Platypus at Buxton, NSW
Identification history
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus | 23 Dec 2021 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 22 Dec 2021 | Jolly |
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User's notes
2 platypus were sighted separately approx 100m apart on a stretchof the Bargo River swimming briefly on the top of the water then diving below to reappear within a minute,
Leaving concentric ripples on the water surface. A video was taken.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.556599-34.251746
- Places Buxton, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2021 08:47 AM Recorded on
- Jolly Recorded by
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Collections
Jolly Southern Highlands NatureMapr Ornithorhynchus anatinus Monotremes Mammals
Additional information
- Unknown Gender
- 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
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes