Nice #Platypus sighting in #Yungaburra, Australia.

I didn't know a baby #platypus has been called a #puggle in the last two decades. Everybody should say that word today, I just said it and it made me smile.

lil guy

I shouted to my wife, ‘THEY DONT HAVE NIPPLES’

‘Who doesn’t have nipples??’

‘Oh, platypus’

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

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#ai #applescript #assistants #bing #coding #deepseekr1 #generative #madness #models #o1 #platypus #python #zed

https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2025/01/29/0900

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

New friend on my arm! #tattoo #platypus

Drew another picture of my new platypus character! 

Still haven't thought of a name for them yet, but I'm sure it'll come to me eventually!

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A drawing I made of my new platypus character!

Ducky - #RefSheet
I forgot to post this here, it's my fursona!!

#OCart #anthroArt #furryArt #fursona #platypus

Another photo of the platypus. This one shows the layer of air between its fur/skin and the water, keeping it warm, dry and bouyant.

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We have a little resident platypus living in our creek. This week, we've seen it twice during the day and captured it on trailcam every night.

Platypeace was never an option #platypus #woodworking #woodcarving #sculpture #art

It's always good to see a platypus.

This one was digging around in shallow water and mud by the Meander River in Deloraine.

Pets, pesticides and polluted rivers

"Fipronil and imidacloprid are widely used in flea treatments, which are typically applied to the back of the pet’s neck once a month.These two chemicals are extremely potent neurotoxic insecticides and it is deeply concerning that they are routinely found on the hands of dog owners through ongoing contact with their pet. Pet owners will also be upset to learn that they are accidentally polluting our rivers by using these products.”

"The insecticides used in the flea products flow down household drains when pet owners wash their hands after applying the treatment. Wastewater from sewage treatment works is a leading source of fipronil and imidacloprid pollution in rivers, with concentrations exceeding safe limits for wildlife."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/01/vets-pesticide-flea-treatments-river-pollution-pet-owners-toxic-insecticides-hands
#pesticide #pets #dogs #cats #wildlife #rivers #pollution #OneHealth #neonicotinoids #neurotoxins #fipronil #Bellinger #platypus #BellingerRiverSnappingTurtle

Platypuses concentrate milk to their belly and feed their young by sweating it out.