Expedition Ice Crevice

There has been an unbelievable discovery of several ice-encased Purple Spotted Hairless Platypus' corpses in Antarctica. As the leading Purple Spotted Hairless Platypus research and eradication organization, we were contact first for the opportunity to examine the specimen.

We will be leaving for Antarctica on Expedition Ice Crevice on Monday, March 30th, 2009. The goals of the expedition are to gain a more in-depth understanding of the Purple Spotted Hairless Platypus' aging, distribution, and mating patterns of such a species. It was thought that they were created in a laboratory in the early 1950's, but this could blow that theory out of the water. This is a truly unbelievable discovery!

Apparently, the specimen have been preserved incredibly well and found in two separate locations - both ice caves. We intend on taking tissue samples for DNA testing, carbon dating, and geospatial analysis as well as photos to be published in the Journal of Illegally Introduced Non-Indigenous Species of South America.

Unfortunately, given the recent economic challenges and a daunting meeting with the foundation's Bored of Directors, our travel logistics are complicated. Just getting there will be a 5 1/2 day journey with 19 separate legs and no air travel. Starting in Las Vegas, Nevada, we will be travelling over 17,000 miles round trip including, but not limited to, stops in Canada, Bermuda, Guam, & Peru.

At present and after an intense bidding war between Discovery and National Geographic, NatGeo is scrambling to get their paperwork in order to join us. It was a last minute decision, but something they feel worthy given the nature of such a discovery.

We will be documenting our journey to the best of our ability as well as posting frequent updates at http://twitter.com/PSHPlatypus.