Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus at Whitlam, ACT

Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Whitlam, ACT - 6 Aug 2023 08:55 AM
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Whitlam, ACT - 6 Aug 2023 08:55 AM
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Whitlam, ACT - 6 Aug 2023 08:55 AM
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Whitlam, ACT - 6 Aug 2023 08:55 AM
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Whitlam, ACT - 6 Aug 2023 08:55 AM
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Ornithorhynchus anatinus 6 Aug 2023 CarbonAI
Ornithorhynchus anatinus 6 Aug 2023 JimL

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Despite spending several hours down the river and listening to Missy 16’s grumbles of “No Platypus to watch!”, she got this one ‘On Demand’ from the Playtpus Lookout in Namarag Reserve! Typical!!! Platypus was cruising at speed right up the middle of the river.

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  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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  • Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
  • Platypus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1369.91m Recorded at altitude
  • 114 images trained Machine learning

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