WHAT DOES A PLATYPUS LOOK LIKE

A platypus has webbed feet, a flat tail and 3 layers of thick brown fur that keeps the platypus warm. It looks quite similar to a beaver, except that a platypus has a nose that looks similar to a duck's bill. The male platypus has sharp ankle spurs that have venom. It can kill small animals with the poison. It also weighs up too 4kg in weight.

 Their tale is around 12 cm in length and stores its food just like a camel in its humps.

Interesting facts about the platypus:

-When the first English settlers sent reports and the stuffed body of a platypus to England, the scientists there thought it was a prank.

-The platypus bill is rubbery and flexible

-Males have a sharp hollow spur on their hind ankles. These are venomous. The venom can kill a small animal or incapacitate a human.

-And last but not least: Platypuses are a protected species. People are not allowed to kill them.

Thanks for reading this post. 

-Karl