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Sighting 4255818

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus at Bega, NSW

Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Bega, NSW - 7 Apr 2020 11:10 AM
Ornithorhynchus anatinus at Bega, NSW - 7 Apr 2020 11:10 AM
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Ornithorhynchus anatinus 7 Apr 2020 MatthewHiggins

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Prior to the fires and floods earlier this year, I regularly saw Platypus in the Anabranch, as posted on the Atlas. But then they disappeared. After making a number of unsuccessful trips following the floods, today I at last saw Platypus (2) in one of the ponds which I have patrolled since last August. So they have survived the ash-laden water, and if they moved for a time into the Bega and Brogo Rivers (parts of which I have also looked at unsuccessfully), some at least are back. I hope the sightings increase. Great news.

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  • Ornithorhynchus anatinus Scientific name
  • Platypus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1369.91m Recorded at altitude
  • 109 images trained Machine learning
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