Platypus are amazing. Did you know 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." Dr Tom
Grant, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences,
University of New South Wales.
For more platypus information see: Australian Platypus Conservancy
www.platypus.asn.au
LandLearn NSW - www.landlearnnsw.org.au
Photo taken by Faye Bedford & supplied by Dr T. Grant.
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