Platypus 오리너구리 =＞ 진화가 눈에 뜨이게 진행되고 있는 중간진화 동물 중 하나

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Platypus are monotremes - a tiny group of mammals able to both lay eggs and produce milk.

They don't have teats, instead they concentrate milk to their belly and feed their young by sweating it out.

This feeding system is thought to be linked to its antibacterial properties, according to the scientists.





Don’t be fooled by the fake baby platypus phenomenon. This is what a real platypus puggle looks like.

There’s strangely no shortage of sculpted baby platypuses in the world, and time and time again we fall for those exaggerated, humanised features. 


A real baby platypus, which is actually known as a puggle, has teeny-tiny eyes, a flat head and silky-smooth looking short hair. And hey, we think they’re pretty cute, even if they don’t look like baby Yoda. 


The first and one of the most famous of these sculptures is Serbian artist Vladimir Matić-Kuriljov’s ‘platypus baby’. Vlad took to Instagram in February last year after he was accused of creating a hoax.


“Lots of people were confused if it were real,” he said. “It’s not, I intended it just as a cute sculpture of a fantasy creature, I didn’t base it on any real world reference. It kinda looks like a platypus or even more like an echidna.”


While it was sculpted from stone, people went wild posting images of Vladimir’s sculpture with captions like “because we all need a baby platypus in our lives today ” and “a baby platypus is called a puggle.” 


Then there was this sculpture by Russian toy artist Yuliya Leonovich, made from wool, polymer and clay. 


We’re willing to allow some concessions with this one as the artificial fur is deceiving. 
The most recent sculpture doing the rounds (albeit it’s been around for a while), however, is just downright ridiculous and alas, we’re still falling for it.

Russian doll maker Oso Polar made this “baby platypus” with a giant head in addition to teddy-bear-like fur.

It really does look like a weird amalgamation of an echidna and platypus puggle.


We’re willing to allow some concessions with this one as the artificial fur is deceiving. 
The most recent sculpture doing the rounds (albeit it’s been around for a while), however, is just downright ridiculous and alas, we’re still falling for it. Russian doll maker Oso Polar made this “baby platypus” with a giant head in addition to teddy-bear-like fur.



Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times and shame on the whole universe. 

But not all heroes wear capes. Images of these sculptures on social media are littered with commenters correcting the record with real images of platypus puggles. Keep up the good work!