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The Platypus

The Platypus. Platypus = the word means flat foot

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The Platypus

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Platypus = the word means flat foot

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Platypuses live in Australia.We live here.

The platypus lives here.

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It loves to sleep, eat, and swim!

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They live around creeks, lakes, and rivers. When the platypus goes under water, it closes its eyes and flaps of skin go over its ears. They only use their front feet to swim.

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They are about the size of a cat or small dog.

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They live in a burrow right above water.This home keeps them safe from other animals.

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It looks like a mix between a dog and a duck.

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Like a Dog Like a Duckfurfour legs

has a billhas webbed feetlays eggscan swim under water

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And it has a tail like a beaver!

platypusbeaver

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The mother lays 2 or 3 eggs in a burrow.They hatch after ten days. Then the mother takes care of them for four months.

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It eats and eats and eats!It can eat for up to 12 hours a day. It stores extra fat in its tail.It has to swim to the bottom of the water to dig for food. It is an excellent hunter!

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It likes: worms shrimp crayfish baby insects

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Watch out, Platypus!These animals want to eat you!

foxes

crocodiles

some birds

some snakes

even some wild cats and dogs!

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But those animals need to watch out, too! The dads have a poison barb or spuron their back feet to protect themselves!

(So they are like snakes, too!)

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What do you think of the platypus?

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The Platypus