When the platypus feeds, as seen in the video, the characteristic side-to-side motion of its bill serves to sensorily map out its food sources via electroreception. Because the platypus uses neither sight nor smell when feeding, it is reliant on detecting

When the platypus feeds, as seen in the video, the characteristic side-to-side motion of its bill serves to sensorily map out its food sources via electroreception. Because the platypus uses neither sight nor smell when feeding, it is reliant on detecting