The Duckbill Platypus
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The platypus is one of the few mammals to produce venom. The male has a pair of spurs on the hind limbs through which it delivers a cocktail of poisons that, while excruciatingly painful, is not lethal to most animals.

The bizarre appearance of this egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal baffled European naturalists when they first encountered it, with some considering it an elaborate fraud. It is one of the few venomous mammals; the male Platypus has a spur on the hind foot that delivers a venom capable of causing severe pain to humans. The unique features of the Platypus make it an important subject in the study of evolutionary biology and a recognizable and iconic symbol of Australia; it has appeared as a mascot at national events and is featured on the reverse of the Australian 20 cent coin.
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Boy, those "European naturalists" sure were easily impressed.
…and yes, I DID steal my pictures from Wikipedia.
Posted: April 22nd, 2008
at 8:20am by Black Ock
Categories: 10th dan,science,walk the earf
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this dosent give me the infomation about the duckbill platypus and about there futur because i a report and it is dou monday the 15 of december!!!!!!
rachel
8 Dec 08 at 6:31 pm
this dosent give me the infomation about the duckbill platypus and about there futur because i a report and it is due monday the 15 of december!!!!!!
rachel
8 Dec 08 at 6:32 pm
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11 Aug 09 at 10:27 pm
this is stupid…. there us not enough information……. i have a report due…. and i cant find ****
HEEELLLLOOOOO
29 Sep 09 at 3:26 pm
this ain’t encyclopedia britannica, twerp
Black Ock
29 Sep 09 at 6:06 pm