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	Platypus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		To Aborigines the platypus is known as Mallangong, Tambreet or Boonaburra.
		The platypus is semi-aquatic, inhabiting small streams and rivers over an extensive range from the cold highlands of Tasmania and the Australian Alps to the tropical rainforests of coastal Queensland as far north as the base of the Cape York Peninsula.
		The platypus and other monotremes were very poorly understood for many years, and to this day some of the 19th century myths that grew up around them endure, for example, that the monotremes are "inferior" or quasi-reptilian, and that they are the distant ancestor of the "superior" placental mammals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Platypus (3451 words)

	Platypus
		Platypus is from the Greek platys meaning broad and pous meaning foot, referring to the animal's webbed foot.
		As the platypus gathers food in its mouth, it moves the food to its cheek pouches.
		The paddle-like tail of the platypus is broad and flat.
	www.genevaschools.org /austinbg/class/gray/platypus (883 words)

	Duck-Billed Platypus Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Since the female platypus does not begin to breed until she is two years old and even then she may not breed on an annual basis could mean that the platypus has difficulty in maintaining a population in the presence of crocodile predation and flooding.
		In the areas that the platypus has maintained a population, it is clear though that this is a population of individuals rather than of families.
		The platypus also uses its blood circulation to carry the heat, that its metabolism has generated, to the parts of the body that require it, and reduce the circulation to the areas that do not, such as the hind legs, tail and bill.
	freespace.virgin.net /g.agnew/details.html (3480 words)

	Duck-Billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
		The fur of the platypus is some of the most waterproof in the animal kingdom and the tail is used to store fat.
		Platypus live in burrows that they dig along the banks of streams and rivers that they use as a food source.
		The platypus is one of only two mammals that do not give birth to live young but lays eggs instead (the other is the echidna.) After birth, the young live on milk provided by the mother.
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Duck-Billed_Platypus.asp (411 words)

	Wildlife - Platypus
		Platypus are readily identified by their streamlined body, webbed feet, broad tail and characteristic muzzle or bill which is soft and pliable.
		In Tasmania the platypus is common in the lakes of the Central Highlands (even in lakes over 914 m above sea level), and in rivers and streams of the south, southwest and northwest coasts.
		Platypus are solitary animals that only come together to mate, however, several individuals may be found living in close proximity.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /wildlife/mammals/platypus.html (1211 words)

	Platypus
		The body of the platypus is 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in) long; the flattened tail measures 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 in) in length.
		The Platypus usally feeds at night on aquatic insect larvae, shrimps and worms by dabbling in mud or silt on the bottom of rivers and freshwater lakes with its sensitive, flexible, duck-like snout, aided by.
		Taronga Zoo in Sydney and the Healesville Sancturary in Victoria have succesfully bred platypuses in captivity.
	home.iprimus.com.au /readman/plat.htm (692 words)

	Platypus
		When the first platypus specimen was sent to England for identification, its appearance was so strange that it was thought to be a hoax.
		The platypus keeps its body temperature constant by controlling the heat produced from metabolism (all the chemical reactions that occur in the body).
		The platypus fills its cheek pouches with unchewed food, and when it has finished feeding it rests on the water surface to grind and swallow the food.
	www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au /npws.nsf/Content/The+platypus (921 words)

	Creationism and the Platypus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		However the platypus is not a "living fossil", since it does not closely resemble the primitive mammals from which it evolved.
		The platypus shows its transitional nature here, since the reproductive system is more reptilian than mammalian, while the mammary glands are typically mammalian, except for their large size and the fact that the nipples are non-erectile and covered with hair.
		In summary, the features of the living platypus, and the evidence available from its scanty fossil record, are both consistent with the idea that it has evolved from primitive mammals which still had many reptilian characteristics.
	www.talkorigins.org /faqs/platypus.html (2239 words)

	Australian mammal, monotreme, Platypus, Duckbill - Aussie-Info.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The platypus is found in lakes, streams and rivers of eastern Australia, from Tasmania to south of Cooktown in Queensland.
		The platypus has been recorded to live to 16 years in the wild, the longest lifespan for a platypus in captivity is 17 years.
		The body shape of the platypus resembles that of a mole or otter with a broad, flat tail similar to that of a beaver.
	www.aussie-info.com /identity/fauna/platypus.php (1132 words)

	Platypus - venom: clinical pathology and pharmacology
		For example, the first platypus specimen sent to Britain in 1798 was thought to be a fake, stitched together by a taxidermist using mammalian parts and a duck bill (Grant, 1995).
		The venom apparatus of the platypus is restricted to the male and externally consists of a pair of movable calcaneus spurs on each hind-limb.
		The platypus (and other) natriuretic peptides release histamine from mast cells and this may produce further vasodilation and contribute to some of the local effects of envenomation, such as oedema.
	www.kingsnake.com /toxinology/old/mammals/platypus.html (2035 words)

	EARTH SANCTUARIES - "Experience the TRUE Australia"
		It would seem that the first platypus to be seen by Europeans was one observed near the Hawkesbury River in 1797.
		It was not until 1884 that it was, in fact, that the Platypus was declared a mammal.
		Platypus are bred there every year as part of this program.
	www.esl.com.au /plat.htm (533 words)

	Platypus - WikiFauna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This in turn is connected to a venom gland, and the platypus uses this spur to defend itself against predators.
		Since only the male platypus has this venomous spur, and the gland peaks during mating season, many suggest it is normally used in aggressive encounters between other male platypus.
		A baby platypus is not called a puggle, which seems to be a common misconception.
	www.wikifauna.com /animals/Platypus (485 words)

	The platypus
		In fact, when the first platypus specimen reached England in 1799 (it was long dead), it was regarded as a hoax, a ‘high frolic practised on the scientific community by some colonial prankster’.
		The platypus and the echidna (only found alive in Australia) are the only known monotremes—mammals that lay reptile-like eggs and suckle their young.
		The platypus, along with its fellow monotreme, the echidna, was believed to have evolved in isolation when the land mass that would become Australia (Gondwana) broke away from the other continents supposedly 225 million years ago.
	www.answersingenesis.org /creation/v24/i2/platypus.asp (1934 words)

	Platypus Technologies, LLC - Manufactures gold-coated glass slides, mica, coverslips, and silicon wafers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Platypus Technologies was founded by Dr. Nicholas Abbott, Dr. Barbara Israel and Dr. Christopher Murphy in April, 2000 with the goal of becoming a leader in the application of nano-technology to the life sciences.
		The duck-billed platypus is known for its ability to detect specific prey in complex and muddied environments using a surface contained within its bill that is studded with chemical receptors.
		Keeping true to its namesake, Platypus Technologies, LLC is developing devices to rapidly identify a wide range of target molecules present in complex samples through specific interactions with nano-structured surfaces.
	www.platypustech.com (517 words)

	Duckbill Platypus - Ornithorhynchus anatinus
		The platypus does not have teeth, so it grinds its food with grinding pads in its mouth.
		The platypus is a monotreme and is one of three mammals that lay eggs.
		The platypus uses many things to survive in its environment such as webbed feet and a flat tail used to swim.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /duckbill_platypus.htm (580 words)

	Platypus - Evolution and Conservation
		Skull of Obdurodon (left) compared with modern Platypus (right) The holes in the upper jaw of Obdurodon are alveoli for true teeth - note the horny pads on the modern Platypus instead of teeth.
		Along with echidnas, Platypus are grouped in a separate order of mammals known as monotremes, which are distinguished from all other mammals because they lay eggs.
		Although Platypus remains widespread and reasonably common, this trend towards increasing specialisation suggests that it may be moving out onto an evolutionary 'limb' and that its current status should not be taken for granted.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/platypus.htm (399 words)

	mozdev.org - platypus: using
		Platypus is a tool for changing a web page (such as removing an ad) and optionally creating a Greasemonkey script to make that same change then next time you visit that page.
		Platypus automatically keeps track of all the changes you make on a web page until you reload the web page, even if you quit Platypus and restart it.
		Platypus can save these changes as a script to be applied every time you visit the same web page.
	platypus.mozdev.org /using.html (1498 words)

	Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Online Resource Guide: Etymology, Bibliography, Links
		794/1 Platypus shopping-bags and purses are not disdained by the fair who crowd the marts in Melbourne, or in Sydney.
		Such is the case with the whalebone whale, and with the platypus.
		The platypus, its discovery, zoological position, form and characteristics, habits, life history, etc. with 35 plates.
	www.rentcomputers.com /platwhat.html (854 words)

	! Rainforest Platypus ! Tropical Rainforest, North Queensland Australia
		The platypus is considered to be one of the world's most unusual animals.
		The platypus is quite motile on land, but due to the webbing of the forefoot which extends beyond the toes, it carries itself on its knuckles
		This can be quite thick in the case of juveniles or in the period after adults have completed their moult.
	www.rainforest-australia.com /platypus.htm (329 words)

	Digimorph - Ornithorhynchus anatinus (duckbill platypus)
		Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the duckbill platypus, is a unique mammal native to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania, where it frequents freshwater streams, rivers, lakes, and lagoons.
		It is not difficult to understand why early European explorers were initially puzzled with the classification of the platypus.
		It is now known that the platypus, along with the Australasian echidnas (Tachyglossus and Zaglossus), comprise the living members of Monotremata, the egg-laying mammals, all of which have a single, common opening for the reproductive, excretory, and digestive systems.
	digimorph.org /specimens/Ornithorhynchus_anatinus/adult (1804 words)

	Platypus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Living on the banks of bodies of water, the platypus burrows 50 foot long tunnels and uses its webbed feet to doggy-paddle around.
		Perfectly designed for underwater life, the platypus has two layers of fur -- the first is short and dense and never lets water through to the skin!
		Mama platypus lays usually two eggs less than an inch long that stick to the fur on her belly.
	www.pbs.org /kratts/world/aust/plat (285 words)

	Duck-billed Platypus Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		The Duck-billed Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, is a primitive Australian mammal (a monotreme) that lays eggs.
		Platypus live in burrows and spend much of their time in freshwater ponds and streams.
		Males are venomous - thery have a poisoned spike on their ankles which the platypus can use to kill small animals in self-defense.
	enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/platypus/Duckbillprintout.shtml (220 words)

	Duck-Billed Platypus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The duck-billed platypus lays eggs and suckles its young.
		The duck-billed platypus lives in burrows and finds food in the rivers using electrical impulses.
		The Complete Platypus: a detailed description of the duck-billed platypus (ornithorhynchus anatinus) including platypus drawings, platypus photographs, platypus references, platypus research, other platypus web sites, platypus stories, platypus jokes, a platypus quiz, and even a platypus poem.
	freespace.virgin.net /g.agnew/index.html (259 words)

	DPIW - Platypus
		Read about the threat to the platypus of an infection caused by a
		Surprisingly, platypus are capable of many vocalisations including a soft growling sound when disturbed.
		Although common, it is vulnerable to the continuing degradation of suitable water bodies caused by damming, drainage and pollution.
	www.dpiw.tas.gov.au /inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-53573T?open (1259 words)

	Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Online Resource Guide: LINKS
		Use of stream and river habitats by the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in an urban fringe environment.
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	Tucows Platypus Billing System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Platypus 5.1 includes new features and functionality that make it the most powerful version to date.
		Platypus can charge for any type of data, including time period, usage and bandwidth.
		Platypus' ability to rate and charge for any type of data simplified billing VOIP services.
	resellers.tucows.com /backoffice (212 words)

	Platypus - Miniclip Games - Play Free Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Your mission is to save the world from complete destruction in your trusty aircraft, the Platypus.
		Click here to open your default mail program and send Platypus to your friends.
		There are 2 different ways of posting Platypus to your blog or website.
	www.miniclip.com /platypus/platypus.htm (183 words)

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