Weird and wonderful
Nov 05, 2020
2 minutes
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANTHONY CALVERT
ELECTRORECEPTION: Electroreceptive sensors in platypus bills help them to find prey under water. Echidnas have a less sensitive version of this in their beaks, which may aid locating ants and termites in moist soil. It’s a trait they likely inherited from platypus-like
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