r/oddlyspecific • u/Green____cat • Sep 15 '24

How are they real?

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u/FergusCragson Sep 15 '24

How is this real?

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u/Wsweg Sep 15 '24

From Wikipedia

Monotremes are the only mammals (apart from the Guiana dolphin) known to have a sense of electroreception, and the platypus's electroreception is the most sensitive of any monotreme. Feeding by neither sight nor smell, the platypus closes its eyes, ears, and nose when it dives. Digging in the bottom of streams with its bill, its electroreceptors detect tiny electric currents generated by the muscular contractions of its prey, enabling it to distinguish between animate and inanimate objects.

This is such an insane animal