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Why is the platypus a hodgepodge?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

The platypus is not a hodgepodge; it is an animal with some remarkable adaptations.

It is one of only two types of mammals to lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. (The other type is the echidna.)

The platypus's appearance is also unusual - it has a duck-like bill, a sleek and streamlined otter-like body, a short, thick tail like a beaver, the male has a venomous spur, and its feet are webbed. It uses its sensitive bill which is equipped with electroreceptors to find food underwater.

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12y ago

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