Platypus swim with their eyes, nose and ears shut, and find food by electrolocation.
- Scientific Name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
- Average Length: 43 to 50 centimeters
- Average Lifespan: 12 to 17 years
- Habitat: burrows, freshwater ponds, streams
A duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed, egg-laying mammal, the platypus is one of the most unusual animals on the planet!... Oh, and it's VENOMOUS too!