Ornithorhynchus anatinus

3 Platypus at Acton, ACT

Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Acton, ACT - 15 Mar 2022 02:48 PM
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Identification history

Ornithorhynchus anatinus 16 Mar 2022 MichaelBedingfield
Ornithorhynchus anatinus 16 Mar 2022 gib395

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3 comments

   17 Mar 2022
Phil what is your theory to why it is where it is?
gib395 wrote:
   17 Mar 2022
We assume a fox (several resident on campus) or cat Michael. Perhaps it was flushed out by flooding that made it vulnerable to predation??
   17 Mar 2022
Thanks Phil -

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  • Unknown Gender
  • Deceased Animal health

Species information

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

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