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Platypus
Mammals
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Distinguishing AppearanceA flat rubbery duck-like bill on a streamlined body, webbed feet, and a broad flat beaver-like tail. 1 Sources
1. Platypus (Wikipedia)
IntroductionQuote, Introduction
The unusual appearance of this egg-laying, duck-billed, beaver-tailed mammal at first baffled European naturalists.
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