Platypus House and Seahorse World

We arrived quite early for our tour at Platypus House but they fortunately had a cafe there so we were able to get a light lunch and sample some of the local chocolates produced in Tasmania at Anvers Chocolate Factory before the Platypus House.
It was interesting and Millie was wrapped to see the Platypus but I did feel it was a little more talked up than what it turned out to be. They had 4 Platypus (3 female and 1 male) in 4 different tanks and 3 echidna who live in 1 enclosure. The guides know a lot about the animals and it was great to get up so close to these animals, but on the whole was a little anticlimactic.
We then moved on to Seahorse World where we were able to get on to the tour before the one we were actually booked in for. It was interesting to see these creatures as well up close and to hear about their habits. They had a reasonable facility there which is primarily focused on the breeding and sales and distribution of these creatures. What was most interesting when all said and done is that Seahorse and nothing more than the equivalent of plankton or sea monkies. They breed prolifically, eat and grow to an age where they breed again. They become food for bigger sea creatures, just as they themselves eat smaller sea creatures like sea monkies or the equivalent and, though they are cute and pretty to watch, serve no real other purpose than to be food for bigger fish. It was interesting to hold one thought. Apparently they can survive for a fair while out of the water and they make a popping sound with their mouth when out of the water too.
After the tour there is a small aquarium we had a look through but ultimately this tour felt a little anticlimactic as well. Seahorse World is basically a breeding facility to supply aquariums, alternative medicine manufacturers, and any other places that would have a need for live Seahorses.
From there we headed to Low Head and our next stop for the night.Read more