▲ 1089 ▼ Platypuses (mander.xyz) submitted 2 years ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 128 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 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