Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus at Queanbeyan, NSW

Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Queanbeyan, NSW - 28 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Ornithorhynchus anatinus 29 Oct 2018 MichaelBedingfield
Ornithorhynchus anatinus 28 Oct 2018 BenW

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platypus active after dawn in the queanbeyan river.

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  • Unknown Gender

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  • Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
  • Platypus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 998.1m Recorded at altitude
  • 95 images trained Machine learning

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