The Platypus
The platypus is a very unusual mammal (mammal means that it
has fur on it):
It lays eggs like a bird or a reptile (this makes it a monotreme mammal)
The males have poison like a snake in spurs on their hind legs. The poison can
kill a dog and cause extreme pain in people.
They have a bill like a duck.
They have a tail like a beaver.
They have webbed feet like a duck.
The mother's milk comes out through glands on her skin and the babies lick it
off of her fur.
The platypus is only found in Australia and its island state, Tasmania
