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The lede is buried, tl;dr: During WWII, a platypus named Winston Churchill was shipped from Australia to the UK (on behalf of its namesake). On the last leg of
by throw4747935 1y ago
The lede is buried, tl;dr: During WWII, a platypus named Winston Churchill was shipped from Australia to the UK (on behalf of its namesake). On the last leg of the journey, after the panama canal, the platypus nursery got too hot (above 27 degrees Celsius) and the platypus died.
- codezero 1y agothanks, I was trying to find that even though I read most of the article lol
- tragiclos 1y agoCrazy that 27 C is deadly. I imagine most of Australia is hotter than that during any given summer.
- rmunn 1y agoBut does the water reach 27°C during Australian summers, or just the air? Water will remain cooler than air for a long time, as anyone who's jumped into a swimming pool in summer knows. It was the sustained water temperature of 27°C that was the deadly issue for Winston the platypus.
- bcraven 1y agoThe platypus was called Winston. Winston Churchill was the British Prime Minister at the time. The two should not be confused.
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