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| − | The '''platypus''' is an aquatic [[mammal]] | + | The '''platypus''' is an aquatic [[mammal]], one of only five mammal species which lays eggs as opposed to a live birth.<ref>The other four are types of [[echidna]]s which are also native to [[Australia]].</ref> |
| + | Its natural range is in [[Australia]] and [[Tasmania]]. | ||
| + | It has a bill, similar in shape to a duck, which is very pliable, and also has webbed feet. | ||
| + | Like all mammals it has fur and suckles its young. | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
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Revision as of 10:57, April 9, 2008
The platypus is an aquatic mammal, one of only five mammal species which lays eggs as opposed to a live birth.[1] Its natural range is in Australia and Tasmania. It has a bill, similar in shape to a duck, which is very pliable, and also has webbed feet. Like all mammals it has fur and suckles its young.