Platypus Collection

Duck-billed / Duckbill Platypus - Swimming underwater New South Wales, Australia RMS04561
AUs-1554 Duck-billed / Duckbill Platypus - Swimming underwater New South Wales, Australia Ornithorhynchus anatinus Reg Morrison / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal

Platypus Underwater, Eastern Australia, eastern Australia JPF02584
JPF-14092 Platypus Underwater Eastern Australia, eastern Australia Ornithorhynchus anatinus Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Duck-billed Platypus Adult male, South Esk River area, North East Tasmania, Australia
AU-1745 Duck-billed PLATYPUS - adult male South Esk River area, NE Tasmania, Australia Ornithorhynchus anatinus Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Platypus - Underwater - Eastern Australia JPF00258
JPF-14031 Platypus - Underwater Eastern Australia Ornithorhynchus anatinus Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Platypus {Ornithorhynchus anatinus} swimming underwater Tasmania, Australia. Commposite

Duck-billed Platypus On surface near bank of creek. Distribution: Eastcoast Australia & Tasmania
HB-3816 Duck-billed Platypus - On surface near bank of creek Distribution: Eastcoast Australia & Tasmania. Ornithorhynchus anatinus Hans & Judy Beste Please note that prints are for personal display

Young Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is released onto a log in McMahons Creek, Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia. Photographed under controlled conditions. September

Various quadrupeds: Giant Anteater, Brown Platypus, Pangolin, Armadillo, and Three-Toed Sloth

Platypus - adult swimming in a river collecting food - Yungaburra, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
SAS-1656 Platypus - adult swimming in a river collecting food Yungaburra, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia Ornithorhynchus anatinus Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are

Duck-billed Platypus Foraging for food underwater, Tasmania
AU-1688 Duck-billed Platypus - foraging for food underwater Tasmania, Australia Ornithorhynchus anatinus Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Platypus. Date: circa 1860s

Platypus - adult male close up of head - South Esk River area - northeastern Tasmania - Australia PPC11131
AUS-1922 Platypus - adult male close up of head South Esk River area - northeastern Tasmania - Australia Ornithorhynchus anatinus Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Platypus (Bewick)
ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS At the time Bewick engraved this, the animal had not been named : some naturalists even suspected the creature was a fake

Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de
FLO4660110 Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838.; (add.info.: Platypus)

Mythical "sukotyro" and duck-billed platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus, Sukotyro imlieus
5856458 Mythical "sukotyro" and duck-billed platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus, Sukotyro imlieus; (add.info.: Mythical "sukotyro")

Duck-billed platypus 1, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, skull 2, and meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudonius
FLO4574576 Duck-billed platypus 1, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, skull 2, and meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudonius, awake 1 and hibernating 2

Duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Ornithorhynchus paradoxus)
FLO4720075 Duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Ornithorhynchus paradoxus). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), released onto a log in Little Yarra River, Yarra junction, Victoria, Australia. Photographed under controlled conditions. April 2018

Australian Platypus Cleaning Teeth
In The Washroom

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) swimming in lake, Tasmania, Australia

DDE-90037049
Duck Bill Platypus Skeleton, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, Native to Australia Date: 30/07/2008

DDE-90025958
Platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ), Platypus House, Beauty Point, Northern Tasmania, Australia Date: 27/07/2006

Forest in New Holland (Australia) (coloured engraving)
3630075 Forest in New Holland (Australia) (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forest in New Holland (Australia)

Australasian fauna (colour litho)
3630350 Australasian fauna (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Australasian fauna)

Four-footed animals of Australia (coloured engraving)
998125 Four-footed animals of Australia (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Duck-Billed Platypus, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999668 Duck-Billed Platypus, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Animal Skulls, 1824 (colour litho)
1001866 Animal Skulls, 1824 (colour litho) by Brodtmann, Karl Joseph (1787-1862); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der SAaugethiereA, 1824)

Duckbill (colour litho)
2817977 Duckbill (colour litho) by Kuhnert, Wilhelm (1865-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duckbill. Illustration for Wild Life of the World by R Lydekker (Frederick Warne)

Anteater, pangolin, armadillo, sloth and platypus
Giant anteater a, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, ground pangolin c, Smutsia temminckii, six-banded armadillo d, Euphractus sexcinctus, pale-throated sloth e, Bradypus tridactylus

Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Red platypus, Ornithorhynchus rufus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Harriet or Edward Griffith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron

Duckbill, illustration from Wildlife of the World, c. 1910 (colour litho)
3037096 Duckbill, illustration from Wildlife of the World, c.1910 (colour litho) by Kuhnert, Wilhelm (1865-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

Curtis British Entomology Plate 51
Coleoptera: Platypus cylindrus (Cylindric Ambrosia Beetle) [Plant: Geranium pratense (Meadow Crane?s Bill)] Date: 1824-39

Red Platypus (coloured engraving)
1000011 Red Platypus (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraver:Johann Carl Bock From A Die SAaugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit)

The Pacific: shipwreck survivors adrift on a raft in the South Seas; forest in New Holland (Australia)
3630082 The Pacific: shipwreck survivors adrift on a raft in the South Seas; forest in New Holland (Australia); a Pacific island (coloured engraving) by German School

Animals and plants of the Australian interior (colour litho)
3101188 Animals and plants of the Australian interior (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals and plants of the Australian interior: Cockatoo)

Seal canooing (chromolitho)
972424 Seal canooing (chromolitho) by Andre, Richard (1834-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seal canooing. Illustration for Dream of the Zoo (Perry & Co, c 1880).); © Look and Learn

Some Australian Animals (b / w photo)
5988433 Some Australian Animals (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some Australian Animals)

Picture No. 12479512
Platypus or Duck-billed platypus, Omithorhynchus Date:

Ornithorhynchus Paradoxus, c1885, (1890). Artist: Robert Taylor Pritchett
Ornithorhynchus Paradoxus, c1885, (1890). From Journal of Researchers into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) perching in a tree, circumpolar species, British Columbia, Canada

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) pale form, perched in tree, Alberta, Canada

Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) at nest with chicks, Alaska

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), diving underwater

Duck-billed platypus on white background with drop shadow

Picture No. 10871771
Skeleton of Duck Billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Date:

Picture No. 10766383
Duck-billed / Duckbill Platypus - Front foot, close up (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Date:

Duck-billed Platypus Venomous spur on adult male, North East Tasmania, Australia
AU-1743 Duck-billed PLATYPUS - venomous spur on adult male Australia Ornithorhynchus anatinus Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Duck-biled Platypus Habitat Broken River Eungella National Park, Queensland Australia
AU-1701 Duck-billed Platypus habitat Broken River Eungella National Park, Queensland Australia Ornithorhynchus anatinus Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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The enigmatic platypus, found exclusively in Eastern Australia and Tasmania, continues to captivate us with its unique features. With its duck-billed appearance and ability to swim underwater, it truly stands out among other quadrupeds. In the crystal-clear waters of New South Wales, a duck-billed platypus gracefully glides through the depths. Its sleek body moves effortlessly as it navigates its aquatic habitat. Meanwhile, an adult male can be spotted in the South Esk River area of North East Tasmania, showcasing the species' wide distribution across these regions. A young platypus is released onto a log in McMahons Creek, symbolizing hope for their conservation efforts. These adorable creatures are known for their playful nature and curiosity about their surroundings. On the surface near a creek bank, another duck-billed platypus emerges from beneath the water's edge. This sight is common along the east coast of Australia and Tasmania where they thrive. Venturing further north to Yungaburra in Queensland's Atherton Tablelands region reveals an adult platypus swimming diligently in search of food. Their diet consists mainly of insects and small crustaceans that they skillfully collect while submerged. Tasmania once again provides us with a glimpse into this fascinating creature's life as we witness a duck-billed platypus foraging underwater. Their ability to adapt to different environments showcases their resilience as one of nature's most remarkable creations. In Little Yarra River, a recently released ornithorhynchus anatinus finds solace on a log before exploring its new surroundings. The release signifies ongoing efforts towards preserving this extraordinary species for future generations to admire. With each encounter comes greater appreciation for these elusive animals - the mysterious monotremes known as platypuses. From close-up shots capturing every detail on an adult male's head to breathtaking moments witnessing them collecting food underwater; these images remind us of the beauty and diversity found in Australia's wildlife.