You might think you know why the platypus is a bizarre beast. Maybe you know that it lays eggs, that the males have venomous spurs on their ankles, and that it can sense electricity with its bill. But do you know the most bizarre thing about its anatomy: what major organ is the platypus missing? Did you miss this pin the first time around? Well, until we run out, you can get a platypus right here! https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-platypus Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription This month's pin is designed by Sarah Suta, producer and co-host of Bizarre Beasts! You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com Follow us on socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bizarrebeasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow/ #BizarreBeasts #platypus #monotreme ----- Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ornithorhynchus_anatinus/ https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/news-posts/to-hunt-the-platypus-uses-its-electric-sixth-sense https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23187861/ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-australian-platypus-is-the-latest-mammal-discovered-with-fluorescent-fur https://blog.csiro.au/fighting-superbugs-with-platypus-milk-and-shirley-temple/ http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2053230X17017708 https://www.wwf.org.au/news/blogs/8-interesting-platypus-facts https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2441467/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/how-the-platypus-and-a-quarter-of-fishes-lost-their-stomachs https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/many-animals-including-the-platypus-lost-their-stomachs-180948103/ https://www.livescience.com/41661-why-platypus-wont-regain-stomach.html https://www.natsca.org/sites/default/files/publications/JoNSC-Vol9-Ashby_2021.pdf ------ Images: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1471499729 https://www.si.edu/object/ornithorhynchus-anatinus:nmnhvz_7592991 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/ornithorhynchus-anatinus-man-showing-venomous-spur-royalty-free-image/1215345040 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/675082036 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1368911984 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1311051529 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1147559962 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/658344164 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/963355346 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/963355944 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1199103712 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/963355512 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1050362810 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1270640473 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69896504 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1214353261 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/943417632 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1319588835 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9ye2evdaWI https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=615669313058425 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1208332730 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/964208500 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1426057558 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1197061406 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1197061406 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1225366132 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1436274192 https://journals.iucr.org/f/issues/2018/01/00/cb5104/index.html https://youtu.be/dHocViqKbbc https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1220729124 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1285046035 https://archive.org/details/cyclopdiaofana03todd https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/963355808 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1428216765 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/963355630 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/472735781 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137087784 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/679724798 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1471964685 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1477727705 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1477727705 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9I2O1geyLU https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/473390277 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1368911984 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1471499729