Integumentary Convergence: The Avian-Like Properties of Platypus Fur
When European naturalists first laid eyes on the preserved pelt of a platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) at the close of the 18th century, the scientific community was famously overcome with skepticism. Believing it to be an elaborate hoax concocted by mischievous taxidermists, some even took scis ...