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Scientists suspect the creatures’ diets changed because of the arrival of a new competitor, the Australian water rat, or rakali, reports the Sydney Morning Herald’s Angus Dalton.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2024
The researchers think competition for food caused the disappearance of teeth in the platypus—the spread of the Australo-New Guinean water rat may have affected which prey platypuses hunted for.
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Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
7 June 2024
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2024
The researchers think competition for food caused the disappearance of teeth in the platypus—the spread of the Australo-New Guinean water rat may have affected which prey platypuses hunted for.
—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
7 June 2024
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“Water rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20rat. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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