26 October 2026
The platypus, or duck-billed platypus, (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is perhaps the oddest mammal. It is a semiaquatic monotreme (i.e., it lays eggs). It has a leathery bill that resembles that of a duck and uses electrolocation to find its prey (larvae, worms, shrimp, crayfish, and the
