Platypus (IMAGE)

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Platypus

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The platypus, found in eastern Australia, including Tasmania, is comfortable on both land and in water. It is one of the five species of mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The four species of echidna are the other mamimals that share this distinction.

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Gerry Pearce, australian-wildlife.com

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