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Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), Carnarvon National Park, Queensland, Australia

Steven David Miller

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A platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) forages underwater for crustaceans and worms and then bobs back up to the surface to chew on its food. Several ponds in Carnarvon Creek in Carnarvon National Park, Queensland, Australia are home to these animals.

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