Rare white platypus named Bloop stuns researchers as genetic abnormality found
Rare white platypus named Bloop stuns researchers as genetic abnormality found
www.abc.net.au Rare white platypus named Bloop stuns researchers as genetic abnormality found
A scientist was scouring the waterways of the Northern Tablelands for turtles when she instead made what is believed to be only the 13th sighting of a white platypus in 187 years.
Key points:
- Bloop the white platypus was first spotted in the Gwydir River in 2021
- Its white colour is due to the genetic abnormality leucism
- The animal became the 13th documented sighting of a white platypus in Australia since 1835
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