. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. CAPTURE AND MARKING OF THE PLATYPUS should remove the necessity to locate an animal by the radio signal and allow the use of transmitters with only a moderate range. Leg bands of stainless steel rings cm in diameter and cm in width are applied to the shank of the rear foot using pliers to overlap the ends (Fig. 2). These are inscribed with a number and address. These bands were tried on captive animals before being used to mark wild ones. No damage to the legs of two captive platypus occurred and three wild animals caught after bei
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. CAPTURE AND MARKING OF THE PLATYPUS should remove the necessity to locate an animal by the radio signal and allow the use of transmitters with only a moderate range. Leg bands of stainless steel rings cm in diameter and cm in width are applied to the shank of the rear foot using pliers to overlap the ends (Fig. 2). These are inscribed with a number and address. These bands were tried on captive animals before being used to mark wild ones. No damage to the legs of two captive platypus occurred and three wild animals caught after being banded for 7 months also showed no ill effect from the bands. These bands can be seen when an animal grooms itself in the water, but they are of limited use for observational purposes. They can, however, be used in mark and recapture studies. We wish to thank Stockbrands Pty. Ltd., Mt. Hawthorn, for manufacturing the bands to our specifications. Bryan Shadbolt made the initial suggestion to remove all the weights from one of our nets. Thanks also go to various technicians and friends who have spent many hours helping to tend nets. The National Parks and Wildlife Service and State Fisheries Branch are acknowledged for allowing us to trap platypus in Part of the support for this work was provided by a grant from the Australian Research Grants Fig. 2. Marked animal showing leg band (photo: Bob McBlain). Aust. Zool. 18(2), 1974 135. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Proceedings. [Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales]
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