…asks Dirk the Daring:
He notes,
He has a red eye and he’s waving but how do we know beavers don’t wave anyway?
It brings back memories of the book “And God Bless Uncle Harry and His Roommate Jack Who We Are Not Supposed to Talk About“, a collection of gay-themed cartoons originally published by the magazine Christopher Street.
But there’s nothing in particular about Bruno that implies he is gay. And, of course, if I had a gay uncle beaver named Bruno, I would not be ashamed about talking about him.
Your editor has a different theory here, but presents this for the hive-mind’s analysis. (And if I had an uncle who was a beaver named Bruno, I’d be thrilled!)
Comics I Don't Understand 
Encanto
Bruno is a duck-billed platypus.
Having said that, I don’t know what the joke is.
Yeah, I suspect the artist is a bit miffed at this implied criticism of his platypus rendering skills. Plus, platypi have venomous spurs so best not to irk Bruno.
Are there non-duck-billed platypi?
Bruno is the result of an illicit affair between the beaver that is speaking and a duck?
@phsiii, yes there are.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_(beetle)
Wow, that is one minimalist Wikipedia page! Cries out for a discussion of why it’s named thus. Thanks for posting it.
Huh, and the beetle was named that first.
Apparently they are both named after the Greek for “flat-footed”.
Pete: Yes, when I read that, it caught me completely…by surprise.
I’d rather marry a duck-billed platypus
Then to end up like old Oedipus Rex
No matter to whom this comment is attributed, it is being posted by SteveHL.
*platypodes
As Ted mentioned, it is a reference to the song in the Encanto movie. The joke is that Bruno is, in fact, not just a metaphorical odd duck, but a literal duck-billed platypus.
“Are there non-duck-billed platypi?”
Yeah, some platypuses pay their ducks up front, cash on the barrelhead.
A duck bill but also a beaver tail. Mixed heritage. Some beaver had a wild weekend.