A single Platypus(Ornithorhynchus) floats on the stream's surface in Yungaburra preserve on the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.


A single platypus floats atop the still waters of a freshwater stream before submerging to continue its hunt for breakfast.


Size: 5215px × 3470px
Location: Yungaburra, Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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