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Mutz Oct 22, 2005

Cool Beans!

So what is the plural of platypus....patypuses or platypi???? :/

Amy

Delartful Bears Oct 22, 2005

Ooh Matilda,  you lucky thing!! I Love seeing them!!!!!! I've only seen them in enclosures, and once I was lucky to see one in the wild!  Amazing animals!

When English settlers found them, they thought they were a hoax!!! LOL  An animal with a bill and fur, on one creature! LOL

What have you done with it now?
Danni

jazzyrags Oct 22, 2005

I thing it is a dolphin cant explain how it got there.

shantell Oct 22, 2005

Wow, how cool no matter what it is...what is it for sure...I get the excitement of skunks, racoons, bobcats and cows...

I need to move somewhere more exciting!!!

Eileen Oct 22, 2005

Looks like a beaver and a duck and an aligator got together   

That's your basic platypus!

Eileen

lapousmor Oct 22, 2005

Hum, surprising...
Coudn't be the Loch Ness monster??? Mmmmm, probably to small! not sure he would have travelled so far...  :lol:
Doesn't look like a dragon too...
Maybe you are right, maybe this is a Platypus...  The question is: what's he doing there? did do have opportunity to check if he was wearing a spy microphone on his tummy? Maybe he was spying you, Matilda!
Or, maybe he has escaped from a zoo and wanted to explore the big outside world. :cool:
Oh, dear, so much mystery!

Beary hugs,
Sophie.

matilda Oct 22, 2005

Sorry folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did'nt think it would quite get this reaction. I'm very very naughty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is a platypus, it is in my back yard. BUT!!!! it's not real. SORRY.   They are indeed very rare and nocturnal I believe.  I'm not even sure we have them in Western Australia. South Aust and the Eastern states yes.
They are so rare these days because they need a lot of territory to roam. (the length of streams)

Not a bad photo though aye? I will do penance if need be. :redface:

lapousmor Oct 22, 2005

Yes indeed, you really are noughty!
but at least, we've had a good laugh!!!  :lol:

Beary hugs,
Sophie.

Pipa Oct 22, 2005

it's not real? LOL Matilda!!!! hehehe

Eileen Oct 22, 2005

Eileen

WildThyme Oct 22, 2005

Matilda!!!!! Well, we all did learn quite a bit about the illusive platypus.. so that's for sparking a good conversation that resulted in some great cross-cultural exchange of knowledge!!!! That's one of the things I really love about TT.  Did you photo shop the dear little thing into your back yard?

Beary truly yours,
KIm Basta
Wild Thyme Originals

Judi Oct 22, 2005

:lol:Well, it has been educational !  Matilda, if it is not real...did you make it?

SueAnn Help Advisor, Banner SponsorOct 22, 2005

          :doh:  :doh: It surely sparked some conversation, Matilda!!  You're quite the practical joker, you!!   

Delartful Bears Oct 23, 2005

Ppppf LOL  You had us all going there!!

Danni

matilda Oct 23, 2005

I was worried I had maybe gone a wee bit too far when I saw the reaction the pic got. I'm so please Your not all cross with me. 
I was practicing shooting in the garden,pics that is, not wildlife. and then edited them in my kodak software. And this pic was one of the results. One of my neighbours saw it and thought it was real, not realising it was taken in the garden, so this led to............
I promise to do it again, honest.

Densteds Oct 23, 2005

Matilda...you're a sick woman, you have to be punished!! I'm coming over to confiscate all your tim tams,
you sure had us all going, I was giving a natural history lecture on the breeding habits of Australian native animals and poor Fran thought you had Flipper in your backyard pond !!!

:hug:
Denise.

Pipa Oct 23, 2005

I promise to do it again, honest. :wacko:

Matilda !! Lol ! 

Shelli Retired Help Advisor, Banner SponsorOct 23, 2005

Matilda, you are a stinker.

Judi Oct 23, 2005

Matilda :hug:

Golly, I love these new icons!

rufnut Oct 24, 2005

Arrhhhh naughty girl, your a tricker...