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Platypus takes ride under hood of sport-utility vehicle
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| Oct. 14, 2013
Posted on 10/14/2013 6:12:58 PM PDT by JoeProBono
CANBERRA, Australia, - An Australian man who heard scratching noises from beneath the hood of his sport-utility vehicle said he was shocked to discover a platypus hitching a ride.
Cameron Blaseotto, 18, said female platypus apparently became wedged under the engine's air intake Wednesday when he drove through the flooded Murrumbidgee River in Canberra and he didn't discover the animal until he arrived at a friend's house about 10 miles away, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported Monday.
The platypus, dubbed Hilux, was turned over to the Australian Capital Territory Parks and Conservation Service, which returned her to the river.
"I'd like to think that it's heading back to its burrow to tell a remarkable and fascinating tale of adventure about coming into the nation's capital," Territory Parks and Conservation Service regional manager Brett McNamara said.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: platypus; suv; wildlife
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To: JoeProBono
And, mind me platypus duck, Bill...
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:15:50 PM PDT
by
bigbob
To: JoeProBono
When beavers and ducks get drunk .......
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:16:24 PM PDT
by
Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
To: JoeProBono
They see me rollin',
They be hatin'.
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:17:56 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: JoeProBono
Platypuses are familiar with motor vehicles...
To: bigbob
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:21:40 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: GreenLanternCorps
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:24:34 PM PDT
by
SMGFan
(Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @RealSMG)
To: GreenLanternCorps
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:25:56 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Okay, how many of y’all knew that them thar thangs are highly venomous?
They have a stinger.
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:26:22 PM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(IRS = Internal Revenge Service)
To: bigbob
LOL, you way beat me 8 to the bar on timing.
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:27:41 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: RandallFlagg
Okay, how many of y’all knew that them thar thangs are highly venomous?My son says that's just the males.
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:28:26 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: JoeProBono
That reminds of a girl who used to stalk me in college. She was full-on Cherokee and had this expansive, distinctive nose (and quite bosomy now that I think about it).
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:32:05 PM PDT
by
Dysart
(Obamacare: "We are losing money on every subscriber-- but we will make it up in volume!")
To: 1rudeboy
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:35:06 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
I got a Jackelope caught in my radiator once.
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:39:04 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Pan_Yan
Male platypuses have venomous spurs in their hind feet. Anglers who hook a male by mistake are in real danger.
Females are usually placid when captured & returning them to the wild is easy.
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posted on
10/14/2013 6:41:03 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
To: Daffynition
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10/15/2013 3:39:21 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: 1rudeboy
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10/15/2013 3:41:56 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I want one!
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posted on
10/15/2013 11:18:24 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*In memory of FReeper Blackie. God rest his *Hooligan* soul.*)
To: blueunicorn6
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posted on
10/15/2013 12:02:46 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
I shot one of those once.
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posted on
10/15/2013 12:07:01 PM PDT
by
Lee'sGhost
(Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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