The Duck-Billed Platypus

About this episode

The episode follows Sam, a duck-billed platypus, as he mistakenly believes he is a duck and enters a competition for freshwater shrimp.

Deep in the rivers and streams of Australia lives one of the strangest animals on Earth: the duck-billed platypus. More specifically, this is the home of Sam, a furry creature with a duck bill, webbed feet, a beaver-like tail, and absolutely no idea what he is. When Sam discovers a flyer for the Great Splash & Quack, he comes to a very reasonable conclusion: he must be a duck. Determined to win the grand prize of unlimited freshwater shrimp, Sam enters the competition and quickly becomes ...

Topics covered

• duck-billed platypus
• animals
• competition
• Australia
• children's stories

Keywords

• platypus
• Sam
• Great Splash & Quack
• freshwater shrimp
• animals
• children's podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Australia

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