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Dogs cruise creeks on paddleboards to sniff out and help the vulnerable platypus

Scientists at Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary are using trained sniffer dogs on paddleboards to track and identify platypuses in their habitat.

Scientists at Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary are using trained sniffer dogs on paddleboards to track and identify platypuses in their habitat.

The dogs, dubbed the "paddle pups", are helping scientists find the shy animals without disturbing their habitat.

 

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Dogs cruise creeks on paddleboards to sniff out and help the vulnerable platypus - ABC News

Victorian scientists enlist sniffer dogs on paddleboards to locate platypuses in the wild and increase knowledge of the iconic species without damaging their habitat.

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