Platypus

This is a most unusual animal that lives in underwater burrows dug in rivers and streams. It has a long duck bill, webbed feet and a streamlined body for swimming. It can stay underwater for several minutes at a time. It is claimed that its sensitive bill detects minute electrical currents which helps with gathering food. Platypus feed on shrimps, insect larvae, frogs, worms and other small animals. Males have poisonous spurs on its rear legs that can kill a dog. Sadly, as with the other marsupials, numbers are dwindling due to urbanization and water pollution.

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