The platypus is a very interesting animal. It has a beak that looks like it belongs to a duck, which it uses to dig up invertebrates from lake beds. It is also one of only mammals to lay eggs.
Just because they are a little peculiar doesn’t mean you should let your guard down. They are more dangerous then you think! The male platypus has a spur on its hind foot that contains venom, which is lethal enough to kill a dog! This makes them one of the few venomous mammals on the planet!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/species/Platypus
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I like them. I think they are cool looking. But not I know not to touch them :s
I didn’t now that! now they are just a little less cute to me…
how can you know
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i thnk it is cool they are cool animals but i did not know not to touch one now i wont
aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! now im scared of platypuses. i am not gonna touch one either.
I LOVE PLATYPUSES
I knew that already i did a speech on them they are really kewl though. May the mighty palatypus be alive.
wow i always thought platypuses were harmless but now i know i still like platypuses though
wow, I have been to Australia four times and have never known that a platypus is venomous!