The platypus
This task is about features of a platypus.
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The platypus comes from Australia.
It lives in lakes and streams.
It has fur, warm blood, webbed feet, and lays eggs.
The duck-like bill is used to search through mud for small animals to eat.
The platypus comes from Australia.
It lives in lakes and streams.
It has fur, warm blood, webbed feet, and lays eggs.
The duck-like bill is used to search through mud for small animals to eat.
a) i) The platypus belongs to the larger group called mammals.
Name one feature of the platypus which shows it belongs to this group.
ii) What is one feature of the platypus that would not be found in almost all other mammals?
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