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Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Oor die naam: The common name 'platypus' means 'flat-foot', from Greek words for 'broad, flat' and 'foot'.1

Maak net seerDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

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Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The platypus is a semiaquatic mammal that lays eggs, and it has a duck-like bill and a beaver-like tail. It lives in eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is special because it is one of the few venomous mammals.1

Leef in

Eastern Australia, including Tasmania1

Australië & Oseanië

Tuis

The platypus is semiaquatic, so it lives in and around water. It digs in the bottom of streams with its bill to find food.1

Lengte

43 cm tot 50 cm (1,4 ft tot 1,6 ft)1

Gewig

900 g tot 1,7 kg (2 lb tot 3,7 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

Swem, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

The platypus digs in stream bottoms with its bill and uses electrolocation to detect the tiny electric currents made by the muscles of its prey. It has cheek pouches for storing food.1

Foto van Platypus — Platypus. Foto: Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Short, dense, brown fur that is waterproof1
A soft, duck-like bill1
A wide, flat, furry tail, unlike the scaly tail of a beaver1
Short legs with webbing, most noticeably on the front feet1
Small eyes and ears that sit in a groove that closes underwater1

Word dikwels verwar met: Early European naturalists were confused by the platypus and thought it was a fake, made by sewing a duck's beak onto a beaver-like body. Its tail looks like a beaver's, but it is furry rather than scaly.1

Gifkrag

Giftige spore

'n Skerp spoor aan sy agterpote dra die gif.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Only the male platypus has venom, which it injects through a spur on each hind foot. The venom is powerful enough to cause extreme pain in humans. The affected limb then develops swelling, which starts at the wound and spreads.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The venom is extremely painful.1

As sy spoor jou steek

Was die wond goed en kry mediese hulp.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As sy spoor jou steek: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 14 piesangs

so lank soos 3 piesangs punt aan puntso lank soos 16 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 51 sekondes swem

Hoe groot is Platypus in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Mens wat swem omtrent 3 km/h (1,9 mph)

Platypus omtrent 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

'n Olimpiese swemmer omtrent 8 km/h (5 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

The platypus has about 40,000 electroreceptors in its bill, which detect electric signals from prey in murky water.1

Its fur is one of the most densely packed of any mammal, behind only otters. It also glows cyan and green under ultraviolet light.1

The platypus lacks a functional stomach, because it does not have the genes needed to make pepsin, a digestive enzyme.1

Adult platypuses have no teeth. They have heavily keratinised grinding pads instead, and young platypuses lose their teeth around the time they leave their burrow.1

Its average body temperature is about 32 °C, lower than the 37 °C typical of placental mammals.1

Mite-breker

Mite: The platypus is a hoax, made by sewing several animals together.

Waarheid: The platypus is a real species. When the first scientists examined a preserved body in 1799, they doubted it, and George Shaw even used scissors to check for stitches.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Groep: Giftige soogdiere
Familie: Ornithorhynchidae2
Orde: Monotremata
Kontinente: Australië & Oseanië
Babas: The platypus lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young.1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Near-threatened (IUCN). A November 2020 report recommended upgrading it to threatened under Australia's federal EPBC Act.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Platypus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Ornithorhynchus anatinus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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