Well to be honest, neither had I until yesterday, they are honestly not that common, I was walking quietly by a freshwater creek when I noticed a swirl on the surface in a rather still pond. I knew that there were supposed to be Platypus in the creek but I didn't expect to see one of these shy creatures at 1 O'clock in the afternoon. I watched in awe as the little bloke came to almost within touching distance.
He/she was probably about 16 - 18" in length and seemed totally unconcerned about my presence.
It kept coming closer until it was alongside the log I was standing on.
Not something you see every day
Have you ever seen a Platypus in the wild?
Re: Have you ever seen a Platypus in the wild?
Nice to see these, so good to see unusual animals in the wild for a change. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Have you ever seen a Platypus in the wild?
That's quite some encounter - a real privilege for you and great to share.
Platypus are very hard to keep in captivity, so in answer to your question, I've never seen one in wild nor in a zoo!
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Platypus are very hard to keep in captivity, so in answer to your question, I've never seen one in wild nor in a zoo!
Great stuff
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Wasn't there one walking down the high street the other day?
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john001 wrote:Wasn't there one walking down the high street the other day?
Yeh, advertising a bank!!
That's a wildlife golden moment right there, fantastic encounter, very jealous.
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john001 wrote:Wasn't there one walking down the high street the other day?
Living on the other side of the world you lost me with that so I had to rely on Mr Google.
Good ad but "Barry" has been in the "Old Dart" too long, he's lost his accent.
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Re: Have you ever seen a Platypus in the wild?
No I haven't, yes I want to, in the meantime thanks for posting these photos - lucky you!
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The little bloke/blokes was back again this morning and I manage a through the water shat as he/she was surfacing.
Then got a close up off his/her head (some minimal cropping) but not much.
Then got a close up off his/her head (some minimal cropping) but not much.
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Lovely, I am quite envious!