How does a platypus make its venom?
Moment Of Um
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🗓️ 29 November 2024
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Platypuses seem like they were put together from other animal’s spare parts. They’ve got a bill like a duck, a flat tail like a beaver, and…venom? What’s up with that? We asked biologist Imogene Cancellare to help us find the answer.
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| 1:47.8 | Platypuses have venom. |
| 1:50.2 | That is just wild. |
| 1:52.4 | How do they get it? |
| 1:53.7 | Do they make it? |
| 1:54.8 | Do they order it online? |
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