41 Strange

They’re kind of like puppies...but wrong

Platypus babies are known as puggles. Yes, really!

"A common misconception is that they are also named 'puggles', but this isn't technically correct." oh no i have milkshake ducked myself, so sorry

Strange, they don't look like mammals do they, LOL?

They look like a bunch of leftover parts that were thrown together to make an animal. But the babies are adorable

If you've ever watched the movie "The Animal" starring Rob Schneider you might think that Dr. Wilder (Michael Caton) put them together, or maybe Dr. Victor Frankenstein even!

For some reason I feel like I have seen it, but I can't remember it unfortunately. I'll keep that in mind for when I do though

Platypuses?

Platypodes?

You are a scholar sir. That is the Greek plural. Platypi is technically incorrect and a form of pseudo-Latin.

Thus hippopotamodes?

Well, no. Pus is Greek for foot. As in octopodes. Hippopotamus is Hippo (horse) potamos (stream) so, I guess, Hippoipotamus as in more hippos same stream...

Pod. Antipodes=anti...foot?

I *think* it means 'the other foot' as in opposite.

Now that makes sense. I wasn't sure if the "anti" prefix was very strict.