#platypus — Public Fediverse posts

Fun fact: The #platypus lays eggs and also produces milk, making it one of the few animals on this planet that could make its own #custard. (mag)

Fun fact: The #platypus lays eggs and also produces milk, making it one of the few animals on this planet that could make its own #custard. (mag)

https://www.europesays.com/ie/458208/ Early Platypuses Had Strong Teeth and Powerful Jaws, Fossils Show #Australia #bite #Éire #fossil #IE #Ireland #Jaw #Monotreme #NambaFormation #Obdurodon #ObdurodonInsignis #Oligocene #Ornithorhynchidae #Platypus #Science #Teeth

#Platypus fur has a surprising feature seen only in bird #feathers
Pigment structures in the fur are hollow like those in birds — a first for #mammals
As if a mammal that lays eggs, senses electricity with its bill and fluoresces isn’t enough of a headscratcher, now it appears platypuses also share a feature with birds. Tiny pigment-filled packets in the mammals’ hair are hollow — a trait previously thought to be found only in avian feathers.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/platypus-fur-hollow-like-bird-feather
https://archive.ph/dOlqI

I haven't drawn my platypus character, Beckett, in quite a while so I decided to change that!

#furry #furries #furryfandom #fursona #furryart #animalart #anthroart #art #artwork #drawing #fullbody #platypus #personalart #MastoArt

Writing Fri 17 Apr Platypus Model 10 and Diamine Sleigh Ride

Todays key equipment

Platypus Model 10 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Diamine Sleigh Ride

Paper: Apica CD11

https://www.youtube.com/garryeves

#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #PlatypusModel10 #Platypus #Diamine #DiamineSleighRide

Writing Fri 17 Apr Platypus Model 10 and Diamine Sleigh Ride

Todays key equipment

Platypus Model 10 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Diamine Sleigh Ride

Paper: Apica CD11

https://www.youtube.com/garryeves

#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #PlatypusModel10 #Platypus #Diamine #DiamineSleighRide

Writing Fri 17 Apr Platypus Model 10 and Diamine Sleigh Ride

Todays key equipment

Platypus Model 10 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Diamine Sleigh Ride

Paper: Apica CD11

https://www.youtube.com/garryeves

#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #PlatypusModel10 #Platypus #Diamine #DiamineSleighRide

Writing Fri 17 Apr Platypus Model 10 and Diamine Sleigh Ride

Todays key equipment

Platypus Model 10 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Diamine Sleigh Ride

Paper: Apica CD11

https://www.youtube.com/garryeves

#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #PlatypusModel10 #Platypus #Diamine #DiamineSleighRide

Writing Fri 17 Apr Platypus Model 10 and Diamine Sleigh Ride

Todays key equipment

Platypus Model 10 <Steel Jowo Broad> + Diamine Sleigh Ride

Paper: Apica CD11

https://www.youtube.com/garryeves

#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #PlatypusModel10 #Platypus #Diamine #DiamineSleighRide

The Former Bronx Zoo Platypuses

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/the-former-bronx-zoo-platypuses-04-04-26/

🦫🌈 Platypus fur just got even more fascinating!

Scientists discovered unusual pigment structures in platypus fur that help the animal stay camouflaged and possibly even regulate temperature in cold water. These unique nanostructures give the iconic Australian monotreme its distinctive brownish hue while offering surprising evolutionary advantages.

Read more: https://thedebrief.org/scientists-discover-unusual-pigment-structures-in-platypus-fur/

@goodnews

#Platypus #NatureScience #AnimalAdaptation #GoodNews

For those living near a waterway with platypus they will know they are doing their bit to look after a unique part of our Australian wildlife. >>
https://theconversation.com/how-smart-rainwater-tanks-can-help-keep-platypus-habitat-healthy-269816
#water #creeks #rivers #platypus #tanks #ImperviousSurfaces #RainwaterTanks #StormWater #wildlife #biodiversity

L'actu au saut du lit: explosion des cancers chez les "jeunes", vague de chaleur et de pollution à venir, la guerre au Moyen-Orient continue, risque de crise économique majeure, etc. etc. Alors je partage cette vidéo d'un bébé ornithorynque ❤️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQryoS-t45g

#Nature #Animal #Faune #Platypus #Mignon

Every NSW waterway contaminated with microplastics, study finds

" A state government study found microplastics in all 120 NSW estuaries sampled, with 19 per cent rated E for severe contamination. The Broadscale Microplastic Assessment of NSW Estuaries, conducted between 2021 and 2024, sampled 120 waterways, from remote rivers to urban estuaries." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/nsw-estuaries-microplastics-report/106458862
#Water #pollution #plastic #turf #packaging #NSW #runoff #rivers #contamination #wildlife #biodiversity #CoffsCreek #platypus #turtles

#Platypus #habitat can see the bubbles on surface of water - little caves along the edge of the water body - little tracks through the rocks #nature #observe #protect #document #share #photography #australia #alwayswasalwayswillbe #aboriginal #land #ancient

How ‘smart’ rainwater tanks can help keep platypus habitat healthy
#Environment #Australia #Platypus #RainwaterTanks #WaterManagement #UrbanPlanning #Biodiversity #EcoTech #WaterSecurity #Sustainability #UrbanEcology #SmartCities #Platypus #StormWater
https://the-14.com/how-smart-rainwater-tanks-can-help-keep-platypus-habitat-healthy/

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

The platypus is one of nature’s most delightful contradictions, a creature with the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, and the feet of an otter 😊

https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/featured/whimsy-in-the-wild-colourful-platypus-joan-stratton.html

#FediGiftShop
#platypus #AustralianAnimal #whimsicalNatureArt
#WallArtDecor #ArtForChristmas #HolidayGifts
#Artforsale #Ayearforart #Buyintoart #GiftIdeas
#EtherArt #ArtCollectors #fediart #mastoart #CreativeToots #artist #artwork #Art #Paintingsbyjoan #JoanStratton @paintingsbyjoan

Safeguarding Bellingen rivers and coast
https://bellingenshirenews.com.au/2025/12/04/new-plan-to-safeguard-bellingen-rivers/

Explore the responsible visitor tips:
"Watch your pooch when it poops: One 10 cent-sized piece of dog waste contains 23 million faecal coliform bacteria – rain washes it into rivers and harms wildlife. Bag it, bin it, keep our waterways clean."
https://www.visitbellingenshire.com.au/Plan/Tips-on-how-to-explore-with-care

The Gleniffer Valley is a beautiful place, but..
http://www.bellingennow.com/about/index.html
#water #rivers #Bellingen #BellingenShire #BellingerRiverSnappingTurtle #shorebirds #platypus #biodiversity #wildlife #ecosystems #PromisedLands #Gleniffer #dogs #pets #waste

The “chemization” of aquatic habitats

“Mapping chemical footprints of organic micropollutants in European streams. There is increasing awareness that chemical pollution of freshwater systems with complex mixtures of chemicals from domestic sources, agriculture and industry may cause a substantial chemical footprint on water organisms, pushing aquatic ecosystems outside the safe operating space.” >>
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041202300644X

Polluter pays
Mandated advanced treatment of micropollutants in wastewater
"But the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, which are responsible for most of those contaminants, are now pushing back." >>
https://e360.yale.edu/features/europe-water-micropollutants
#water #pollution #AquaticEcosystems #AquaticOrganisms #micropollutants #runoff #regulation #delayism #chemicals #pharmaceuticals #cosmetics #agriculture #lobby #consumers #rivers #platypus #invertebrates #fish #wildlife #PlanetaryBoundaries

'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."
>>
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

Daily ‘puss

#platypus #monotreme

Daily ‘puss

#platypus #monotreme

Daily ‘puss

#platypus #monotreme

Daily ‘puss

#platypus #monotreme

Daily ‘puss

#platypus #monotreme

Remember the Urunga wetlands waste tailings rich in antimony, arsenic, lead and cyanide?

"For five years in the 1960s and 1970s, antimony and other heavy metals leached from an ore processing plant into the melaleuca wetlands. The wetlands used to open up into a moonscape of light grey sand with not a single bit of vegetation."
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https://www.crownland.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-07/Urunga-Wetlands-fact-sheet.pdf
https://majorprojects.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/prweb/PRRestService/mp/01/getContent?AttachRef=SSD-5357%2120190227T035916.488%20GMT

Now they want to go for Wild Cattle Creek 'high-grade and high-tonnage' antimony-gold mining >>
https://www.listcorp.com/asx/tmg/trigg-minerals-limited/news/acquisition-of-globally-significant-antimony-project-3091939.html

A Clarence Catchment Alliance community meeting

is being hosted by the Bellingen Environment Centre,
with Blicks River Guardians and Lock the Gate Nambucca,
from 2pm on Friday May 31 at 16 Cudgery St, Dorrigo.
>>
https://clarencevalleynews.com.au/clarence-catchment-alliance-community-meeting/
#NSW #Dorrigo #Urunga #remediation #CoffsHarbour #mining #antimony #gold #extractivism #harm #WildCattleCreek #WCC #water #contamination #wetlands #rivers #waterways #freshwater #MarineWater #platypus #biodiversity #BellingenShire

It's only recently that I have learnt that the male platypus has venomous spurs on its hind legs. Apparently the pain that these spurs can inflict on a human is excruciating, long lasting, and resistant to common analgesics .

I feel disillusioned, as I had never thought of the platypus as a dangerous animal.

This article informed me of more characteristics that make the platypus such an extraordinary creature.

https://earthlymission.com/platypus-characteristics-egg-laying-venomous-fluorescent-mammal-electroreception-stomach/

#Platypus #Australia #NaturalHistory #Venomous

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #160: Platypuses glow in UV light and we don't know why 🤔
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#platypus #monotremes #australia #wtf #butwhytho #glowinthedark #strangebuttrue #trivia #didyouknow #animals #bizarre #nature #biology #webcomic #comic #animals #funfacts #facts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

What a friendly platypus! They seem to be greeting you with a warm welcome! 🦆🦫

#furry #furries #fursona #anthro #anthros #furryart #anthroart #animalart #art #artwork #drawing #fullbody #personalart #platypus #monotreme #MastoArt

What a friendly platypus! They seem to be greeting you with a warm welcome! 🦆🦫

#furry #furries #fursona #anthro #anthros #furryart #anthroart #animalart #art #artwork #drawing #fullbody #personalart #platypus #monotreme #MastoArt

What a friendly platypus! They seem to be greeting you with a warm welcome! 🦆🦫

#furry #furries #fursona #anthro #anthros #furryart #anthroart #animalart #art #artwork #drawing #fullbody #personalart #platypus #monotreme #MastoArt

What a friendly platypus! They seem to be greeting you with a warm welcome! 🦆🦫

#furry #furries #fursona #anthro #anthros #furryart #anthroart #animalart #art #artwork #drawing #fullbody #personalart #platypus #monotreme #MastoArt

What a friendly platypus! They seem to be greeting you with a warm welcome! 🦆🦫

#furry #furries #fursona #anthro #anthros #furryart #anthroart #animalart #art #artwork #drawing #fullbody #personalart #platypus #monotreme #MastoArt

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. "
>>
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)
https://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

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. "
>>
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)
https://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

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. "
>>
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)
https://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

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. "
>>
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)
https://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

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. "
>>
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)
https://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

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@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

There's a platypus in our dam so it must be #WebFootWednesday !! It's raining so I only had a little camera with me.

#Platypus #Monotreme #Tasmania #TasmanianMammal #AquaticMammal #Nature #Wildlife

There's a platypus in our dam so it must be #WebFootWednesday !! It's raining so I only had a little camera with me.

#Platypus #Monotreme #Tasmania #TasmanianMammal #AquaticMammal #Nature #Wildlife

There's a platypus in our dam so it must be #WebFootWednesday !! It's raining so I only had a little camera with me.

#Platypus #Monotreme #Tasmania #TasmanianMammal #AquaticMammal #Nature #Wildlife

There's a platypus in our dam so it must be #WebFootWednesday !! It's raining so I only had a little camera with me.

#Platypus #Monotreme #Tasmania #TasmanianMammal #AquaticMammal #Nature #Wildlife

There's a platypus in our dam so it must be #WebFootWednesday !! It's raining so I only had a little camera with me.

#Platypus #Monotreme #Tasmania #TasmanianMammal #AquaticMammal #Nature #Wildlife

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