Duck-Billed Platypus Skeleton Replica

Description

Duck-Billed Platypus Skeleton Replica
Ornithorynchus anatinus; skeleton head-tail tip. MARSUPIAL. Single living species. Freshwater, Australia and Tasmania. 415mm/16.3in. plăt´epes) , semiaquatic egg-laying mammal, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Tasmania and E Australia. Also called duckbill, or duckbilled platypus, it belongs to the order Monotremata (see monotreme ), the most primitive group of living mammals. The only other member of this group is the echidna , or spiny anteater. The head, trunk, and tail of the platypus are broad and flattened and covered with thick dark brown fur. The muzzle is shaped like a duck's bill and is soft and rubbery. It contains ridges used for crushing food; the animal has no teeth. The eyes are small and there are no external ears. The five-toed feet are webbed. The heel of the male bears a hollow spur connected to a poison-secreting gland; this spur is probably used as a weapon. The adult male platypus is about 2 ft (60 cm) long, including the 5 or 6 in. (13-15 cm) tail; it weighs about 4 lb. The female is slightly smaller. The platypus is found from tropical swamps at sea level to cold lakes at altitudes of 6,000 ft (1,830 m).
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