- The most distinctive element of the Platypus is the fact that they have a duck like bill. Their entire bodies are brown and they have long hairs.
- 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’.
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- When the first platypus specimen arrived in Britain in 1798, it was thought to be a hoax as the platypus looks like it is a mixture of a mammal and a bird.
- The platypus is a unique egg-laying mammal and is not a common animal model of mammalian embryonic development.
- Everything you should know about the Platypus. The Platypus is one of the strangest animals on Earth, with wide, flat tail and bill, and webbed feet.
- In humans, the pain from a platypus sting can be treated with nerve blockers, which block specific nerve cells from sending signals to the brain.
- That might well be the conclusion drawn if a platypus fossil were found today, without living examples around to indicate otherwise.
- Despite its cute appearance, the Platypus is a formidable hunter, using its electro-sensitive bill to find prey in the water. Truly a marvel of nature!
- "even god has a sense of humor, look at platypus" (bkz: dogma ).