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
What About Us? (Brandy song) three favorite tracks on the "Full Moon" album along with the title track and "He Is". In 2003, "What About Us?" was awarded a BMI Urban Award, while Steve "Silk" Hurley's remix version of the song received a nomination for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical but lost to Roger Sanchez's remix of No Doubt's "Hella Good". AOL Music hosted the exclusive global premiere of "What About Us?" starting January 2, 2002. The full song was first made available for streaming on-demand in its entirety with a special recorded introduction from Norwood on the AOL service at