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Very interesting news media article for review and consideration:
Rare white platypus spotted in northern NSW: ‘I didn’t think anyone would believe me’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/02/rare-white-platypus-spotted-in-nsw-australia 100.16.0.188 ( talk) 16:57, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
After it says that a platypus is a egg-laying mammal, it should have, in parentheses, "mammal of action" as a reference to the Disney TV show, Phineas and Ferb. Pixel-but-someone-stole-my-name ( talk) 17:21, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
As far as I can tell, this article does not mention the fact that platypus' oesophagus lead directly to their intestine, as they do not possess a stomach. How/where should this be implemented? GhostofaThousandArticles ( talk) 17:24, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
I've been searching for a while what type of excretion does platypuses have because they are mammals so you'd assume they excrete urea like other mammals but it's also problematic because they have an egg unlike other mammals (it's problematic because urea is soluble in water and is toxic so it would kill the embryo) and other creatures with eggs (for example reptiles and birds) use uric acid instead because it's not water soluble and not toxic. What I finally found out is that they excrete urea like other mammals and it works with their eggs because they have a soft egg so the urea can get out of it and not kill the embryo (similar thing happens with fish that use ammonia which is even more toxic). I think this fact should be added to the wiki page on platypuses. My main source and a source that has a bunch of information about platypus's biology - Source Vupini ( talk) 23:20, 18 April 2024 (UTC)