Ornithorhynchus anatinus

1 Platypus at West Albury, NSW

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Identification history

	Ornithorhynchus anatinus	30 Jul 2023	CarbonAI
	Ornithorhynchus anatinus	30 Jul 2023	KylieWaldon

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i think this was my first sighting of a platypus. No photo. A couple of breaking water with splashing and flashes of creamy orange white. Once sideways up to the edge of the water and then away. Two lots of bubbles preceeded one rise, and the rest of the activity was where the water met the bank which was hidden by long grass on the top. I stood for 15 minutes but further bubbles did not bring it back out to where I could get a shot. Maybe next time. Got photo of bubbles!

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Location information

Coordinates 146.883626 -36.085515
Maps Horseshoe Lagoon and West Albury Wetlands Albury
Places West Albury, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Jul 2023 01:04 PM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Mammals Monotremes KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

Additional information

Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

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

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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South Australia

Victoria

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