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Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Photo by Dave Koch
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Freshwater alpine pond "tarn".

Notes:

Adult and juvenile platypus spotted late afternoon in a lake near the summit of Mt Field, Mt Field NP, Tasmania

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Comments (1)
Neil Ross
Well done, Dave. I've never seen a platypus in the wild, so I'm envious. A great spotting :-)
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PublishedJune 4, 2014

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