272 - The Peculiar Platypus Part 2

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🗓️ 12 December 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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We continue our discussion of the platypus with Dr. Gilad Bino. In part 2 we explore the features that make them unique. Their extremely sensitive bills, laying eggs, venomous spurs - they're weird... yet they don't represent "new" so much as a surviving example of extremely old. Long ago mammals weren't the placental creatures that we evolved from. The echidna and platypus are the last two known survivors of our very, very ancient mammal ancestry - the monotremes. Discussed in this episode: Venery Terms for Animals Audubon article skeptical of these terms Platypus Spurs Phineas and Ferb Mind Flayers Dr. Bino's Research 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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0:00.0	You're listening to an AirWave Media Podcast.
0:12.0	Months to House Presents
0:18.0	It's actually quite unlike anything we've ever seen before.
0:23.0	A giant airing creature pod ape on mass.
0:27.0	In Loch Ness, a 24-mile long bottomless lake in the Highlands of Scotland.
0:32.0	If the creature known as the Loch Ness Monster.
0:36.0	Music
0:59.0	Welcome to Monster Talk, the science show about monsters.
1:02.0	I'm Blake Smith.
1:03.0	And I'm Karen Stolzner.
1:05.0	Hey there, monster talkers.
1:07.0	In this week's episode, we're diving deeper into the mysterious life of the platypus.
1:11.0	If you haven't heard part 1, you should go check that out.
1:14.0	As a reminder, I'm not claiming platypuses or monsters.
1:18.0	But they may be the closest thing in real life to the Camera from ancient Greek mythology.
1:22.0	An animal comprised of the parts of other animals.
1:25.0	We're going to learn about these animals.
1:27.0	And they're amazing synths organs.
1:29.0	They're venomous spurs.
1:30.0	And how they can also be secret agents who wear fedoras.
1:34.0	Actually, you'll have to check the show notes to learn more about that last thing.
1:38.0	But we're picking right up where we left off with Dr. Gilad Bino,
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