Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus at Whitlam, ACT

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Identification history

	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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Location information

Coordinates 149.032512 -35.287893
Altitude 530.7m
Maps Molonglo River Reserve
Places Whitlam, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 Aug 2023 08:55 AM Recorded on
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JimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Monotremes Mammals

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Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

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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