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Monotremes Division
Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs (Prototheria) instead
of giving birth to live young like marsupials (Metatheria) and placental mammals
(Eutheria).
Order:
Monotremata
Family:
Tachyglossidae
Genus:
Tachyglossus
Image Code FR482 |
Catalogue No.: FR482
Description:
Echidna skull,
Tachyglossus aculeatus.
Size: 105 x 45mm. |
Family:
Ornithorhynchidae
Genus:
Ornithorhynchus
Image Code FR483 |
Catalogue No.: FR483
Description:
Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Known as the
Duck-Billed Platypus it is perhaps the strangest animal known. It lays eggs,
yet suckles its young. It has fur like a seal, tail like a beaver and a bill
like a duck. Oddest of all are the large, hollow spurs on its rear feet
connected to venom glands. The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus
anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including
Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five
extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of
giving birth to live young. It is the sole living representative of its
family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of
related species have been found in the fossil record.
Size: 110 X 48mm. |
Image Code FR873 |
Catalogue No.: FR873
Description: Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Known as the Duck-Billed Platypus, it is perhaps the strangest animal known.
It lays eggs, yet suckles its young. It has fur like a seal, a tail like a
beaver and a bill like a duck. Oddest of all are the large, hollow spurs on
its rear feet, connected to venom glands.
Size: 470 X 240mm. |
Image Code FR874 |
Catalogue No.: FR874
Description: Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Known as the Duck-Billed Platypus, it is perhaps the strangest animal known.
It lays eggs, yet suckles its young. It has fur like a seal, a tail like a
beaver and a bill like a duck. Oddest of all are the large, hollow spurs on
its rear feet, connected to venom glands.
Size: 440 X 230mm. |
Image Code FR937 |
Catalogue No.: FR937
Description:
Platypus sculpture. Ornithorhynchus
anatinus.
Size: 510 X 135mm. |
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