David de Groot · @david
1839 followers · 1405 posts · Server theblower.au
The Platy-Project is hoping for a lot of participation in September (it's like the Great Aussie Bird Count, but for Platypuses).
If you have a local waterway (and are in Australia), head on over an join in.
#monotreme #platypus #citizenscience
scandrof · @scandrof
331 followers · 6303 posts · Server aus.social"As the weather cools down, things heat up in the echidna world.
It's mating season — and the monotremes have a unique and lengthy courtship, a game of follow the leader that the "last man standing" wins.
"I call it echidna bachelorette," UNSW PhD candidate Georgia Badgery laughs." #Australia #echidna #monotreme #animals #nature #AnimalBehaviour #biology #mammals #EchidnaTrain
Echidna mating season begins with 'trains' of male suitors following females - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-06/echidna-mating-season-see-trains-return/102536740
#echidnatrain #australia #echidna #monotreme #animals #nature #animalbehaviour #biology #mammals
scandrof · @scandrof
304 followers · 5488 posts · Server aus.social
"You’re a mammal. So is a kangaroo. We’ve got much in common. But one of the most interesting is we all feed our newborns with milk. The word mammal comes from mamma, which is Latin for breast.
In Australia, we have many placental mammal species, like bats and native rodents. Humans are placental mammals too. But our country is far better known for our marsupials and monotremes, which have different reproductive strategies to placental mammals.
Monotremes are the only mammals to lay eggs. When an echidna egg hatches, the baby is very underdeveloped. Marsupials, too, give birth to underdeveloped young. When a wallaby gives birth to a tiny pink joey, it’s the equivalent to us giving birth to an eight week old foetus. Most of their development happens outside the womb or egg." #science #nature #mammal #animals #monotreme #marsupial #echidna #biology #reproduction #Australia
Wallaby joeys and platypus puggles are tiny and undeveloped when born. But their mother's milk is near-magical https://theconversation.com/wallaby-joeys-and-platypus-puggles-are-tiny-and-undeveloped-when-born-but-their-mothers-milk-is-near-magical-207726
#science #nature #mammal #animals #monotreme #marsupial #echidna #biology #reproduction #australia
Dr Annetta Mallon · @annettamallon
397 followers · 2709 posts · Server aus.social
One of the two platypus we have living in our dam right now.
Dusk is a greater delight than usual of late!
#tasmania #monotreme #lutruwita #platypus #joy #happiness #wildlife #AustralianNativeAnimals
#tasmania #monotreme #lutruwita #platypus #joy #happiness #wildlife #australiannativeanimals
Molecular Biology & Evolution · @molbioevol
276 followers · 168 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Dynamic Evolution of Retroviral Envelope Genes in Egg-Laying Mammalian Genomes https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad090 Photo: Takashi Hayakawa #science #evolution #biology #genome #SciComm #evolgen_paper #monotreme #echidna
#science #Evolution #biology #genome #scicomm #evolgen_paper #monotreme #echidna
Ele Willoughby, PhD · @minouette
811 followers · 930 posts · Server spore.social
Some believe that the duck billed deer is #imaginary. Who am I to say?
About the size & white-spotted golden brown colouring of the S. American pudú deer or the Javan mouse deer, this rarely seen tiny deer-like quadruped of the Southwest Pacific is not in fact a deer at all. The unexpected duck-like bill is the first hint that this is perhaps not a regular ruminant mammal.
#printmaking #imaginary #linocut #deer #monotreme #platypus #illustration #fairytale #cryptozoology #hybrid #MastoArt
#imaginary #printmaking #linocut #deer #monotreme #platypus #illustration #fairytale #cryptozoology #hybrid #mastoart
scandrof · @scandrof
232 followers · 3532 posts · Server aus.social
A rare albino echidna has been spotted in central west NSW.
The echidna, christened “Raffie,” was seen wandering around by a staff member of Bathurst regional council.
The council has released pictures of the rare mammal it says “is just too beautiful not to share” but is warning locals to be considerate:
"If you see Raffie out, please feel free to take a couple of snaps but do not approach, touch, or try and contain him. It is important to leave wildlife alone, as you could risk them losing their scent trail or leaving young unattended in the burrow. Of course, if you spot any injured wildlife, please contact WIRES." #animals #nature #wildlife #echidna #monotreme #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Australia
#animals #nature #wildlife #echidna #monotreme #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #australia
The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨ · @tksst
198 followers · 131 posts · Server universeodon.com
🍼 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/hand-raising-a-rescued-baby-echidna
"The puggle was bought into the hospital after members of the public saw it drop about 4m to the ground from a tree." How will #TarongaZoo caregivers hand-raise this #baby?
#video #zoo #monotreme #echidna #babies #animals #babyanimals #puggle #cute #Sydney #Australia #conservation
#tarongazoo #baby #video #zoo #monotreme #echidna #babies #animals #babyanimals #puggle #cute #sydney #australia #conservation
Larena Woodmore · @larena
319 followers · 46 posts · Server theblower.au
Whose nose? Echidna's nose!
#Tasmania #TasmanianForest #Echidna #Monotreme #Nature
#tasmania #tasmanianforest #echidna #monotreme #nature
Larena Woodmore · @larena
279 followers · 14 posts · Server theblower.au
Reposting a video I made of one of the echidnas that visits our place, bumbling around the forest floor: https://youtu.be/OKFIJPxv2ak
#Tasmania #TasmanianForest #Echidna #Monotreme #Nature #Australia
#tasmania #tasmanianforest #echidna #monotreme #nature #australia
Larena Woodmore · @larena
279 followers · 13 posts · Server theblower.au
Imagine finding food by sticking your nostrils in the dirt. That's the life of an echidna.
There are a few around at the moment, and each seems to have a different technique. This one shoves its snout in the ground and moves its head about in a way that remonds me of a doctor performing liposuction.
#Echidna #Monotreme #Tasmania #TasmanianForest #Wildlife #Nature #Insectivore
#echidna #monotreme #tasmania #tasmanianforest #wildlife #nature #insectivore
Larena Woodmore · @larena
96 followers · 69 posts · Server mastodon.au
We set a trailcam pointing at a hole next to the driveway for a few days, to see if it was a burrow. Nothing used the hole but there was lots of animal activity. Here's photos of #pademelon #quoll #bandicoot and#echidna . Masto only allows 4 photos but there were also a #BassianThrush and #BrushtailedPossum
#biodiversity #trailcam #wildlife #Tasmania #TasmanianForest #marsupial #monotreme #carnivore
#pademelon #quoll #bandicoot #bassianthrush #brushtailedpossum #biodiversity #trailcam #wildlife #tasmania #tasmanianforest #marsupial #monotreme #carnivore
Larena Woodmore · @larena
66 followers · 57 posts · Server mastodon.au
We've only been at our place for 12 months, so I thought I'd post the most exciting/interesting things we discovered in 2022.
Thing #1 We have 2 species on monotremes. Echidnas and a playpus.
#echidna #platypus #tasmania #tasmanianforest #monotreme
Larena Woodmore · @larena
48 followers · 45 posts · Server mastodon.au
If an echidna sniffs your shoe, make sure your feet aren't too close together as it's likely to try and squeeze its spiny body between them.
#echidna #monotreme #WildlifeEncounter #tasmania #australia
#echidna #monotreme #wildlifeencounter #tasmania #australia
Russell S. Pfau · @rspfau
153 followers · 388 posts · Server ecoevo.social@nomascus Some nice photos of the #echidna egg tooth here
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2022.12.005
Larena Woodmore · @larena
34 followers · 39 posts · Server mastodon.auI've just uploaded a video of this morning's platypus encounter to YouTube. Just over a minute compilation:
#platypus #tasmania #monotreme #aquaticmammal
Larena Woodmore · @larena
28 followers · 37 posts · Server mastodon.au
Nice surprise on this morning's stroll. Only the second time we've seen a platypus in our creek.
#platypus #monotreme #aquaticmammal #tasmania
#platypus #monotreme #aquaticmammal #tasmania
Larena Woodmore · @larena
15 followers · 22 posts · Server mastodon.au
Imagine finding food by sticking your nostrils in the dirt. That's the life of an echidna.
There are a few around at the moment, and each seems to have a different technique. This one shoves its snout in the ground and moves its head about in a way that remonds me of a doctor performing liposuction.
#echidna #monotreme #tasmania #wildlife #habitatconservation #insectivore
#echidna #monotreme #tasmania #wildlife #habitatconservation #insectivore
SeanMaths4EAL · @seanmaths4eal
59 followers · 290 posts · Server aus.social
The world’s cutest echidna:#Toolangi #GreatForestNP #WildlifeAustralia #wildlife #echidna #monotreme
#toolangi #greatforestnp #wildlifeaustralia #wildlife #echidna #monotreme
SeanMaths4EAL · @seanmaths4eal
56 followers · 276 posts · Server aus.socialThe world’s cutest echidna:#Toolangi #murrindindi #GreatForestNP #WildlifeAustralia #wildlife #echidna #monotreme
#toolangi #murrindindi #greatforestnp #wildlifeaustralia #wildlife #echidna #monotreme