Talk:Platypus

White platypus

Very interesting news media article for review and consideration:

Rare white platypus spotted in northern NSW: ‘I didn’t think anyone would believe me’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/02/rare-white-platypus-spotted-in-nsw-australia 100.16.0.188 (talk) 16:57, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Show reference

After it says that a platypus is a egg-laying mammal, it should have, in parentheses, "mammal of action" as a reference to the Disney TV show, Phineas and Ferb. Pixel-but-someone-stole-my-name (talk) 17:21, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

No, it should not. That is not encyclopedic. - UtherSRG (talk) 17:32, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Fair nuff Pixel-but-someone-stole-my-name (talk) 16:28, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Lack of a Stomach

As far as I can tell, this article does not mention the fact that platypus' oesophagus lead directly to their intestine, as they do not possess a stomach. How/where should this be implemented? GhostofaThousandArticles (talk) 17:24, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Do you have a reliable reference for this information? - UtherSRG (talk) 17:31, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

There are several sources that bluntly state that the platypus doesn't have a stomach, but this seemingly reliable source, tells a slightly more complex story - "The platypus’s digestive tract includes a small expanded pouch-like section where one would normally expect a stomach to be found. The stomach doesn’t secrete digestive acids or enzymes, though it does contain Brunner’s glands (which produce a mucus-rich fluid to assist nutrient absorption)...." HiLo48 (talk) 01:13, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, I was trying to find something that went more in depth into it. GhostofaThousandArticles (talk) 15:56, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Platypuses Excrition

I've been searching for a while what type of excretion does platypuses have because they are mammals so you'd assume they excrete urea like other mammals but it's also problematic because they have an egg unlike other mammals (it's problematic because urea is soluble in water and is toxic so it would kill the embryo) and other creatures with eggs (for example reptiles and birds) use uric acid instead because it's not water soluble and not toxic. What I finally found out is that they excrete urea like other mammals and it works with their eggs because they have a soft egg so the urea can get out of it and not kill the embryo (similar thing happens with fish that use ammonia which is even more toxic). I think this fact should be added to the wiki page on platypuses. My main source and a source that has a bunch of information about platypus's biology - Source Vupini (talk) 23:20, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

That looks like a good source, so yes, feel free to add the content. HiLo48 (talk) 02:19, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

The page is protected so I can't add content to it. Vupini (talk) 11:35, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Then use {{edit protected}} to request the change you want to make, using an explicit "Change X to Y" format or "Add the following text after existing text" format. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:55, 19 April 2024 (UTC)