Talk:Platypus

Size variation

The article currently states "This [size] variation does not seem to follow any particular climatic rule and may be due to other factors such as predation and human encroachment", cited to a 1999 workshop paper. As far as I can tell, this is based on the source's "It was suggested that this should start with collation of data on body mass of individuals obtained by researchers from different sites throughout Tasmania to elucidate the suggestion made by Munks (this workshop) that the apparent larger body size of Tasmanian platypus may be related to productivity of the habitat rather than a latitudinal difference." Going from that quote to the current text is quite a leap. Further, more recent research (eg), seems to find that there is in general a latitudinal difference, although with local variations. CMD (talk) 09:56, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

In addition to above, the claim of a unique swimming style does not seem to be backed up by the source. The section on Tasmanian disease also feels outdated. The Usage subsection needs some reference cleanup, and the interpretation of the source to say the prestige was to compete with scientists from other countries is odd. There's also seems to be stray text scattered here and there, in the isolated subsections or paragraphs (eg. the David Collins sentence). I suspect the article need a thorough look through, so it is probably worth bringing this to Wikipedia:Featured article review, as it is currently listed under WP:URFA/2020A. CMD (talk) 03:41, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

@Chipmunkdavis: Following up with this: have the concerns listed above been resolved? If so, should it be removed from WP:FARGIVEN? If not, should it go to WP:FAR? Z1720 (talk) 04:12, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

@Z1720 Probably FAR. CMD (talk) 05:02, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

@Chipmunkdavis: Can you nominate it to FAR? As the editor who brought up the concerns, you can explain them better than others. Z1720 (talk) 12:50, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

Chipmunkdavis and Z1720, I can work on this. LittleJerry (talk) 22:34, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

I'm ordering some books this and next week and will start working the end of this month or early next month. I have clownfish at FAC currently. LittleJerry (talk) 17:39, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Noted. There's probably a lot you could do. CMD (talk) 02:07, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

 Working

LittleJerry (talk) 18:55, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

 Done. LittleJerry (talk) 23:24, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Chipmunkdavis and Z1720, I'm pretty much done. Anastrophe is doing copyedits. LittleJerry (talk) 23:24, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I was in the midst of a series of edits to the article when user LittleJerry's edits were done. They are temporarily reverted. I'll fix the sourcing regarding the mother's milk, and reincorporate your changes where necessary. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 23:50, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

So, true enough, the source in the article says they suck it from the fur, but other sources also mention 'grooves in the abdomen'. I'm sifting through them to find something more concrete. Stand by. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 23:58, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Okay, then. I'll leave it for now. LittleJerry (talk) 23:59, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. I stepped my way through, and the merge wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (just time consuming). I laughed when I saw you had already fixed the 'breed'/'bred' issue - I was scratching my head during the editing wonder where they were.

I think it's all good now, let me know if I introduced any errors while trying to reduce errors. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 00:32, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Chipmunkdavis, Z1720 and Anastrophe; I labeled it "Satisfactory" at WP:URFA/2020A. Feel free to do so if you agree. LittleJerry (talk) 00:58, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

@LittleJerry: and others: any opinion on a TFA run? With a drought of biology articles, it might be a good suggestion when we run out of mammal articles at WP:FANMP. Z1720 (talk) 18:59, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Lets get it removed from WP:URFA/2020A first. That requires three "Satisfactory" LittleJerry (talk) 20:36, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

They are not called puggles

You can find this claim on the Internet, because people repeat things that they think are cute, but baby platypuses are not called puggles. They'd be called something descriptive,like infant or juvenile, depending on the age. An encyclopedia doesn't seem like the place for sharing word coinage. 130.126.255.43 (talk) 21:18, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

I've "updated" the content to reflect the statement - well sourced - that was in the article back in 2022. Absent an "official" or formal name for the young, common usage terms are acceptable to describe. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 23:22, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

References

Grammar and Spelling

This article needs some serious revision. I saw more spelling and grammatical errors than I could count on my hands. In one example, the word “breed” was used instead of “bred” for the entirety of a paragraph. I am not an editor, I just like reading articles. 2606:CE40:70:1F4B:E8EF:44B1:2008:64A3 (talk) 13:32, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I'll have a look, thank you for noting this. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 21:16, 21 July 2025 (UTC)