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| − | The '''platypus''' is | + | The '''platypus''' is an aquatic [[mammal]]. It is one of only five [[mammal]] species (the other four are types of [[echidna]]s 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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The platypus is an 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.