More Platypus

A north Queensland female Platypus showing the structure of her leathery bill and the golden patch below her eye. It is obvious that I have mislead some of you by saying in the past that their eyebrows are golden; sorry. Platypus have no teeth but use bony plates to grind the food brought to the surface in their cheek pouches.

Here is a view of the hind foot of a female.

And below is the spur of a young adult male.

Bergman's principle illustrated!

Thanks to Stephen Kolomyjec for the pictures in this blog.