Platypus

[wildwood]

Here's your daily dose of cuteness for the weekend - baby platypuses! There's no official name for baby platypuses, but they're often referred to as puggles or platypups.
Platypuses are one of the five extant species of monotreme, meaning that they are mammals that lay eggs. It's also one of the very few venomous mammals - the male has a "spur" that's capable of delivering enough venom to kill a small dog.

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[seekeerz]

thanks wildwood, aren't they gorgeous ! also another cutie, an echidna baby, also a 'puggle' ... gee we have some weirdies down here !

[1ozzy]

We certainly do Seekeerz,,,,I'm here :-)
Reared a baby wombat for six months, some time ago.
Now Wilma lives at Dubbo zoo and enjoys life as a "petting animal". Gets to meet lots of kids.

Thanks for the pic Wildwood.

[seekeerz]

Hi 1ozzy, wondered if you might have been from down my way ! Lovely to have someone else who knows what time it is !

Wombats would have to be my favourite ..I've a friend called Sherman, I wonder why !

[Brinjal]

Too cute. Echidnas are just plain cute. Big or small.

[1ozzy]

Hi Seekeerz.
A friend called "Sherman" Could it relate to a tank?
Life is great "down under".
Cheers.

[pastafreak]

Awww...those platys are sweeties! And echnidas look like hedgehogs...except for those long noses. Both are cuties.

[anneasquith]

only a mother could love them :)

[Baldric]

Think you're right

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[whiskeryron]

// the male has a "spur" that's capable of delivering enough venom to kill a small dog. //

What happens if it encounters a large dog ?

[rsvp]

Great picture wildwood - thank you.