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Letter: The swimming platypus has no need to glow

Published 21 July 2021

From Nina Dougall, Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia

Glowing in the dark will remain a platypus mystery (8 May, p 41). These animals close their eyes when swimming underwater and find prey with their sensitive “rubbery” bills.

Issue no. 3344 published 24 July 2021

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