Selah Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 [img]http://www.platypuscomputing.com/images/platygeo.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPetiteSoeur Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I'm doing a lab presentation on platypuses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I platypuses. Or is it platypi??? [img]http://babyanimalz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/baby-platypus-500x379.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Can these little guys be kept as pets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 (edited) I dunno I think you would need a big aquarium with an island! But they are so cute, it makes you want one, doesn't it? Edited October 6, 2011 by brandelynmarie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Well - I do have 19 acres of land, so I suppose I could arrange something. I wonder what they taste like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 (edited) *GASP* I wonder if they taste like chicken... Edited October 6, 2011 by brandelynmarie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not A Mallard Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 [quote name='Selah' timestamp='1317844156' post='2315757'] [img]http://www.platypuscomputing.com/images/platygeo.jpg[/img] [/quote] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qKcJF4fOPs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 They're so cute...and poisonous, but cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/v0kke.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPetiteSoeur Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 [quote name='brandelynmarie' timestamp='1317880073' post='2315955'] I platypuses. Or is it platypi??? [img]http://babyanimalz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/baby-platypus-500x379.jpg[/img] [/quote] It's platypuses...but I only know that because I had to look it up! We all though it was platypi, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulBride Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 [quote name='brandelynmarie' timestamp='1317880073' post='2315955'] I platypuses. Or is it platypi??? [img]http://babyanimalz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/baby-platypus-500x379.jpg[/img] [/quote] Goodness! they look sooooo cuddly.[quote name='BG45' timestamp='1317903866' post='2316042'] They're so cute...and poisonous, but cute! [/quote] Say whaaaa? Wachu talkin' 'bout willis? esplain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 [quote name='HopefulBride' timestamp='1317910843' post='2316089'] Say whaaaa? Wachu talkin' 'bout willis? esplain... [/quote] I didn't know until recently either, but apparently the male platypus has venom glands that are tied into its hind claws. Not the best source, but [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_venom"]Wikipedia article.[/url] It's never killed a human, but the pain is supposed to be pretty intense and morphine doesn't help block it... *wince* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulBride Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 [quote name='BG45' timestamp='1317912706' post='2316118'] I didn't know until recently either, but apparently the male platypus has venom glands that are tied into its hind claws. Not the best source, but [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_venom"]Wikipedia article.[/url] It's never killed a human, but the pain is supposed to be pretty intense and morphine doesn't help block it... *wince* [/quote] So what you are saying is when shopping for a pet platypus I should stick with females. alright I dig it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilianus Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 (edited) [quote name='brandelynmarie' timestamp='1317880073' post='2315955'] I platypuses. Or is it platypi??? [/quote] What LaPetiteSoeur said Platypus come from Greek. Maybe it's one of the words she is talking about in the video that the grammarians fiddled with. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFyY2mK8pxk&feature=player_embedded[/media] Edited October 6, 2011 by Maximilianus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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