Looks at the nature of Monotremes - or egg-laying mammals - the platypus and Echidnas, Describes their features and looks at how they live and breed, their relationship to other mammals.
A very informative film from 1985, produced for School education purposes. How much has changed in presentation style, now it is all about dumbing down for kids with zero attention spans. This isn't some click bait nonsense or guilty of constant repetition, it really is highly informative viewing that answered all of my questions.
Don't know why you have no comments yet, that was very interesting & answered alot of questions I had about both the platypus & echidnas...right to the point without a whole lot of unnecessary info....thanx, great vid.
This film was made just before the 1986-ish discovery that platypuses have a true sixth sense. They actually find their food by detecting electrical impulses in the muscles of their prey. I think they are the only mammal that has this electro--reception sense, although sharks have it as well. From memory (but not totally sure) it was discovered by a researcher observing a platypus in a laboratory who accidentally dropped an exhausted battery from a walkman into the tank. The creature reacted frantically which led them to try and work out why. Anyway, this was the biggest thing in worldwide zoology at the time and it was published in Nature or some other high prestige science magazine.
It may be true that we cannot move animals into new lands. But, if we can have a way of finding their location say after 2 years, move them there and bring them back. Make sure it has sufficient food on the new land. It may be true that it should not destroy the living conditions of original inhabitants. This has to be done as an experiment only. We cannot move Elephants to Canada because of Cold Weather nor Polar Bears to Ecuador, which is on the Equator and is Extremely Hot for them.
I appreciate documentaries in early days payed real effort IRL to present science facts unlike those in nowadays with only CGI.... 7:42 but that’s just so uncouth!
Does the platypus have any major predators? I note that this presentation does not credit the platy with “specialized electric receptors”in their bills that detect the presence of prey. Just sayin.
They might not have known about it in 1985 by the sound of it. Also, as far as predation goes, there would be eagles and hawks on land, and maybe a very large freshwater cod that might eat the younger ones, but I can't think of much else.
Historically, the enemies of the platypus were well known: the poisonous swamp viper, the snaggle-tooth badger, and duplicating imitable stunts seen on television. But there is a new enemy of the platypus, one whose tireless development paves over the platypus's woodland homes: The greatest enemy of the platypus...is man. I guess now u will understand
Tim T Wow I was a 5 years old little girl. Well depends on the time of the year this was made as my birthday is the 18th of November.Thank you for answering. :)
Perfect description...by a naked, ape-like thing of a species so overpopulated to be causing the platypus's extinction, focusingonwildlife.com/news/somethings-going-to-give-platypus-staring-down-the-barrel-of-extinction/?
Scientists have made stereotypes and profile biological categories of creature, fox it in our public text books and we just accept it as official, when that also defies the purpose learn beyond when they deal with "the studies of life".
Matthieu: Good answers above this. And, true, chickens do also have only one opening, which is why you wondered if they should be considered monotremes...but they ARE birds, not mammals, and in birds that single, shared-purpose opening is called a "cloaca."
The water-dwelling mammals have very reduced hair--not unlike humans. We have as many follicles as the apes do, but our body hair is greatly reduced in diameter and length.
"people had never seen anything like them before" - incredibly offensive thing to say given Australia was lived in by many people who were familiar with platypus for tens of thousands of years
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A very informative film from 1985, produced for School education purposes.
How much has changed in presentation style, now it is all about dumbing down for kids with zero attention spans.
This isn't some click bait nonsense or guilty of constant repetition, it really is highly informative viewing that answered all of my questions.
you say it like its the kids fault that their attention span is short. the same method of education doesnt work for all kids. loser
@@camilaparedes6261 Sounds like you're the loser Troll..
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And no unnecessary "jokes or wits" to make it more enjoyable to watch, people suffer heavily from lack of patience nowadays.
Very true
It's so great these types of mammals survived through natural history.
i dont know why people do not watch your videos! this is highly informative thank you!
Don't know why you have no comments yet, that was very interesting & answered alot of questions I had about both the platypus & echidnas...right to the point without a whole lot of unnecessary info....thanx, great vid.
toya adams I will want to learn more
This film was made just before the 1986-ish discovery that platypuses have a true sixth sense. They actually find their food by detecting electrical impulses in the muscles of their prey. I think they are the only mammal that has this electro--reception sense, although sharks have it as well. From memory (but not totally sure) it was discovered by a researcher observing a platypus in a laboratory who accidentally dropped an exhausted battery from a walkman into the tank. The creature reacted frantically which led them to try and work out why. Anyway, this was the biggest thing in worldwide zoology at the time and it was published in Nature or some other high prestige science magazine.
Do you think this would be possible to give humans that ability via implants?
I saw a video saying there is another mammal with the electric sense, some specific species of dolphins
CatDog - placentals 1:21
Crash Bandicoot - maruspials 1:49
Perry the Platypus - monotremes 2:20
Very informative, I was quite curious about these types of creatures out of the blue
Xavier Brenneman
Very interesting! Thank you!
It may be true that we cannot move animals into new lands. But, if we can have a way of finding their location say after 2 years, move them there and bring them back. Make sure it has sufficient food on the new land. It may be true that it should not destroy the living conditions of original inhabitants. This has to be done as an experiment only. We cannot move Elephants to Canada because of Cold Weather nor Polar Bears to Ecuador, which is on the Equator and is Extremely Hot for them.
Enjoyed this very much. Thanks for uploading it.
i didn’t know anything about how the babies are born or grow. thanks so much - fascinating. i’d really like to know more about their evolution. 🦔
The echidnas were so well behaved
It’s like one of the videos my teachers used to play on 8mm projectors.
I wanna go bed early tonight. Also me at 3 Am :
Very interesting, I love nature .
Very good docu. But there is to add that platypuses are capable of sensing the weak electrical fields of their prey.
Some of the footage here is taken from David Attenborough's Life on Earth from 1979.
This is very informative.
Fascinating ❤
I appreciate documentaries in early days payed real effort IRL to present science facts unlike those in nowadays with only CGI.... 7:42 but that’s just so uncouth!
superb!
I just learnt something new. I didn't know there were two echidna species.
Does the platypus have any major predators? I note that this presentation does not credit the platy with “specialized electric receptors”in their bills that detect the presence of prey. Just sayin.
They might not have known about it in 1985 by the sound of it. Also, as far as predation goes, there would be eagles and hawks on land, and maybe a very large freshwater cod that might eat the younger ones, but I can't think of much else.
Connorcore Besides those damn feral cats!
Historically, the enemies of the platypus were well known: the poisonous swamp viper, the snaggle-tooth badger, and duplicating imitable stunts seen on television. But there is a new enemy of the platypus, one whose tireless development paves over the platypus's woodland homes: The greatest enemy of the platypus...is man. I guess now u will understand
Blossom & Bubbles & Buttercup & Bliss & Platypus & Echidna & Zagloso
very interesting and nice off voice. thanks for sharing
What is an off voice?
somebody speaking without being seen
Jacob: off-screen speaker.
Perry the Platypus
& Knuckles
Psyduck
This was very good and it's old. What year was it made? :)
+watchensee 1985
Tim T Wow I was a 5 years old little girl. Well depends on the time of the year this was made as my birthday is the 18th of November.Thank you for answering. :)
+Tim T do u know who is the voice
I was trying to find the year of this video. ...thanks for this comment answer. The colour shades made me think that its from my child hood.
Very much useful
Damn u, duck... otter.... beaver thing
Perfect description...by a naked, ape-like thing of a species so overpopulated to be causing the platypus's extinction, focusingonwildlife.com/news/somethings-going-to-give-platypus-staring-down-the-barrel-of-extinction/?
Very interesting, what weir animals 😍
He’s just a platypus, they don’t do much
very nice vidio explain it
Not shrimps... shrimp is already plural.
Are platypus eggs considered amniotic???
yes
Nice
I GOT CANDY FOR THIS!!!!!!
this is outdated because there are now 4 echidna species
And now they glow green in uv light
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I like video like these not like now a days
There are now Five species of echinda
Tihis is duck???
Australia animal platypus puzzle
Scientists have made stereotypes and profile biological categories of creature, fox it in our public text books and we just accept it as official, when that also defies the purpose learn beyond when they deal with "the studies of life".
you sound like a creationist
raly this move
Those barbs might would have protected it from Tasmanian Tigers also before we murdered them all smh 😪😪😪
We? I didn't do shit lol
I don't understand why chickens aren't considered monotremes
Chickens are birds, not mammals. So even though they lay eggs they can't be considered monotremes.
chickens don't feed young with milk, have body hair, etc
because monotremes are mamals and chickens are birds
MatthieuAmherst Chickens are dinosaurs not mammals
Matthieu: Good answers above this. And, true, chickens do also have only one opening, which is why you wondered if they should be considered monotremes...but they ARE birds, not mammals, and in birds that single, shared-purpose opening is called a "cloaca."
flamingo?
I want to ask you some question
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This is really cool, however I feel that showing a man instead of a woman as the mammal is funny as!
Now i know
Spiney ant eaters ate my family
Common designer? Not common ancestor? Maybe?
On the placentals he said that what they all had in common was that they had hair. *sees dolphin*
The water-dwelling mammals have very reduced hair--not unlike humans. We have as many follicles as the apes do, but our body hair is greatly reduced in diameter and length.
th-cam.com/video/HvsLFdVKbHo/w-d-xo.html Yes they have
"people had never seen anything like them before" - incredibly offensive thing to say given Australia was lived in by many people who were familiar with platypus for tens of thousands of years
Please, shut up.
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@@OneGrungDM lmao you shut up
@@xxmemestar69xx82 no you shut up
superb!
Where are you from
I want to ask you some question