Platypus...

Monday, November Twenty-Third

By Nicholas
The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus) are
inhabited in the eastern part of Australia mostly in
New South Wales.
 The bizarre appearance of this egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed,
beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal baffled European naturalists when
they first encountered it, with some considering it an elaborate fraud. It is
one of the few venomous mammals; the male Platypus has a spur on
the hind foot that delivers a venom capable of causing severe pain to
humans.

Facts Until the early 20th century

it was hunted for its fur, but
it is now protected
A platypus has a flat furry tail that stores fats for the throughout its range.
winter season. The tail is also used as a rudder for Although captive breeding
steering! programs have had only
limited success and the
A platypus swims withits eyes, ears and Platypus is vulnerable to the
nostrils shut. It propels forward with the help of its effects of pollution, it is not
forefeet. The hind feet are used for the purpose of under any immediate threat.
brakes and steering.

Platypuses locate their prey with the help of electric

signals from their bodies, with sensors on their bill.
Platypus is one of the few venomous mammals. The
male platypus can delivers a poison, causing severe
pain to humans, through a spur on its hind foot.