Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus at Bega, NSW

Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Bega, NSW - 30 Oct 2019 09:39 AM
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Ornithorhynchus anatinus 30 Oct 2019 MatthewHiggins

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This is one of four Platypus that I saw in this pool this morning, making at least six individuals that I know of in the Anabranch. Turtle and Water dragon will be posted separately.

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   31 Oct 2019
Yes the high silty banks are an advantage here. There’s presumably plenty of invertebrates. The water level is receding but not as badly as some other more shallow places e.g. Horseshoe and Ritchies Lagoons. The Anabranch pools seem quite deep in places, thankfully. I am forming the opinion that perhaps there’s a population of Platypus in each of the major Anabranch pools, which if correct would be great.

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  • Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
  • Platypus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 998.1m Recorded at altitude
  • 97 images trained Machine learning
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