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Decided to start making this a series.
Platypuses! They are awesome. They are monotremes, like echidnas, which means that they have a cloaca, like birds and reptiles, and they also lay eggs. Platypuses in particular are also cool because their rubbery "duckbill" (quite different from a duck's in structure) is used for hunting underwater.. by detecting the electrical fields of their prey! Only a few animals are capable of electro-sensory perception, and no other mammals.
Male platypuses also have a spur on their feet (shown in the picture) that is venomous, but only during mating season (despite the fact that they don't use the spur for mating).
My Mammalogy professor is pretty much in love with these guys, so he has probably somewhat influenced my perception of them, but they're still really awesome.
Platypuses! They are awesome. They are monotremes, like echidnas, which means that they have a cloaca, like birds and reptiles, and they also lay eggs. Platypuses in particular are also cool because their rubbery "duckbill" (quite different from a duck's in structure) is used for hunting underwater.. by detecting the electrical fields of their prey! Only a few animals are capable of electro-sensory perception, and no other mammals.
Male platypuses also have a spur on their feet (shown in the picture) that is venomous, but only during mating season (despite the fact that they don't use the spur for mating).
My Mammalogy professor is pretty much in love with these guys, so he has probably somewhat influenced my perception of them, but they're still really awesome.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Mammal (Other)
Size 601 x 620px
File Size 78.9 kB
He looks quite happy and content in this-- must be because it is mating season ;) I love the look of this, like you painted it and scanned it in; I also love the colors and the highlights and shading you used. I am really looking forward to the rest of this series! It would be fun to put together in a booklet when your illustrations are all done.
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