271 - The Peculiar Platypus

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History, Science, Society & Culture, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The platypus is a fascinating creature from the family called monotremes. There is a lot left to be discovered about these animals and in part 1 we hear about the challenges in studying them. Part 2 will explore the features that make them unique. Our guest is Dr. Gilad Bino. George Kearsley Shaw: science meets the platypus What are monotremes? The amazing penis of the echidna! Lots of cool photos of platypus biological features Maps of complex platypus nesting burrows The Platy-Project (citizen science initiative) This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/monstertalk and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.0	It's actually quite unlike anything we've ever seen before.
0:46.0	A giant airing creature pod ape.
0:50.0	In Loch Ness, a 24 mile long bottomless lake in the Highlands of Scotland.
0:55.0	It's a creature known as the Loch Ness Monster.
1:22.0	Welcome to Monster Talk, the science show about monsters.
1:25.0	I'm Blake Smith.
1:26.0	And I'm Karen Stolzner.
1:28.0	So over listeners may look at the title of this episode
1:31.0	and wonder why is Monster Talk doing an episode on the platypus?
1:34.0	At first glance, this may seem like I'm trying to shoehorn
1:37.0	in a nature documentary with no connection to monsters,
1:40.0	but let me make my case.
1:42.0	Let's just look at the cryptid angle.
1:44.0	Longtime listeners will know that I frequently protest
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