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The Platypus is a semi-aquatic egg laying
MAMMAL. It Lives in Australia and Tasmania.
Also known as the duckbill platypus, it has a
rubbery, duckbill shaped muzzle, no teeth and
no external ears. It's head body and tail are
broad, flat and is covered with dark brown
fur, it's feet are webbed. The adult male is
about 2ft long. The platypus eats small
freshwater animals and lives in burrows along
stream banks.
Subject by: Vanessa Pike