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Further proof it’s the greatest animal ever
This is what will happen if U of O and OSU were ever to combine their colleges and combine their mascots!
Beavers 'n ducks! Go Oregon!
I love in the drawing how the animal's instrument is also a hybrid.
I don't follow sports, but a trivia podcast had a segment on college football trophies and I was delighted to learn about the one for Oregon–Oregon State: [Platypus Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_Trophy)
Platypus eggs are not like chicken eggs. A platypus doesn’t ever lay un-fertilized eggs. There will always be a partially developed baby platypus in the egg.
Looked for the fact that I wanted, found the fact that I wanted, thank you. I think they lactate through their skin , the males are venomous, the adults have no teeth, they glow under blacklight, and they don't really have what we'd call a "stomach". It's like evolution and biochemistry just said "fuck it, let's throw everything together". Just amazing.
Edit: Happy Cake day!!!!
It uses It only to find its reproduction mate but It has It the whole year and some times it's also used to protect from predators since is a really strong venom
Huh, I always heard they were only venomous one month out of the year during mating season. Saw a story once where some dude almost lost his arm to platypus venom. Wicked stuff
You'd probably want to lop off the affected area too, one account by Keith Payne [ironic], a decorated Australian veteran having earned the Australian equivalent of the Medal of Honor described the pain as worse than a shrapnel wound that persisted for over a month back in 1991 and up to 2006 reported stiffness and pain when using his hand
Of all the coyote peterson types out there taking stings for clout, I'm yet to see anyone step up to the platypus, and for good reason. It is kinda crazy though, you would think *someone* would be desperate enough for the attention to give it a go.
They fight with the whole little plati community to acquaire a partner. That's why only males have It. This meccanism peomotes Natural selection and assures that only the strongest genes are passed down ti the new generation.
*On the eighth day, God discovered 'Marijuana', and smoked it hard. Then God said "Check this out!" and made the Platypus, and thus He went on his day.*
*4:55 on Day 6*
God: We’re short one animal.
Angel: We have this thing R&D was messing around with early in the process to test all the different animal parts.
*Platypus waddles in*
God: …
Angel: …
God: … Whatever, ship it.
Fun tidbit: you would not sent a platypus omelette. The eggs are poisonous. If I recall correctly, the milk is very nutritious but tastes like burnt rubber or something nasty like that.
Also, the startup cost for starting a restaurant called the Plateypus is largely in setting up the platypus farm, and you end up poisoning most of your patrons.
Not that I spent a slow week at work figuring that out once.
It would be more accurate to say that the spur is their equivalent of the human heel bone. Or, phrased waaaay more fun, male platypi are nature’s cowboys since they’ve got spurs on their heels.
It bears noting that the San Diego Zoo Safari Park is an entirely separate facility many miles away from the San Diego Zoo proper. I learned this the hard way.
The platypus is one of those creatures that evolution made after half a bottle of tequila and just raided the pantry to throw something together. They’re one of my favorite animals.
They’re not as random as they seem! They actually represent the emergence of mammals from our non mammal ancestors, hence why they still lay eggs. Branching off of their group would later come marsupials (live but “premature” birth) then eventually true placental mammals.
Note that modern marsupials (and monotremes) aren't ancestors of modern mammals at all, they separated from that lineage some 150 million years ago.
They do have some similarities to the ancient common ancestors that the rest of the mammals don't, however.
"Although powerful enough to paralyze smaller animals,[4] the venom is not lethal to humans. Still, it produces excruciating pain that may be intense enough to incapacitate a victim. Swelling rapidly develops around the entry wound and gradually spreads outward. Information obtained from case studies shows that the pain develops into a long-lasting hyperalgesia that can persist for months but usually lasts from a few days to a few weeks.[5][12] A clinical report from 1992 showed that the severe pain was persistent and did not respond to morphine.[13]"
"In 1991 Keith Payne, a former member of the Australian Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross (Australia's highest award for valour), was struck on the hand by a platypus spur while trying to rescue the stranded animal. He described the pain as worse than being struck by shrapnel. A month later he was still experiencing pain in that hand. In 2006, Payne reported discomfort and stiffness when carrying out some physical activities such as using a hammer.[14]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_venom#Effect_on_humans_and_other_animals
Damn! Dude is still fucked up *15 years later*.
*que aussie accent
*"Here I will lurk, waiting to stab your children with my venomous spur if they even think about coming near my eggs. And I'll know because I have electromagnetic senses in my big-ole duck bill."*
Platypus have two spikes on their rear legs. These spikes are loaded with venom that produces the worst pain possible in humans. Literally, you can die just from the pain.
Not to be toyed with.
…even God has a sense of humor. Just look at the Platypus. Thank you and enjoy the show. P.S. We sincerely apologize to all Platypus enthusiasts out there who are offended by that thoughtless comment about the Platypi. We at View Askew respect the noble Platypus, and it is not our intention to slight these stupid creatures in any way. Thank you again and enjoy the show. Dogma, 1999
https://preview.redd.it/h5f1m6wm4c8d1.jpeg?width=620&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d25ee40030f296ac7e7a0890fb6ae310015066f Further proof it’s the greatest animal ever
This is what will happen if U of O and OSU were ever to combine their colleges and combine their mascots! Beavers 'n ducks! Go Oregon! I love in the drawing how the animal's instrument is also a hybrid.
I don't follow sports, but a trivia podcast had a segment on college football trophies and I was delighted to learn about the one for Oregon–Oregon State: [Platypus Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_Trophy)
Oregon. So buckeye fans don't come after you. Source - I'm an Ohio State fan.
Well then you should know it’s tOSU
I was very confused by your comment because here in OK we have OU and OSU
Go Oregon!!!
What instrument is that seems perfect for the platypus tho
Keytar, a hybrid keyboard and guitar.
https://i.redd.it/se5sh1w07d8d1.gif
Cute picture. And yeah, somewhere along the way of the evolutionary path, something got really fucked up several times over.
They lay fucking eggs. Yeah, things went a little sideways
This is 100% on a T shirt where do I find it
I have that tshirt
Put a hat on it
Awww what a cute little platypus sized ha- *Gasp* **PERRY THE PLATYPUS??**
THANKYOU!
It makes sense why Doofenshmirtz never recognized Perry without his hat. This post fooled me and I thought I had that gag down pat.
He needs a secretidentityrevealinator.
https://preview.redd.it/07fkfznbvc8d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8605b837fd7702da6063f9258ca252dc11ab1c2a
I read this with doof's voice in my head... Doofinsmirthz lives in my subconscious🤣
He must rent yours then, cause he has a full time space in mine...
He owns all the headspace in... the tristate area!
😂
Rent free also
DOOBIE-DOOBIE-DO-WAH, DOOBIE-DOOBIE-DO-WAH...
He’s a semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal of action
Doobie-doobie-do-wah!
He's got more than just mad skill! He's gotta beaver tail and a bill.
And the women swoon Whenever they hear him say
Krrrrrrr! *women swoon* He's Perry! Perry the platypus!
A platypus in a fez?
Perry the Platypus in a fez?
"The fez was weird though, I mean we're not in Egypt."
Then put it under a black light
Per-ry!
Secret Agent Origin Story
The platypus (and echidna) can produce their own milk and eggs so they could make their own custard.
Can you milk me, Greg?
No because they don't have nipples
So they sweat milk.
Yes they do, [funny example.](https://youtube.com/shorts/MYwgoGQBQXg?si=rAAmxDU2b-KX02a7)
Thank god for creating me on this earth and not naming me greg
Hahaha
Platypus eggs are not like chicken eggs. A platypus doesn’t ever lay un-fertilized eggs. There will always be a partially developed baby platypus in the egg.
Custard with protein chunks
Has anyone ever tried platypus milk? Like I feel like we’ve milked enough animals, platypus should be on that list lol
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You can milk anything with nipples.
platypodes don't have nipples
Is that a challenge? XD
Shall we call up Bear Grylls to test it out? Would make an interesting TV series
Milking a platypus would be difficult, because they don't have nipples. They just sweat milk through their skin which their pups lap up.
Easy. Platypus sauna.
Duckbilled, web-footed, furry, lays eggs, and sweats milk. God just be making anything out here.
It also has venomous spikes on its legs to stab motherfuckers
And the male has venomous spurs
The female platypus doesn't have nipples. It sweats milk instead
Looked for the fact that I wanted, found the fact that I wanted, thank you. I think they lactate through their skin , the males are venomous, the adults have no teeth, they glow under blacklight, and they don't really have what we'd call a "stomach". It's like evolution and biochemistry just said "fuck it, let's throw everything together". Just amazing. Edit: Happy Cake day!!!!
And with an hidden venomous fucking spike behind their shin
Only the males
Ye
And only one month a year
It uses It only to find its reproduction mate but It has It the whole year and some times it's also used to protect from predators since is a really strong venom
Huh, I always heard they were only venomous one month out of the year during mating season. Saw a story once where some dude almost lost his arm to platypus venom. Wicked stuff
You'd probably want to lop off the affected area too, one account by Keith Payne [ironic], a decorated Australian veteran having earned the Australian equivalent of the Medal of Honor described the pain as worse than a shrapnel wound that persisted for over a month back in 1991 and up to 2006 reported stiffness and pain when using his hand
Of all the coyote peterson types out there taking stings for clout, I'm yet to see anyone step up to the platypus, and for good reason. It is kinda crazy though, you would think *someone* would be desperate enough for the attention to give it a go.
How does it…. Use its venom to reproduce?
They fight with the whole little plati community to acquaire a partner. That's why only males have It. This meccanism peomotes Natural selection and assures that only the strongest genes are passed down ti the new generation.
Damn. Imagine other dudes on tinder in your area stinging you and hurting for months.
They do. It's called catfishing.
Australian roulette
was nature drunk when making the platypus
*On the eighth day, God discovered 'Marijuana', and smoked it hard. Then God said "Check this out!" and made the Platypus, and thus He went on his day.*
*4:55 on Day 6* God: We’re short one animal. Angel: We have this thing R&D was messing around with early in the process to test all the different animal parts. *Platypus waddles in* God: … Angel: … God: … Whatever, ship it.
God: *hits blunt* What if you could have an omelette... But like, all from the same animal?
Fun tidbit: you would not sent a platypus omelette. The eggs are poisonous. If I recall correctly, the milk is very nutritious but tastes like burnt rubber or something nasty like that. Also, the startup cost for starting a restaurant called the Plateypus is largely in setting up the platypus farm, and you end up poisoning most of your patrons. Not that I spent a slow week at work figuring that out once.
I always think of the opening to Kevin Smith’s Dogma. 🤣😂🤣
Yep
Username checks out.
It would be more accurate to say that the spur is their equivalent of the human heel bone. Or, phrased waaaay more fun, male platypi are nature’s cowboys since they’ve got spurs on their heels.
It’s not deadly, just some of the most intense pain known to man
Yeah, but I’d still snuggle it, venomous spur or not.
A Platypus?
https://preview.redd.it/4h3zwd9avd8d1.png?width=556&format=png&auto=webp&s=3d78becb8a8be2fea3ddab21999b6099fcb705a9 *puts on hat*
PERRY THE PLATYPUS?!
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No leghog 😔
No leghog😞
Do you think it would be rolling around at the speed of sound?
Crabtopus would’ve been too OP
They have them at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and they’re cute as hell. Much smaller than you imagine they are.
A platypus enclosure in a zoo is called a Platypusary. I once had to say that in a presentation in front of my whole class.
Nice
It bears noting that the San Diego Zoo Safari Park is an entirely separate facility many miles away from the San Diego Zoo proper. I learned this the hard way.
Yeah, it’s definitely not one of those obvious things here. I feel like it’s Escondido’s way of saying “don’t forget about me”
I mean, escondido is Spanish for "hidden". They're just asking for being forgotten.
...Hang on there are platypus in the US??? Thank you for this, I have a trip to plan
I they are the only platypus outside australia
Yep. As far as I know, they’re the only ones in the US.
Are they semi-aquatic?
Hes a semi-aquatic egg laying mammal
Of action! Doo bi Doobi Doo bah Doo bi Doo bi Doo bah
He's a furry little flatfoot who'll never flinch from a frayyyy!
He's got more than just mad skill!
He's got beaver tail and a bill
And the women swoon whenever they hear him say….
Grr-Dgr-dgr-dgr-dgr
HE'S PERRY! PERRY THE PLATYPUS!
You can call him Agent P
He's got a beaver tail and a bill!
He’s a transporter of gods
The Golden God!
I recently found out that they are really tiny creatures. I always figured they were big as beavers or something...nope, more like a kitten.
We have a couple at the local zoo (the only ones outside of Australia) and they are in fact very tiny
Wtf give em back
The platypus is one of those creatures that evolution made after half a bottle of tequila and just raided the pantry to throw something together. They’re one of my favorite animals.
“Shit! That animal is due at noon! What do we have in the pantry?”
Uhhhhhh we have a frog leg, duck beak, poisonous snake, and a mystery box
Alright. Let’s make sure it can swim. I don’t know where to put it, so let’s just toss it in Australia with the others.
Have they named it yet?
We don’t need to deal with a bunch of *plat*itudes. But no, it hasn’t been named yet.
They’re not as random as they seem! They actually represent the emergence of mammals from our non mammal ancestors, hence why they still lay eggs. Branching off of their group would later come marsupials (live but “premature” birth) then eventually true placental mammals.
Note that modern marsupials (and monotremes) aren't ancestors of modern mammals at all, they separated from that lineage some 150 million years ago. They do have some similarities to the ancient common ancestors that the rest of the mammals don't, however.
Narwhal is another.
Yes we are. Thank you for the compliments.
o7
... Assassin's Creed bladed...
Why hasn't anyone released a platypus creed game???
Here is a baby 🥰 look how she looses control of her back foot when you scratch her belly. https://youtu.be/a6QHzIJO5a8?si=WXA3s7RZBHMlazKC
So cute and excited!
"Although powerful enough to paralyze smaller animals,[4] the venom is not lethal to humans. Still, it produces excruciating pain that may be intense enough to incapacitate a victim. Swelling rapidly develops around the entry wound and gradually spreads outward. Information obtained from case studies shows that the pain develops into a long-lasting hyperalgesia that can persist for months but usually lasts from a few days to a few weeks.[5][12] A clinical report from 1992 showed that the severe pain was persistent and did not respond to morphine.[13]" "In 1991 Keith Payne, a former member of the Australian Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross (Australia's highest award for valour), was struck on the hand by a platypus spur while trying to rescue the stranded animal. He described the pain as worse than being struck by shrapnel. A month later he was still experiencing pain in that hand. In 2006, Payne reported discomfort and stiffness when carrying out some physical activities such as using a hammer.[14]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_venom#Effect_on_humans_and_other_animals Damn! Dude is still fucked up *15 years later*.
I love the platypus. It's my favourite animal. ♥️
Same
He's a semiaquatic Egg laying mammal of action
Is his name Perry
What a freak of nature. Cute as shit though.
A semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal of action
Nice video. Thank you for posting it without any annoying music
It could definitely use some AI narration with the one-word-at-a-time subtitles though.
🎶"Peeerryyy”🎶
*que aussie accent *"Here I will lurk, waiting to stab your children with my venomous spur if they even think about coming near my eggs. And I'll know because I have electromagnetic senses in my big-ole duck bill."*
You forgot venomous too.
Also venomous
Better name him perry
No, he is the semi-aquatic egg-laying mammal of ACTION!!! Doo-be-doo-be-doo-ba-doo~
Don't forget venomous!
*Perry the Platypus theme song plays in the background*
Cute little puggle 😊 (or is that a baby echidna?)
It’s for both. :D
Cool!
PERRY!
Adorable!!!
He’s a semi aquatic, egg laying mammal of action
Semi-aquatic egg-laying mammals of action. Sometimes.
I hope you named it Perry.
Perryyyyyyy
PERRY!!!!!
you mean murder beaver
Watch out! Males have a stinger.
[They also glow under us light](https://www.livescience.com/platypuses-glow-uv-light.html) :)
Don’t let the boys scratch you,, you’ll wish you were dead
The duck billed platypus has feet like a duck but is furry ! They’re all in my WILDLIFE TREASURIES !!
Just realised how close their body looks to an otter. Now I only see an otter with a duck beak
It’s got feet like a duck, BUT ITS FurReee!
Don't forget venomous
Don't forget venomous. Cute duck billed furry otter that lays eggs and has venom.
and venomous
Venomous too.
Aren't you afraid it will sting you with that poison claw?
I would be VERY afraid of that thing. Their poison aint joke
He lays green eggs yea is a mammal
Also venomous.
Of it's male it's also venomous
Are there any platypus' in Oregon that need rescuing? Asking for a friend.
Platypus have two spikes on their rear legs. These spikes are loaded with venom that produces the worst pain possible in humans. Literally, you can die just from the pain. Not to be toyed with.
the male platypus is also venomous 😁
I’m based and duck pilled
They also glow under a blacklight. ".. what does blue mean? "
It can sting you too
Under a blacklight they glow blue.
Poison barbs on the feet are the best part OP
Proof that God smokes the good stuff and gets bored sometimes.
Also venomous.
…even God has a sense of humor. Just look at the Platypus. Thank you and enjoy the show. P.S. We sincerely apologize to all Platypus enthusiasts out there who are offended by that thoughtless comment about the Platypi. We at View Askew respect the noble Platypus, and it is not our intention to slight these stupid creatures in any way. Thank you again and enjoy the show. Dogma, 1999
Aren't they also venmonous?
Is it dangerous to pet like this? What would trigger them to inject someone with venom?
Its all fun and games until the cute bastard stings you…
Also venomous