Citation

Tonkin MA, Negrine J. J. Hand Surg. Br. 1994; 19(2): 162-164.

Affiliation

Department of Hand Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, British Society for Surgery of the Hand, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8014539

Abstract

The platypus (ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a furry duck-billed mammal that inhabits the waterways of eastern Australia. The male may reach 60 cm in length with a 20 cm beaver-like tail. We report the case of an American naturalist stung whilst trying to study the male in the wild. This resulted in an intense local reaction. Warning signs should therefore be erected at air and sea ports warning tourists of the dangers of these venomous Australians.

Language: en