EditorialA sedated female platypus receives a physical exam at the Taronga Wildlife Hospital in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, April 30, 2020. (David Maurice Smith/The New York Times)
EditorialRobert Dockerill, a senior zookeeper at Taronga Zoo, handles a rescued platypus named Annie in Sydney on Jan. 30, 2020. (David Maurice Smith/The New York Times)