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Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

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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1 Comment

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 9 years ago

Well done, Dave. I've never seen a platypus in the wild, so I'm envious. A great spotting :-)

Dave Koch
Spotted by
Dave Koch

Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Apr 27, 2011
Submitted on Jun 4, 2014

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