Ann Moyal

“Corrie's birth resonated in Britain, and Australia gained some of the liveliest publicity since the battle of El Alamein. In the thick of war, this clearly ruffled the London Daily Telegraph who published a local rhymester's verse in their columns:
Hush-a-bye Platypus,
Pride of the Zoo
Baby shall figure in Nature's Who's Who,
Mummy will fondle and Daddy will brag
While all the zoologists' tongues are a-wag.
Shush, little mammal, you're nor all that smart, This is no time to expect a star part, Sleep—and remove that smirk off your bill We are making more history than you ever will.
'Australian jungle fighters', huffed the paper 'will doubtless agree'.”
― Ann Moyal, Platypus: The Extraordinary Story of How a Curious Creature Baffled the World