One component of the Survival Stories collaboration with the Australian Museum involves setting up conversations between archive/collections staff and research scientists. In this session, Vanessa Finney (Head of World Cultures, Archives & Library Collections) and Kris Helgen (Chief Scientist) were discussing platypus and echidna natural history illustrations, specimens and archival footage. Ceridwen guided the conversation, while Zoë sketched and asked for occasional clarification.