272 - The Peculiar Platypus Part 2
b'We continue our discussion of the platypus with Dr. Gilad Bino.\\xa0In part 2 we explore the features that make them unique. Their extremely sensitive bills, laying eggs, venomous spurs - they\'re weird... yet they don\'t represent "new" so much as a surviving example of extremely old.\\xa0Long ago mammals weren\'t the placental creatures that we evolved from.\\xa0The echidna and platypus are the last two known survivors of our very, very ancient mammal ancestry - the monotremes.\\nDiscussed in this episode:\\nVenery Terms for Animals\\nAudubon article skeptical of these terms\\nPlatypus Spurs\\nPhineas and Ferb\\nMind Flayers\\xa0\\nDr. Bino\'s Research\\xa0\\n\\nThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/monstertalk and get on your way to being your best self.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'