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#marsupial #australia #platypus

Yesterday’s #platypus, today’s #flood by the Kiewa River, and this afternoon’s light.

Anyway - here are a #platypus, some #orchids and a tree-creeper. #birdsOfMastodon

Death trap: Killing Australian wildlife with everyday items

"Flying foxes make up two-thirds of all entanglement cases in NSW"

"But it’s not just flying foxes – entanglements affect hundreds of different species, mostly mammals and birds, including kangaroos, platypus, raptors and gliders....Hungry animals, especially flying foxes, birds and possums, are attracted to flowers and fruits, and get easily caught in “large-aperture” nets, where the mesh size is greater than 5mm. The rule of thumb is that if you can poke a finger through it, it’s not safe for wildlife."

"Aquatic debris makes up about 10% of entanglement cases, according to NSW wildlife rescue data. Fishing line is probably the most difficult type of litter for platypus to cope with, and causes horrendous injuries – it basically just cuts through the skin.” >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/11/everyday-items-catching-killing-native-animals-how-to-help-tangled-wildlife
#biodiversity #wildlife #bats #birds #platypus #traps #entanglement #fencing #netting #FishingGear #Plastic #garbage #BarbedWire #fences #Hairties #fruit #food #gardens
Image: Grey-headed flying foxes mosaic, Bellingen

@frankashwood

Would that be a venom, then?

Not many venomous mammals. There's the Platypus, with a venomous spur on his thigh; some Shrews I gather; and the Slow Loris with really bad armpits.

Any others. people?

#venom #mammal #toxin #Platypus #mole

Today’s #platypus was a bit of a disappointment - a long way off and facing directly towards me, so you’ll just have to believe me.
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I will never get tired of this. Have been visiting this creek for over twenty years. #platypus

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Today’s #platypus sighting, and a monster from the id.
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"What the platypus can teach us about smarter conservation"

#Platypus #Animals #Conservation

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/what-the-platypus-can-teach-us-about-smarter-conservation/

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They aren't just floating; they are actively navigating, surveying the riverbank, and processing a world of sensory input (especially with that incredibly sophisticated electro-receptive bill working just beneath the surface).

It’s always a treat when a wildlife photograph manages to capture the actual awareness of the subject, rather than just treating it like a passive object in a landscape. Beautifully spotted!

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Platypuses are often depicted as these bumbling, awkward, patchwork curiosities of evolution, but when you see them in their element, it’s a completely different story.

That single, clear eye tracking above the waterline shows an animal that is intensely aware of its surroundings. Alex Wheeler captured that perfectly—there’s a quiet, calculating focus there.

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A Natural Wetsuit
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a two‑layered fur for maintaining thermal homeostasis in Tasmania’s cold, freshwater environments. Its outer coat consists of tightly packed guard hairs rich in natural oils that provide water resistance. Beneath this lies a layer of fine, wool‑like underfur that traps a stable layer of air against the skin. Together, these layers form effective thermal insulation.
Photograph: Alex Wheeler

#photography
#Tasmania
#platypus
#AltText

Two ways of looking at a #platypus
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✨ A Sprinkle of JoyousJoyness ✨

SO SWEET!

Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!

#happy #platypus #cute #joyousjoyness #repost

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PFAS contamination sites and dead platypus
Mapping "hazardous concentrations" of PFAS plumes on NSW waterways

A study "found alarmingly high levels of PFOS in the livers of eight dead platypuses, collected from waterways across NSW."

"…Due to the shape of the valley, groundwater from beneath the landfill "ultimately flows towards the Ourimbah Creek catchment”.

"When you look at some of the research that's coming through, clearly it's raw water, our waterways, that we also need to be concerned about because we know PFAS gets into wildlife."

"The research that I've seen, not just in platypus, but in some other species, is really frightening. If that isn't enough to get the government to act on looking at PFAS in waterways, not just drinking water, then I don't know what is."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-07/pfas-contamination-investigation-ourimbah-creek-catchment-nsw/106037472

"Scientists...have discovered 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." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-20/australia-forever-chemicals-pfas-drinking-water-platypus/104244072

#rivers #water #pollution #biodiversity #wildlife #platypus #wetlands #NSW #roads #crashes #spills #landfill #runoff #petrol #PFAS #PFOS #FirefightingFoam #OurimbahCreek #Bellingen #governance

ECAM is doing a project on local creeks and wanted Platypus photos. I did a promotional shoot for Healesville Sanctuary when the Tales From Platypus Creek show started. Most of them have a keeper in them - but I found a few like this one.
#Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #Platypus #PlatypusUnderwater #Wildlife #HealesvilleSanctuary #Victoria

'It's a sick river. There are dangerous contaminants.'

"The Belubula River is an endangered ecological community.

"Foam containing high levels of the forever chemical PFOS have appeared on a river in central-west NSW for a second year.These concentrations just in the river are bad."

'Future studies should include the assessment of likely real exposures: platypus, livestock or humans, together with PFAS fingerprinting," Professor Naidu said."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/contaminated-foam-containing-pfos-returns-to-belubula-river/105613982
#rivers #water #NSW #pollution #toxins #FoamFractionation #PFOS #platypus #toxins #HeavyMetals #FoamAndBlooms #environment #BelubulaRiver

Platypus floor rugs

"The bush and its inhabitants were to be conquered and subjugated and the turning of wild and 'exotic' native animals into rugs was symbolic of that conquest. The fact that the rug was intended for use as a bed covering further emphasised the 'domestication' of this 'savage' land...Platypus skin rugs are commonly made from 70 or 80 skins and a single rug therefore represents considerable slaughter of the local population." >>
https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/343335

Auction: An early Australian Platypus rug of 56 pelts, the animals taken from the Namoi River at Manilla, Northern New South Wales, circa 1900. The Baldwin family represent a classic example of the white colonialists ... >>
https://auctions.leski.com.au/lot-details/index/catalog/48/lot/31803/An-early-Australian-Platypus-rug-of-56-pelts-the-animals-taken-from-the-Namoi-River-at-Manilla-Northern-New-South-Wales-circa-19
#platypus #textiles #wildlife #AnimalCommodification #biodiversity #FishingGear

Monitoring Australia’s endangered species
while logging their habitats

Scent dogs are being replaced by cost-effective biomonitoring of threatened species. Technology will detection chemical signals of wildlife assemblages in the environment. " Little did we know that traces of wildlife presence float in the air and can be detected through traces of DNA."

Will the air sampling techniques operate with the pollution of heavy logging machinery to detect the scent of a koala or a glider? Will it cut through the thick smoke from (bush) fires that follow? Will traffic pollution allow allow the technology to pick up the airborne eDNA?
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Frère, C., et.al (2023). Koalas, friends, and foes -- the application of airborne edna for the biomonitoring of threatened species.
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.14784
#Koalas #glider #platypus #wildlife #conservation #BioMonitoring #dogs #ScentDogs #UAVs #eDNA #technosphere #olfaction #MoreData #NSWLogging #IndustrialLogging

Writing Fri 15 Mar Platypus Model 10 and Van Dieman Apple Island Green

What are you writing with today?

Platypus Model 10 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Van Dieman Apple Island Green

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#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #PlatypusModel10 #Platypus #VanDieman #VanDiemanAppleIslandGreen

Writing Sun 10 Mar Platypus Model 10 and Van Dieman Apple Island Green

Todays pen and ink

Platypus Model 10 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Van Dieman Apple Island Green

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#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #PlatypusModel10 #Platypus #VanDieman #VanDiemanAppleIslandGreen

Writing Mon 04 Mar Platypus Model 10 and Van Dieman Apple Island Green

Todays tools

Platypus Model 10 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Van Dieman Apple Island Green

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#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #PlatypusModel10 #Platypus #VanDieman #VanDiemanAppleIslandGreen

Writing Tue 27 Feb Platypus Model 10 and Van Dieman Apple Island Green

What are you writing with today?

Platypus Model 10 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Van Dieman Apple Island Green

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#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #PlatypusModel10 #Platypus #VanDieman #VanDiemanAppleIslandGreen

Writing Wed 21 Feb Platypus Model 10 and Van Dieman Apple Island Green

Todays tools

Platypus Model 10 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Van Dieman Apple Island Green

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#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #PlatypusModel10 #Platypus #VanDieman #VanDiemanAppleIslandGreen

#Lego #Dinosaur #extinct #animals builds at #Brickresales #Brisbane
All my designs
#kronosaurus #platypterygius #muttaburrasaurus #australotitan #wintonotitan #thapunngaka #mythunga #ferrodraco #kunburrasaurus #minmi #leaellynasaura #procoptodon #diprotodon #kangaroo #echidna #platypus #goanna #magpie #rainbow #lorikeet #kookaburra #tasmaniandevil #koala #wombat #wedgetailedeagle

Happy holidays everyone, take care of yourselves and your loved ones!

#platypus #wintermas #phantompeak #jameson #cybetteinlondon #finnishfood