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The Platypus Makes the Most Unusual Sounds That You Need to Hear to Believe
The platypus is an adorable little mammal with a beak like a duck and a body like a beaver. Found primarily in Australia, the ...
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Understanding the Sixth Sense of the Platypus
Platypuses may have some duck-like characteristics, but they are a rare type of mammal called a monotreme. Monotremes differ from other mammals because they lay eggs instead of giving birth.
12 Curious Facts About the Platypus
In 2008, scientists deciphered the entire DNA of the duck-billed platypus and determined that, in accordance with the ...
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The platypus puzzle
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a puzzling array of features. Not only does it have that iconic duck bill, it lays eggs like a bird or reptile but feeds milk to its young like a mammal.
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Interpreting Shared Characteristics: The Platypus Genome
The sequencing of the platypus genome has received a high amount of misleading press attention. What does this information really tell us about this strangely unique animal and its genetic past?
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Art highlights by two masters of scientific illustration
such as the platypus. This egg-laying mammal intrigued Europeans when they saw images of it for the first time, with its beaver-like body and duck's bill. Relatively unknown during their lifetimes, ...
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Platypus returns to an Australian national park after major conservation effort
An undated photo of a platypus being surveyed by researchers for the Platypus Conservation Initiative in NSW - UNSW AAP Credit: UNSW/PR IMAGE One of Australia’s most unique and iconic species ...