The Platypus Guardian -
nature

Sun, Aug 24 1:00 A.M. NHPBS (11.1)  

This story is about an extraordinary man and a mysterious animal living on an island at the end of the world Tasmania. Peter Walsh is a Tasmanian with no background in natural history, yet he has become obsessed with one of nature's least understood and most unlikely creature, the platypus. Walsh is on a mission to observe and understand the animals and save them from urban development in the capital city of Hobart. He has befriended one particular female he named Zoom. She lets him into her secretive world and a relationship like no other develops. Walsh will reveal the life of this enigmatic creature, but his time is precious as he manages with his MS diagnosis.

Duration: 56 minutes and 16 seconds

Episode Number: 4201

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Sun, Aug 24	1:00 A.M.	The Platypus Guardian     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Aug 24	3:00 A.M.	The Platypus Guardian     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Aug 24	7:00 P.M.	The Platypus Guardian     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Aug 24	8:00 P.M.	The Platypus Guardian     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Aug 25	12:00 A.M.	The Platypus Guardian     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Aug 25	8:00 A.M.	The Platypus Guardian     NH World (11.3)

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