James Sligo Jameson

That would also be lizard behavior, though some mammals scavenge eggs too.

an Australian scientist by the name of Sir James Jameson, nice name, stirred the pot even more in 1817 by suggesting that they were actually dealing with some sort of flightless bird, or maybe a reptile that laid eggs, but also built nests.

And that line of thinking made it all the more baffling when a British Army lieutenant reported in 1832 that the platypus appeared to nurse their young.

Per National Geographic, not with teats, but with a special patch of skin that sweats milk.