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Matilda Huggington-beare
Ya would'nt read about it!!!
UKWhat is it Matilda ???
Wild Thyme OriginalsMatilda... is that a platapus!? Is that how you spell platapus? I see a beavery lookin' guy with a duck bill.....????
Is that what it is? Aren't those the strangest creatures you ever saw!?
Beary truly yours,
Kim Basta
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Kim-Bee BearsIt looks like a blue frog to me LOL
Nova Scotia,CanadaLooks like a blue dolphin to me 
UKwhat a mystery hehehe
I think it is a duck billed platypus..if it is it's very rare to see one anywhere...they are strange creatures the female lays two eggs when the babies hatch they are only an inch long like a baby mouse, they then crawl onto the mother's belly and suckle...I found this photo..they have fur, webbed feet, and a duck bill.
We sure have some weird critters downunder!!
Denise.
Kim-Bee BearsI was watching animal planet and heard that they are poisionous! They apparently can get nasty and have a sharp nail-like thing on a back foot that is poisionous...
Kim...they are very shy animals, and they have spurs on their back legs for protection..it emits a poison if they are attacked..the photo Matilda has taken is amazing they are rarely seen.
Denise.
Oh WOW! That is so cool!
Wild Thyme OriginalsThat's what I thought it was!!!!! I spelled it wrong of course, 
Thanks Denise! I must admit, though they are shy creatures, I bet I'd scream if I saw one on my deck!
I am a major animal lover, but thoes platypuses (OMG what's the plural? platypusses, platypai, platy.... -- just looked it up, it's 'platypuses') just so unlike any other animal... Must have been a big shock Matilda! Yes, I would have screamed, then run for the camera if I hadn't scared the poor thing off!
My husband would just completely freak! My husband once yelled to me that there was an 18 inch rat on our patio. Since I grew up in Ohio, I knew before I even saw it that it was just an opossum. He grew up in Egypt and had never seen an opossum (that's a 'possum' for you southern gals!)
So cool Matilda! And so neat that you had the presence of mind to grab a camera!
Beary truly yours,
Kim Basta
Wild Thyme Originals
Posts: 3,177I adore platypuses - God sure could'nt make his mind up the day he created these. Goes to show we all have ooo-errr days!
Penny
Nova Scotia,CanadaI think it was one of his last and he was suffering a creative bloke so he just took some of his favorite bits and added them together. Or he was just experimenting on his big computer in the sky and pressed save and send by mistake. 
UKOh wow how amazing to have one in your back yard !!!!! Oz has way more intersting critters than we do !! 
Posts: 3,177he was suffering a creative bloke
Nice one Shari !!!
MerBear Originalswas he/she/it in a backyard pond? I want one too!
Marion
Totally awesome! Maybe I should start making stuffed platypus........... :)
Ellen
Baird'sBears WOW
Possums we've got . . . I see them all the time in the park! Well, once the dogs tree them, anyway.
Eileen
Past Time BearsAbout a month ago, I found a baby possum living in my mohair closet!!!! 
Go figure!!! Matilda, that shot of the platypus is outstanding!! So glad you shared!!
UKoh how cute having a baby possum in your mohair stash. he must have thought it was really cozy in there hehehe,
Back Road BearsNow wait a second, Matilda hasn't said that it is indeed a platypus!
Is it really?????
Looks like a beaver and a duck and an aligator got together and..... :doh:
UK Posts: 8,574Penny/Shari D'ya suppose HE was having an off day with any other creations too? No, I didn't necessarily mean 2 legged kind...........
Its been a rough day here in gollyland and i did so appreciate the laugh
Thank you you darlinkins
Just Us BearsIf it IS a platypus...which it looks like it is..(although it looks very blue), it is indeed rare to see one. I believe this is because they are sensitive to light and are mainly nocturnal. (someone correct me if I'm wrong and I'll pull my head in!) :rolleyes:
When you go into the Platypus enclosure in the zoo, it is very dimly lit and you have to wait for your eyes to adjust before you can see them. Hope it wasn't lost or injured. You must have a very open backyard near to a creek do you Matilda? You're a great one for keeping us all in suspense aren't ya!
I adore platypuses - God sure could'nt make his mind up the day he created these. Goes to show we all have ooo-errr days!
Penny
They were all leftover bits, and that's all he could come up with...
Denise.
