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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 261275" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Pretty much. They burrow like wombats, they can quickly dig in so that all that is presented to a predator's mouth are the spikes which as they curl, will stick out more prominently. They can flatten themselves out, then wedge into a space (that's how that one at the uni field station that I mentioned above somewhere knocked over the freezer). </p><p></p><p>Did you know that baby echidnas are called puggles? And because platypuses are also monotremes, teir babies are also called puggles. It's fairly recent and I think it's because of the soft toy from te 70s or therabouts, called puggles. They really do look like that!</p><p></p><p>When I was a kid I read books for kids which told stories of a family who lived with a lot of Aussie animals nearby, and the baby platypuses then were (I think) called platykits by the kids, but there was no official name for what you called a baby platypus. But "puggle" now appears to be the name.</p><p></p><p>Here's a really good page, it's got photos plus info.</p><p><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/June2000/default.htm" target="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/June2000/default.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 261275, member: 1991"] Pretty much. They burrow like wombats, they can quickly dig in so that all that is presented to a predator's mouth are the spikes which as they curl, will stick out more prominently. They can flatten themselves out, then wedge into a space (that's how that one at the uni field station that I mentioned above somewhere knocked over the freezer). Did you know that baby echidnas are called puggles? And because platypuses are also monotremes, teir babies are also called puggles. It's fairly recent and I think it's because of the soft toy from te 70s or therabouts, called puggles. They really do look like that! When I was a kid I read books for kids which told stories of a family who lived with a lot of Aussie animals nearby, and the baby platypuses then were (I think) called platykits by the kids, but there was no official name for what you called a baby platypus. But "puggle" now appears to be the name. Here's a really good page, it's got photos plus info. [url]http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/June2000/default.htm[/url] Marg [/QUOTE]
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