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  1. llewelly @[email protected] ·

    just listened to a new episode by @KateShaw , about the sugar glider, the quokka, the thylacine, and the platypus

    strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.

    #marsupials
    #monotremes
    #quokka
    #thylacine
    #sugarGlider

    #marsupials #monotremes #quokka #thylacine #sugarglider
  2. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Waterways contaminated with "forever chemicals"
    The fate of Bellingen's platypuses

    "An Australian-first study found perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in the liver of deceased platypuses collected from numerous rivers in eastern NSW. PFOS is toxic to humans and has been linked to some cancers."

    "Scientists from Western Sydney University (WSU) have discovered perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in the livers of eight deceased platypuses collected from numerous eastern NSW rivers, from the north coast in Bellingen to the alps of Jindabyne."

    "All eight wild platypuses collected from NSW waterways over the past two and a half years returned results with concentrations of some PFOS in them, ranging from 4 micrograms per kilogram (µg/kg) to 1,200 µg/kg — some of the highest concentrations of any species in the world."
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    abc.net.au/news/2024-08-20/aus

    Platypus Survival - Inspired by True Events
    bellingenarea.blogspot.com/202
    #platypuses #Bellingen #rivers #creeks #water #NSW #PFOS #pollution #sentinels #PerfluorooctaneSulfonate #FirefightingFoam #contamination #monotremes #wildlife #chemical #FoodChain #MidNorthCoast

    #platypuses #bellingen #rivers #creeks #water #nsw