I have added a new, somewhat unusual charm necklace to my collection of Australian charm necklaces. For this necklace, I attached a platypus charm.
Again - the charm is accompanied by two Australian gemstones, a mookaite and a chrysoprase.
*The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), also known as the
duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern
Australia, including Tasmania.
Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the
five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of
giving birth. The animal is the sole living representative of its family.
The unusual appearance of this egg-laying, duck-billed,
beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal baffled European naturalists when they first
encountered it, with some considering it an elaborate hoax. It is one of the
few venomous mammals, the male platypus having a spur on the hind foot that
delivers a venom capable of causing severe pain to humans.
Again - the charm is accompanied by two Australian gemstones, a mookaite and a chrysoprase.
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