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The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), [4] sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, [5] is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative or monotypic taxon of its family Ornithorhynchidae and genus Ornithorhynchus , though a number of related species ...
Penelope (disappeared July 1957) was a platypus at the Bronx Zoo known for faking a pregnancy and escaping from the zoo's platypusary after rejecting repeated attempts at courtship from her male counterpart, Cecil. [1]
David Howells Fleay AM MBE (/ ˈ f l aɪ /; 6 January 1907 – 7 August 1993) was an Australian scientist and biologist who pioneered the captive breeding of endangered species, and was the first person to breed the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in captivity.
Platypus apicalis has both biodiversity and economic impacts. [2] From a biodiversity perspective, the beetles are a threat to beech trees. While some trees have been known to survive, in most cases the combination of the tunnels through the xylem and phloem and the subsequent fungal infection prove lethal.
The book is split up into several chapters, each covering a different branch of philosophy, such as metaphysics or epistemology.Each chapter is structured through exploring a series of concepts related to the branch of philosophy, usually beginning with a description of the concept, a joke, and an explanation of the joke.
A model of the extinct monotreme Steropodon at the Australian Museum. The first Mesozoic monotreme to be discovered was the Cenomanian (100–96.6 Ma) Steropodon galmani from Lightning Ridge, New South Wales. [60] Biochemical and anatomical evidence suggests that the monotremes diverged from the mammalian lineage before the marsupials and ...
Platypus chronology; When Pus Comes to Shove (1998) Ice Cycles (2000) Professional ratings; Review scores; Source Rating; Allmusic [1] When Pus Comes to Shove is the ...
Perry the Platypus (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker), a.k.a. Agent P, is Phineas and Ferb's pet platypus and first appeared along with a large portion of the main cast in the pilot episode "Rollercoaster." Perry is featured as the star of the B-Plot for all but one episode of the series [which?] alongside his arch-nemesis Dr. Heinz ...