6 Mythical Animals That Actually Exist

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  @TheElbowMerchant · 6 months ago

  The platypus is such a fascinating animal! I can definitely see why European biologists thought it was some kind of weird taxidermy prank. I mean, a duck-billed otter-like creature that lays eggs and has a venomous claw on its front legs? Absolute evolutionary insanity manifested into reality. Then again, I thought the Jackalope was an actual critter when I was a kid, so maybe I am more prone to having a wild imagination than the average person. With that said, if you asked me back when I was a child which animal was more likely to be real, I would not have picked the platypus. Anyway, thanks for the entertaining video!

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  @Tyius420 · 6 months ago

  imagine seeing a gorilla in the wild not knowing what it was terrifying

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  @RussellBond-r1m · 6 months ago

  Most people don't know that actor Erol Flynn's father was a naturalist and figured out what the  diet of the platypus was and therefore made it possible to keep one in a zoo.

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  @YOUSSEFAHMED-k7b · 6 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR_1ToChNEM&amp;t=417">6:57</a> if it&apos;s Australia i would actually believe

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  @anttam117 · 6 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR_1ToChNEM&amp;t=476">7:56</a> Duck Bill Beaver… that’s a nice name for an arty rock band with ambient electronics thrown in for atmosphere.

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• IR

  @ironlungthe3rd · 6 months ago (edited)

  Literally seen 3 platypuses swimming in a small river near where I live in NSW, I was completely gobsmacked as from what I knew they are rarely seen in the wild here.

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• AR

  @arman-xv7cv · 6 months ago

  if we only heard without seeing it about girrafe we absolutly won&apos;t belive it.

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• TG

  @tgrabba · 6 months ago

  bro is hunting for legendary pokemon

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• JR

  @Jrndn2 · 6 months ago

  Sadly one of them we had here in San Diego just passed. RIP Eve she was 21.

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• SA

  @sattoriemei3210 · 6 months ago (edited)

  Correction on Komodo dragon&apos;s bite being toxic... it is now known that their bite is actually venomous. Researchers have recently discovered that there are venom glands that possess anticoagulants and shock-inducing proteins. Basically their prey when bitten bleeds to death.

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  @huntercool2232 · 6 months ago

  Imagine being early settlers hearing these stories and being like “pfft that’s clearly made up” and then seeing it and being like “SWEET MERCY IT’S REAL!” 💀💀

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  @mattomara · 6 months ago

  Funny enough when the Roman’s had expeditions down the coast of Africa they were told/ had encounters with gorillas but they thought they were just hairy dudes lol

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