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what is a platypus?

The platypus, sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative or monotypic taxon of its family and genus, though a number of related species appear in the fossil record.

what do platypuses eat?

They scoop up insects and larvae, shellfish, and worms in their bill along with bits of gravel and mud from the bottom. All this material is stored in cheek pouches and, at the surface, mashed for consumption. Platypuses do not have teeth, so the bits of gravel help them to "chew" their meal.

fetchers of a platapus

features of a Platypus are: streamlined body with a bill and broad flat tail; short limbs with webbed feet; dense dark brown to reddish brown fur with light brown/silver underfur

were do they swim?

the platypus generally inhabits freshwater rivers, wetlands, and billabongs Down Under, it is also known to venture into brackish estuaries.

what is their lifespan

a platapus lives for 17 years

were do they live?

The platqapus can only be

found in australia, but

if you live in san Diago then

you'll be most likely to

find it in the san diago zoo.

Do they lay eggs?

PLatapuses do lay eggs and

they are the only mamels to

lay eggs.

are platypuses secret agents?

platapuses are not really

secret agents but

in phineasand ferb they are.

what is it a combo of?

a platapus is a compo

of a duck and a bever.