Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#Platypus fur has a surprising feature seen only in bird #feathers
Pigment structures in the fur are hollow like those in birds — a first for #mammals
As if a mammal that lays eggs, senses electricity with its bill and fluoresces isn’t enough of a headscratcher, now it appears platypuses also share a feature with birds. Tiny pigment-filled packets in the mammals’ hair are hollow — a trait previously thought to be found only in avian feathers.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/platypus-fur-hollow-like-bird-feather
https://archive.ph/dOlqI
Pigment structures in the fur are hollow like those in birds — a first for #mammals
As if a mammal that lays eggs, senses electricity with its bill and fluoresces isn’t enough of a headscratcher, now it appears platypuses also share a feature with birds. Tiny pigment-filled packets in the mammals’ hair are hollow — a trait previously thought to be found only in avian feathers.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/platypus-fur-hollow-like-bird-feather
https://archive.ph/dOlqI
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