

Because Australia is an island that broke away from a larger land mass about 200 million years ago, animals on the secluded continent developed separately, and platypuses are a prime example. Readers learn that a platypus can stay underwater for one or two minutes at a time, has two coats of fur to help it keep warm, and lives on land in a burrow. Full-color photos include an image of two baby platypuses.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of platypuses, one of three species of monotremes or egg-laying mammals.