How the Mystery of Winston Churchill's Dead Platypus Was Finally Solved

How the mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was finally solved

The platypus was a top secret gift from Australia, found dead in his enclosure as war raged in the seas around him.

Death of a duck-billed platypus gifted to Winston Churchill by...

THE truth over the death of a duck-billed platypus sent to Winston Churchill as a wartime gift has finally been uncovered. Researchers found t... #news, #uknews, #thesunnewspaper, #worldwar2, #flyingeze

The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved, until now

The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved, until now In 1943, a camouflaged ship set off from Australia to England carrying top secret cargo - a single young platypus. Named after his would-be owner, UK prime minister Winston Churchill, the rare monotreme was an unprecedented…

Unraveling the Enigma of Churchill's Enigmatic Platypus - The Global Herald

In a remarkable episode from 1943, Australia dispatched a peculiar present to Britain: a young platypus named after Winston Churchill, the UK Prime Minister