For Platypus

Reading platypus' signature made me want to look up the platypus for some quick info. Dont ask why. I did not know it had a poisonous sting, and 2 layers of hair. Great stuff.

Platypus

Scientific Name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Home: Streams, rivers, and lakes of Eastern Australian coastal regions

Description: Short, dense dark-brown fur, 2 inch wide bill, hairless, webbed feet, flat, furry tail, up to 2 foot long body


The platypus seems weird to people because it lays eggs and is a mammal, but really it's just a creature that's just very specialized to do what platys do best -- swim, eat, and burrow! Living on the banks of bodies of water, the platypus burrows 50 foot long tunnels and uses its webbed feet to doggy-paddle around. The bill is a stream-lined nose and mouth for sniffing and snuffling up pond-bottom delicacies like shrimp! Perfectly designed for underwater life, the platypus has two layers of fur -- the first is short and dense and never lets water through to the skin! The second is longer and is the layer of fur that gets wet. The flat furry tail stores fat for the long cold winter in freezing waters.
The platypus closes its eyes and ears underwater! How does it manage to find its food in the murky depths below? With an amazing touch-sensitive beak! Platypus bills aren't like bird bills -- they're soft, flexible cartilage -- like the stuff our noses are made of!
Like a duck-billed cowboy, platypus males have spurs on their hind feet that deliver a poisonous venom with a swift kick! A platypus sting is powerful enough to make people sick and kill a dog!

Wow, I won't be tangling with the Platypus then! :D

[quote]Originally posted by gxavier:
<strong>A platypus sting is powerful enough to make people sick ...</strong><hr></blockquote>

We all new that !

:D :D :D

[quote]Originally posted by gxavier:
<strong> A platypus sting is powerful enough to make people sick and kill a dog!</strong><hr></blockquote>

Hey now .. Id Better be keeping the Puses good side. :D

Yeap ...we have some strange critters over here you know.....

I think the tassie devil is the cutest, with its sharp little teeth ready to tear out a chunk of you........

WOW

I just moved to Florida, I think they have plat·y·pus·es (Dictionary.com) here! Do they stalk their prey in the wee hours of the morning?

Are there <u>Vampire Platypuses</u>!!!!

At last! The recognition I deserve :D

And they thought I was a hoax -

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