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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 51 points 2 years ago (2 children) No stomach?! Does food go straight to the colon? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 72 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) I went down this rathole. They first grind up the bugs they eat in their mouths, then they have a chamber with bacteria which further reduce their food, then their intestines finish the job. ETA, since you all are such curious cats: https://wildlifefaq.com/platypus-stomach/ and https://platypus.asn.au/platypus-myths/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) so whats the chamber between the mouth and intestine called? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago https://platypus.asn.au/platypus-myths/ The fact is that the platypus’s digestive tract does include a small expanded pouch-like section where one would normally expect a stomach to be located. The platypus’s stomach doesn’t secrete digestive acids or enzymes (Harrop and Hume 1980; Ordoñez et al. 2008), but does produce a mucus-rich fluid to assist nutrient absorption in the intestines (Krause 1971). Following on from the discussion of grinding pads above, it would seem that a platypus masticates food so thoroughly in its mouth that little additional processing is required before food reaches the intestines. Also, because a platypus consumes numerous small prey items over a period of many hours, its stomach doesn’t need to have a large holding capacity to accommodate infrequent large meals. Sooo, "gullet"? permalink fedilink source parent [–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 28 points 2 years ago A pseudo-stomach? IDK... I think since it's using bacteria and not acid, it's not a "stomach", just performs the same type of function. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago Oh, is it like a gizard type of thing sort of? permalink fedilink source parent [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thanks for doing so, did you figure out why they glow? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Lol, I think that's only in the cartoon, eh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Shit your being downvoted, now I have to go look myself.. if I don't return I likely have been abducted by egg laying mammals permalink fedilink source parent [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 50 points 2 years ago Yes, platypuses lost their stomach during evolution, so they basically grind food using gravel and their beak before sending it to the intestine, which has taken on some of the functions performed by stomachs in other animals. Source permalink fedilink source parent
[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 72 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) I went down this rathole. They first grind up the bugs they eat in their mouths, then they have a chamber with bacteria which further reduce their food, then their intestines finish the job. ETA, since you all are such curious cats: https://wildlifefaq.com/platypus-stomach/ and https://platypus.asn.au/platypus-myths/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) so whats the chamber between the mouth and intestine called? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago https://platypus.asn.au/platypus-myths/ The fact is that the platypus’s digestive tract does include a small expanded pouch-like section where one would normally expect a stomach to be located. The platypus’s stomach doesn’t secrete digestive acids or enzymes (Harrop and Hume 1980; Ordoñez et al. 2008), but does produce a mucus-rich fluid to assist nutrient absorption in the intestines (Krause 1971). Following on from the discussion of grinding pads above, it would seem that a platypus masticates food so thoroughly in its mouth that little additional processing is required before food reaches the intestines. Also, because a platypus consumes numerous small prey items over a period of many hours, its stomach doesn’t need to have a large holding capacity to accommodate infrequent large meals. Sooo, "gullet"? permalink fedilink source parent [–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 28 points 2 years ago A pseudo-stomach? IDK... I think since it's using bacteria and not acid, it's not a "stomach", just performs the same type of function. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago Oh, is it like a gizard type of thing sort of? permalink fedilink source parent [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thanks for doing so, did you figure out why they glow? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Lol, I think that's only in the cartoon, eh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Shit your being downvoted, now I have to go look myself.. if I don't return I likely have been abducted by egg laying mammals permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) so whats the chamber between the mouth and intestine called? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago https://platypus.asn.au/platypus-myths/ The fact is that the platypus’s digestive tract does include a small expanded pouch-like section where one would normally expect a stomach to be located. The platypus’s stomach doesn’t secrete digestive acids or enzymes (Harrop and Hume 1980; Ordoñez et al. 2008), but does produce a mucus-rich fluid to assist nutrient absorption in the intestines (Krause 1971). Following on from the discussion of grinding pads above, it would seem that a platypus masticates food so thoroughly in its mouth that little additional processing is required before food reaches the intestines. Also, because a platypus consumes numerous small prey items over a period of many hours, its stomach doesn’t need to have a large holding capacity to accommodate infrequent large meals. Sooo, "gullet"? permalink fedilink source parent [–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 28 points 2 years ago A pseudo-stomach? IDK... I think since it's using bacteria and not acid, it's not a "stomach", just performs the same type of function. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago https://platypus.asn.au/platypus-myths/ The fact is that the platypus’s digestive tract does include a small expanded pouch-like section where one would normally expect a stomach to be located. The platypus’s stomach doesn’t secrete digestive acids or enzymes (Harrop and Hume 1980; Ordoñez et al. 2008), but does produce a mucus-rich fluid to assist nutrient absorption in the intestines (Krause 1971). Following on from the discussion of grinding pads above, it would seem that a platypus masticates food so thoroughly in its mouth that little additional processing is required before food reaches the intestines. Also, because a platypus consumes numerous small prey items over a period of many hours, its stomach doesn’t need to have a large holding capacity to accommodate infrequent large meals. Sooo, "gullet"? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 28 points 2 years ago A pseudo-stomach? IDK... I think since it's using bacteria and not acid, it's not a "stomach", just performs the same type of function. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago Oh, is it like a gizard type of thing sort of? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thanks for doing so, did you figure out why they glow? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Lol, I think that's only in the cartoon, eh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Shit your being downvoted, now I have to go look myself.. if I don't return I likely have been abducted by egg laying mammals permalink fedilink source parent
[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Lol, I think that's only in the cartoon, eh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Shit your being downvoted, now I have to go look myself.. if I don't return I likely have been abducted by egg laying mammals permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago Shit your being downvoted, now I have to go look myself.. if I don't return I likely have been abducted by egg laying mammals permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 50 points 2 years ago Yes, platypuses lost their stomach during evolution, so they basically grind food using gravel and their beak before sending it to the intestine, which has taken on some of the functions performed by stomachs in other animals. Source permalink fedilink source parent