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Explore the unique platypus, Australia's egg-laying mammal with a duck-bill, beaver-tail, and venomous spur. Discover its amazing aquatic life!
This unique combination of traits makes them one of the most peculiar creatures on Earth, defying typical mammalian reproduction and defense mechanisms. Only male platypuses possess the venomous spurs on their hind legs.
This unique semi-aquatic animal is a monotreme, a group of mammals that reproduce by laying eggs instead of giving birth to live young. They also possess a venomous spur on their hind legs, making them even more unusual among mammals.
