Near the city of Hobart in Tasmania, photographer Pete Walsh studies a platypus he named Zoom. In this excerpt from PBS’ The Platypus Guardian, Walsh’s cameras capture the strange habits of the misunderstood mammal. (via Murray C.)
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New info—never knew they curled up their tail to carry stuff! Awesome!
It’s a pity we couldn’t see the actual stuff-gathering moment. I imagine the platypus backing up into a pile of nest-making material and activating the tail-curling muscles.
I just can’t even. So in love with those platypuses I can hardly breathe.
Also this Tasmanian devil perfectly expresses my attitude:
She has no idea what to do with it, she can’t bite it up, but she is NOT giving it up!🤣
“See there, stupid humans! Ha!”
Love the outraged screeching
I’m not sure if this is theft or an intervention!
All of your replies are tickling my funny bone.
Never saw them use their tails prehensilely,
I swear God dreamt these up one Saturdays night after a few pints.
Young platypus: “I’ll just roll down this here incline”
Playpuses are gorgeous and ridiculously cute
Who knew platypuses have prehensile tails?! Other than Perry the Platypus.