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"The platypus is sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania." Wikipedia

Conservation status: Least Concern Encyclopedia of Life
Scientific name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Trophic level: Carnivorous Encyclopedia of Life
Rank: Species
Lifespan: 17 years (In captivity)

Did you know: It consumes between 15% to 30% of its body mass in food each day. panique.com.au

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