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| Police appeal for return of platypus spotted travelling on Brisbane train | Police appeal for return of platypus spotted travelling on Brisbane train |
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| Two people were seen boarding the train with the animal wrapped in a towel | Two people were seen boarding the train with the animal wrapped in a towel |
| A platypus believed to have been taken from the wild and transported on a Brisbane train urgently needs to be returned to its natural environment, officials say. | A platypus believed to have been taken from the wild and transported on a Brisbane train urgently needs to be returned to its natural environment, officials say. |
| Two people were spotted boarding the train at Morayfield on Tuesday with a platypus wrapped in a towel, Queensland police said. | Two people were spotted boarding the train at Morayfield on Tuesday with a platypus wrapped in a towel, Queensland police said. |
| The pair were patting the animal and showing it to fellow commuters, and investigators believe they were on their way to Caboolture, about three minutes away. | The pair were patting the animal and showing it to fellow commuters, and investigators believe they were on their way to Caboolture, about three minutes away. |
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| Queensland police have issued a joint appeal with the Department of Environment and Science calling for the animal to be returned to a police station or vet immediately. | Queensland police have issued a joint appeal with the Department of Environment and Science calling for the animal to be returned to a police station or vet immediately. |
| The platypus is at risk of becoming sick, diseased or dying the longer it is out of its habitat, police say. | The platypus is at risk of becoming sick, diseased or dying the longer it is out of its habitat, police say. |
| It should not be fed or introduced to any new environments. | It should not be fed or introduced to any new environments. |
| Platypuses also have venomous spurs that can injure pets and people. | Platypuses also have venomous spurs that can injure pets and people. |
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| Taking a platypus from the wild is an offence under Queensland’s Nature Conservation Act and a maximum penalty of more than $430,000 applies. | Taking a platypus from the wild is an offence under Queensland’s Nature Conservation Act and a maximum penalty of more than $430,000 applies. |
| Anyone with information is asked to make a report through Policelink. | Anyone with information is asked to make a report through Policelink. |
| This article was amended on 6 April 2023. Caboolture is about three minutes away from Morayfield by train, not 20 minutes as an earlier version indicated. | This article was amended on 6 April 2023. Caboolture is about three minutes away from Morayfield by train, not 20 minutes as an earlier version indicated. |