Platypus

Appearance
Platypuses look unusual.

A PLaytpus has

• a platypus has a bill like a duck.
• a tail like a beaver.
• fur like an otter.
• and webbed feet.

Diet
Platypuses are carnivores

Platypuses eat

• insect larvae
• freshwater shrimp
• freshwater yabbies
• worms

Protection
Platypuses have spurs

A platypus has

• spurs for protection
• because if a predator comes they can inject poison from their spurs.

Cool Fact 1
Electroreception

Cool fact 1

• platypuses use electroreception to find their prey .
• there are little dots on their bill that send out electro impulses
• this means that the platypus gets a picture of its surroundings so it can see where it's going underwater or in a burrow

Cool Fact 2
They are monotremes

Cool fact 2

• platypuses are monotremes .
• They are mammals but they lay eggs.