A year in the life of one of Earth's weirdest animals

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A year in the life of one of Earth's weirdest animals

Trace a year in the life of a platypus, and explore how the animal’s unique adaptations ensure its survival.

Waddling along the parched Australian earth, a female platypus is searching for fresh water. Over the past year, a severe drought turned rivers and streams to mere trickles. She barely survived and was unable to reproduce. Could the next year bring a change in luck? Gilad Bino traces a year in the life of a platypus, and explores the unique adaptations that ensure this ancient species' survival.

Credits:

educator: Gilad Bino

art director: Petya Zlateva

animators: Petya Zlateva, Velislava Shtarkova, Nataliya Atanasova

narrator: Jack Cutmore-Scott

sound design, original music: BigBanda Soundscapers

producers: Gerta Xhelo, Bethany Cutmore-Scott (TED-Ed), Vessela Dantcheva (Compote Collective)

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