Fauna of Australia species are nocturnal and many arboreal. Two of the five living species of monotreme occur in Australia: the platypus and the short-beaked echidna. The monotremes differ from other mammals in their methods of reproduction; in particular, they lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The platypus—a venomous, egg-laying, duck-billed amphibious mammal—is considered to be one of the strangest creatures in the animal kingdom. When it was first presented by Joseph Banks to English naturalists it was thought to be so strange that it was a cleverly created hoax. The short-beaked echidna is similarly strange, covered in hairy spikes
That's What Life Is All About (album) this album is another landmark in a uniquely long and distinguished career. Variety commented: “All right, Bing Crosby's voice isn’t as great as it was 20, 30 or whatever years ago. So what? He’s a brilliant stylist and there’s plenty of voice left as he demonstrates here on 13 tracks…” That's What Life Is All About (album) The songs from the album were included on a 3-CD set called "Bing Crosby: The Complete United Artists Sessions" issued by EMI Records (7243 59808 2 4) in 1997. This included several previously unreleased alternate takes and studio chat. In January 1974, Crosby