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Why the Names?

When Lutris developed Enhydra, they named associated items with a theme. The theme (Lutris, Enhydra, ROCKS, etc) relates to the sea otters commonly found in Monterey Bay, the large bay on the California coast near Lutris' headquarters. Plugged In decided to follow suit.

Plugged In is located in Brisbane, Australia and Australia (as everyone knows) is home to one of the world's most strange creatures: the Platypus. The Platypus ('Ornithorhynchidae Monotremata') is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal native to Southeastern Australia. It is a monotreme (meaning literally 'one hole'), and gives birth and excretes through a single orifice. The only other monotreme in existence is the Australian echidna.

The Platypus uses its sensitive and unique bill to hunt for worms and insects at the bottom of rivers and streams. The male platypus has a poisonous claw and is therefore to be avoided. Platypuses are rarely seen and keep to themselves. An adult platypus is less than a meter long.

The code generation tools that comprise the Platypus Toolset (POND, Billabong and Squirt) are named with the Platypus motif in mind.