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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 52 points 1 month ago

No stomach?! Does food go straight to the colon?

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 72 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I went down this rathole.

They first grind up the bugs they eat in their mouths, then they have a chamber with bacteria which further reduce their food, then their intestines finish the job.

ETA, since you all are such curious cats:

https://wildlifefaq.com/platypus-stomach/

and

https://platypus.asn.au/platypus-myths/

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 16 points 1 month ago

so whats the chamber between the mouth and intestine called?

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 28 points 1 month 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.

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