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Platypus

Platypus. By: Zach Kress. Classification . Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Monotremata Family: Ornithorhynchidae Genus: Ornithorhynchus Species: O. anatinus. http://babyanimalz.com/2010/04/baby-platypus/. General Info. Flat tail, covered with brown fur

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Platypus

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  1. Platypus By: Zach Kress

  2. Classification • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Class: Mammalia • Order: Monotremata • Family: Ornithorhynchidae • Genus: Ornithorhynchus • Species: O. anatinus http://babyanimalz.com/2010/04/baby-platypus/

  3. General Info • Flat tail, covered with brown fur • Fur is waterproof. • It’s a mammal with a beak. • Platypus have the ability to walk on land and swim under water. • It is Endothermic. • They lay eggs. • It has claws that give off a venomous poison.

  4. Habitat • It lives on land and in water. • It lives in Eastern Australia. • It lives in Queensland. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=australia&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1441&bih=581&tbm=isch&tbnid=1A4pcrYIZaEv1M:&imgrefurl=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/pacific/australia/&docid=a1HpLIHE5rXkDM&imgurl=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/pacific/australia/map_of_australia.jpg&w=466&h=350&ei=MzG9T7zbFY6rsALut73JAg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=514&vpy=2&dur=640&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=107&ty=48&sig=112537361077342180155&page=1&tbnh=164&tbnw=219&start=0&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:144

  5. Diet • They are a carnivorous mammal. • They eat Insects, larva, shellfish. • They can consume their body weight in 24 hours. http://users.tpg.com.au/readmana/plat3-watts.jpg

  6. Reproduction • A baby platypus is called a platypup. • Females seal themselves inside one of the burrow's chambers to lay their eggs. • A mother typically produces one or two eggs and keeps them warm by holding them between her body and her tail. • They are one of two mammals that are oviparious.

  7. Human Impact • They are least concerned on the extinction. • They are plenty of them. • They are not hunted by humans.

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