Incurablog: A Naturalist At Work

8 Dec 2009

The Platypus is the only Australian mammal known to be venomous. Endemic to Australia and one of only five egg-laying mammal species in the world, the platypus feeds almost entirely in water and generally at night. Using the touch and electro-receptors on its distinctive bill, it spends several hours foraging along streambeds, consuming approximately 13-28 percent of its body weight in freshwater invertebrates. Females feeding young can consume almost their own body weight of these mostly tiny animals in a single day. Baby Platypus FTW.

The Platypus is the only Australian mammal known to be venomous.

Endemic to Australia and one of only five egg-laying mammal species in the world, the platypus feeds almost entirely in water and generally at night. Using the touch and electro-receptors on its distinctive bill, it spends several hours foraging along streambeds, consuming approximately 13-28 percent of its body weight in freshwater invertebrates. Females feeding young can consume almost their own body weight of these mostly tiny animals in a single day.

Baby Platypus FTW.

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    lol i would love to have one of those. xD
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    This looks nothing like the purple platypus beanie baby.
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    I can’t not reblog this, guys.
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    I did a report on the platypus in fifth grade. It has poisonous spurs on the back of its hind legs. If that son of a...
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    this weekend, i learned that...pluralized version
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    omg baby platypi!
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    触ってみたくなる >カモノハシ ベビー
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    Fuck me sideways, esto es hermoso.