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Bookmark or Share- Duck-Billed Platypus - National Geographic KidsThe duck-billed platypus's head and body grow to about 15 inches (38 centimeters) and its tail grows to about 5 inches long (13 centimeters). Their most remarkable feature is their amazing snout. It looks like a duck's bill, but is actually quite soft and covered with thousands of receptors that help the platypus detect prey. Males are also ...
- 16 Peculiar Platypus Facts - Fact AnimalPlatypus Profile. The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal that is native to Australia, and often referred to as the ‘duck-billed platypus’. It’s famous for its odd appearance, with a duck-shaped bill, a beaver-like tail, and the feet of an otter. They are so odd, that the first scientists to encounter ...
- Why Is the Platypus a Mammal? | BritannicaThe platypus’s bill is an amazing organ by itself: it is filled with electroreceptors that allow the platypus to navigate underwater without sight. Though unique and somewhat strange, the platypus is undoubtedly a mammal that has fascinated scientists since its initial identification. It is a common saying that the platypus was the result of ...
- Platypus - WikipediaThe platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ), [3] sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, [4] is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative or monotypic taxon of its family Ornithorhynchidae and genus Ornithorhynchus, though a number of related ...
- Platypus Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature | PBSPlatypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia. A female platypus emerges from her nesting burrow. Female platypus can dig up to 30 feet into the ...
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