For the first time ever, a duck-billed platypus was born in captivity. The baby platypus was born to a pair named Jack & Jill in the Healesville animal sanctuary near Melbourne, Australia.
The baby platypus is believed to be the child of two of the 10 platypuses that were re-homed. She was given the name 'Gilli', meaning 'flame' or 'life has been ignited' in the Dharawal language ...