Mammals
Monotremes
Sighting 4259185

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus at Bega, NSW

Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Bega, NSW - 11 May 2020 10:48 AM
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Bega, NSW - 11 May 2020 10:48 AM
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Bega, NSW - 11 May 2020 10:48 AM
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Bega, NSW - 11 May 2020 10:48 AM
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Ornithorhynchus anatinus 11 May 2020 MatthewHiggins

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User's notes

A nice close sighting achieved by watching bubble trails to predict where the Platypus might rise. The second (distant!) photo shows a Platypus at far right in front of tree trunk, and a Pacific Black Duck at far left; nice to manage to get two species in the one shot, even if a long way off.

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Species information

  • Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
  • Platypus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1369.91m Recorded at altitude
  • 110 images trained Machine learning
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