Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Platypus at Gundagai, NSW
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| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | DonFletcher | 2 Mar 2025 | |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | CarbonAI | 2 Mar 2025 | |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Hannah | 2 Mar 2025 |
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Sorry for the dodgy photo, lots of ripples made it hard to focus the phone camera.
Platypus appeared five or so times on the surface of the water
6 comments
2 Mar 2025
Hi @Hannah , thanks for your trouble. Nature Mapper is meant to be only records VERIFIED BY AN INDEPENDENT MODERATOR, so the idea is that if the photos do not do that on their own, you have to write something that persuades (supposedly skeptical) me that you really did see the thing you think you saw, not a similar species often mistaken for this one (eg water rat) or something else (eg piece of bark bobbing in the current). So please say why you knew you were watching a platypus.
2 Mar 2025
@Hannah, Also, you might be interested to know that there are hardly any records of platypus near Gundagai in Nature Mapper, so yours will be featured as a significant record, once it is verified.
2 Mar 2025
Hi, thanks for the comment
I’ve spent some time watching platypus at Bombala and Dalgety (but didn’t put in a report since they’re common there). It was holding its place in the current. It ducked and resurfaced (with bubbles) four or five times in the same area.
I was tipped off to its whereabouts after a review of the Gundagai River Campground on Trip advisor which included a much better photo.
I’ve spent some time watching platypus at Bombala and Dalgety (but didn’t put in a report since they’re common there). It was holding its place in the current. It ducked and resurfaced (with bubbles) four or five times in the same area.
I was tipped off to its whereabouts after a review of the Gundagai River Campground on Trip advisor which included a much better photo.
2 Mar 2025
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g528959-d1845423-r448710303-Gundagai_River_Caravan_Park-Gundagai_New_South_Wales.html#/media/1845423/235571589:p/?albumid=107&type=0&category=107
2 Mar 2025
Sorry, Nature Mapper does not do videos. Thanks for the explanation. Record verified.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.105432-35.073588
- Places Gundagai, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Mar 2025 07:52 AM Recorded on
- Hannah Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
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Species information
- Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
- Platypus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1369.91m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location