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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 50 points 2 days ago (9 children)

No stomach?! Does food go straight to the colon?

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 70 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

I went down this rathole.

They first grind up the bugs they eat in their mouths, then they have a chamber with bacteria which further reduce their food, then their intestines finish the job.

ETA, since you all are such curious cats:

https://wildlifefaq.com/platypus-stomach/

and

https://platypus.asn.au/platypus-myths/

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thanks for doing so, did you figure out why they glow?

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lol, I think that's only in the cartoon, eh.

Shit your being downvoted, now I have to go look myself.. if I don't return I likely have been abducted by egg laying mammals

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