![]() "When the Platypus lays eggs it is thought that she incubates them by resting them on her stomach and curling her tail over them." Platypus babies are not called "puggle", but they gotta have a cute name, so some suggest a name "platypup". A crazy concoction of bird parts (the bill), reptile internal organs, that is actually a mammal, swimming underwater for 10 minutes at a time. Platypus is so weird looking, that it was considered a fraud when first discovered (somebody must've stuck a duck bill to a beaver's body). "Happiness is a well fed puggle", says Den: (photos by Den Whitton, more images in this set) You can see the needles starting to grow: Here's an orphaned 30 days old echidna, without fur and spines yet: Their eggs are incubated in a pouch, and the mother carries the baby until it starts to grow spines. Just like porcupines and hedgehogs they curl into a ball when disturbed or frightened. Echidnas and the Platypus are the only egg-laying mammals, so all this cuteness (ugliness) actually hatched out of an egg: imagine this cute snout poking out of the shell.Įchidnas (or "spiny anteaters") are toothless - they break open the termite nests and ants get stuck to their long sticky tongues. (baby echidna, photos by Den Whitton, on the bottom right: grown echidna, source: AP Photo/Dan Peled)īaby echidna is called a "puggle" (puggle-licious!). ![]() and some say the ugliest! You can make up your mind here, after seeing this wonderful series of images (by an exclusive permission of Australian photographer Den Whitton).ĭen thinks "it's unfair that the platypus gets all the fame when the echidna is just as weird, and even less understood. Platypus and echidna babies are considered to be the cutest. Adopt pets from your local animal rescues/shelters, there are plenty of animals just waiting for a home.Send us your topic ideas, suggestions, etc. JOIN OUR DISCORD! Check out our related subreddits Check out the /r/Aww subreddit of the week Please spay and neuter your pets! While your newborn pets are cute, failing to do this allows your little darlings to add to the population of homeless animals. ![]() Posts must feature adorable content of John Oliver, Chiijohn, or anything else that closely resembles them. ![]() We're here to help, but please provide a link/URL when you modmail us. No social media links or personally identifiable information. New users (< 3,000 comment karma) may only post OC, vice reposts or stock photos. Don't submit more than 4 posts in 24 hours. No asking for donations, sponsorship or adoptions (try /r/care or /r/assistance). This includes not only inappropriate images but also inappropriate text, innuendo, or inappropriate jokes in comments. Posts must link to sites on our approved list. No post titles asking for upvotes or approval. ![]() No comics, captioned pictures/videos (try r/lolcats, r/cute, or r/animaltextgifs), or photos of just text. No "sad" content, such as pics of animals that have passed away (try /r/petloss), animals that have been injured/abused, or sob stories (e.g. Rule 0 (aka 12): Posts must feature adorable content of John Oliver, Chiijohn, or anything else that closely resembles them. A place for really cute pictures and videos of John Oliver, Chiijohn, and anything else that closely resembles them. ![]()
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