Wild Platypus Tasmania | Platypus Paparazzi Photography

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The Wild Platypus Series – “Kermandie” :

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This gallery depicts photos of wild platypus in their natural environment and shows something of the colourful personalities of these shy creatures.

This particular platypus lives in a small, lightly tea coloured River, the Kermandie, in Southern Tasmania.

Platypus Biology :

The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) (also known as the Duck Billed Platypus) is an Australian indigenous semi aquatic, egg laying mammal, known (in scientific lingo) as a Monotreme.

Habitat : Lakes, Streams and Billabongs

Feeding : Aquatic invertebrates – insect larvae, crayfish, etc

Reproduction : Egg Laying Mammal (Monotreme)

Distribution : Widespread From Northern to Southern Australia – East of the Great Dividing Range (including Tasmania).

Vulnerability Status : Potentially Vulnerable

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