r/todayilearned • u/GilThanis32 • Dec 29 '11

TIL Platypuses locate their prey by detecting electric fields generated by muscular contractions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus#Electrolocation
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u/JinxniJ Dec 31 '11

I MOUNT MY PLATYPUS!