Golduck (SciiFii)

The golduck (Neornithorhynchus pokevus) is a species of platypus that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii due to demands for real life Pokémon-like animals from Pokémon fans. However, due to pet releases by pet owners who were careless, the golducks have ever since established feral breeding populations throughout Australia, Eurasia, Africa, North America, and South America. The golduck is a medium-sized amphibious animal that usually grows to be about the size of a medium-sized dog, large than its relative, the common platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), but like them, it usually spends most of its time swimming in search for food/territories. Unlike psyducks, the golduck is able to stand on its back legs in manner similar to ferrets, raccoons, rodents, and some other small mammals, due to its stronger muscles and bones in its back legs. It is an omnivore, unlike common platypuses, allowing it to feed on annelid worms, insect larvae, freshwater shrimp, freshwater yabby (crayfish/crawdad), carrion, freshwater plants (including algae), short grasses, and even man-made foods made from wheats (including bread). Due to its more generalized diet and its somewhat slower metabolism than common platypuses of Australia, it only has to eat around 15% of its own body weight and can spend up to around 6-8 hours a day looking for food. The golduck's spurs on its feet lack the venom of its relative, instead, it is slightly larger and is mainly used for defense against predators. Like the common platypus, the golduck is also known for having a sense of electroreception: they locate their prey and/or vegetation in part by detecting electric fields generated by muscular contractions. The golduck's electroreception is among the most sensitive of any monotreme. Like all natural monotremes, the female golduck is an egg-laying mammal, and usually lays around 25 eggs at a time. The conservation status of the golduck is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the golduck's wide range, and its tolerance to most of human activities, including pollution, allowing it to flourish and adapt to life in the cities and suburban areas, including park lakes, etc.