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| − | The '''platypus''' is a aquatic [[mammal]]. It is one of only five [[mammal]] species (the other | + | The '''platypus''' is a aquatic [[mammal]]. It is one of only five [[mammal]] species (the other four are types of [[echidnas]] which are also native to [[Australia]]) which lays eggs as opposed to a live birth. Its natural range is in [[Australia]] and [[Tasmania]]. It has a bill similar in shape to a duck which is very pliable, it also has webbed feet. Like all mammals it has fur and suckles its young. |
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Revision as of 05:15, April 9, 2008
The platypus is a aquatic mammal. It is one of only five mammal species (the other four are types of echidnas which are also native to Australia) which lays eggs as opposed to a live birth. Its natural range is in Australia and Tasmania. It has a bill similar in shape to a duck which is very pliable, it also has webbed feet. Like all mammals it has fur and suckles its young.