By Jack Colantuono, ABC Gippsland
Photo: ABC/ Cody Stylianou
A Melbourne man has stumbled upon a rare pink platypus in a remote river.
He says this is not his first encounter with the unique animal, believing he spotted it several years ago when it was smaller.
What's next?: The fisherman has kept the location a secret to protect the animal from public disturbance.
When Melbourne fisherman Cody Stylianou made the long drive to a quiet river in the Australian state of Victoria's east a few months ago, he expected a routine day of exploring.
Instead, he found himself face to face with a rare sight - a pink platy
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