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  1. The local neighbourhood echidna decided to visit my backyard yesterday. They snuffled about an embankment looking for ants. I think that they must have found a few as well. By sitting very still and quiet I was able to get a few close up photos and videos.
    I've got a few more but file size is a problem. Can anyone advise some good open source free video editing software?
    #Echidna #Monotreme

  2. Factors contributing directly to platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) mortality and implications for conserving populations in the wild

    " Based on details of more than 400 platypus deaths with an identifiable cause recorded since 1989,
    five main factors contributed directly to platypus mortalities:

    drowning in fish nets or enclosed crustacean traps (such as opera house traps),
    being killed by predators (especially canids),
    becoming accidentally hooked by recreational anglers who then cut the line,
    becoming entangled in discarded fishing line or other types of litter and
    being hit by motor vehicles

    ... Additional mortality factors included drought, severe flooding, being drawn into irrigation pumps and entrapment in manmade materials or infrastructure.

    Disease was implicated as being the likely causal agent in two platypus deaths, including a female that died late in lactation.

    Platypus mortalities were recorded throughout the year on the southeastern Australian mainland but peaked in early autumn, when many recently weaned juveniles are likely to be present. Given the very high number of platypus mortalities attributed to the use of fish nets or enclosed crustacean traps, their use should be banned in all waters where platypus population are known to occur. "
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    Melody Serena et al., Factors contributing directly to platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) mortality and implications for conserving populations in the wild
    January 2025 Australian Mammalogy 47(1)
    doi.org/10.1071/AM24032
    #platypus #rivers #monotreme #wildlife #habitat #conservation #destruction #degradation #NSW #rivers #fishing #entanglement #traps #infrastructure #canids #cars #roads #RoadTrauma #mortality #extinction makers

  3. @KanaMauna
    do you ever think it's funny
    that when easter comes around
    eggs come from a bunny?
    I say layin' eggs
    ain't the normal habit
    of any normal rabbit
    where do they get
    those eggs of creme?
    have they a secret
    monotreme?

    #poetry
    #monotreme
    #rabbit
    #eggs
    #MysteryEggs

  4. @larena
    The few I've seen have looked as if they were enjoying themselves.
    So far as one mammal can tell in another so distant in clade.
    #monotreme #platypus

  5. Echidnas are everywhere are the moment. This one's visited a few times to clean up the ants around an old retaining wall.

    #Tasmania #Echidna #Monotreme #Nature #AustralianMammals

  6. The echidnas are very busy at the moment. I saw three yesterday and two today. Some are quite timid and curl up every time the camera's shutter goes off and others don't care at all.

    #Echidna #Wildlife #TasmanianForest #Tasmania #Monotreme

  7. Captive (rescue) platypus in a tank, swimming.

    This active female platypus was busy swimming around the tank, diving to the bottom to look for worms, etc.
    Not the best of shots, low light, shooting through wet glass, but they look ok, and she was fascinating to watch.

    #tassie2023 #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #monotreme #platypus

  8. While on Bruny Island, we found a second echidna (this one was on the side of the road towards the north end of the island).

    There was nowhere safe to stop, so this is shot from within the car, poking the camera out the window.

    #tassie2023 #WildOz #AustralianWildlife #echidna #monotreme