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Source: Laughing Squid
princess-unipeg reblogged
Anonymous asked:
do you have any platypus facts? (i think any facts abt them are inherently cursed)
you as a primate ARE related to platypuses, but not very closely! because the last common ancestor you shared with them was about 150 million years ago.
TLDR platypuses have been being flagrantly weird for a very, VERY long time.
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i learned that male platypus venom contains a hormone that promotes insulin release, called GLP-1; it’s found in humans but degrades quickly. Platypuses make a long-lasting form of it, paving the way to new diabetes treatment; the platypus GLP-1 can be made in the lab so no platypuses will be needed for it (x)
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Because sometimes what you need most is to watch a sweet little platypus receive pets, tickles, and treats at the Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.
Here’s the little platypus that’s taking the internet by storm! She’s so playful and loves to be tickled. Don’t worry–only the males have venomous spurs.