Does this image show a tiny baby platypus? Fact Check
An image claims to show a tiny baby platypus held in someone hand.
MISCAPTIONED
An example is below.
why the fuck does a baby platypus look like that pic.twitter.com/IK9MRePj06
— MalakaiXed🇵🇭🏳️🌈(COMMS OPEN) 1/6 (@MalakaiXed) February 17, 2020
why the fuck does a baby platypus look like that
The image does not actually a show a real baby platypus. In fact it shows a stone “fantasy” sculpture by artist Vladimir Matić-Kuriljov, who uploaded photos of his creation to Art Station in mid-2019.
A genuine photo of a baby platypus – colloquially (albeit not officially) called a “puggle” – can be seen below.
We rank the claim that the title image shows a baby platypus as miscaptioned.