



This egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal has got to be one of the strangest looking creatures on the planet. In fact, the platypus is so weird looking, that when scientist first discovered the platypus, they thought that somebody was playing tricks on them. This semi-aquatic mammal is the only mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The platypus is an excellent swimmer and spends lots of its time in the water looking for food. The male platypus has a spur on its back feet that that deliver a poison that can cause humans bad pain. So if you find your self in eastern Australia, and come across a platypus – it’s not a cat, so don’t pick it up.