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 That's What Life Is All About "That's What Life Is All About" is a 1975 song by Bing Crosby. The song was originally written by Peter Dacre (lyrics) and Les Reed (music). Later Bing Crosby re-wrote the lyrics with Ken Barnes. Bing Crosby recorded the song on February 19, 1975 at Chappells in London with the Pete Moore Orchestra. The session was produced by Ken Barnes. The song was released as a single by United Artists and the recording peaked at no. 35 in the U.S. on the "Billboard" Easy Listening chart and reached no. 41 in the UK. It