Grace Hansen - Platypus

Abdo Kids AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS Platypus by Grace Hansen Abdo Kids Jumbo is an Imprint of Abdo Kids abdobooks.com abdobooks.com Published by Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO, P.O. Box 398166, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439.
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Title: Platypus / by Grace Hansen.
Description: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Abdo Kids, 2020 | Series: Australian
animals | Includes online resources and index.
Identifiers: ISBN 9781532185458 (lib. | Marsupials--Juvenile
literature. | Animals--Australia--Juvenile literature.
Classification: DDC 599.29--dc23 Table of Contents Platypus Platypuses live in eastern
Australia. | Animals--Australia--Juvenile literature.
Classification: DDC 599.29--dc23 Table of Contents Platypus Platypuses live in eastern
Australia.

They also live on the
nearby island of Tasmania.

Platypuses can be found near
or in fresh water, like lakes,
streams, and rivers. Many live in
the Murray or Darling Rivers. The platypus is a very unique
mammal . It has a flat head
and a duck-like bill. Its body grows up to inches
(55.9 cm) long. Its body grows up to inches
(55.9 cm) long.

It ends in a
short, wide tail.

A platypuss back is covered
in brown fur. Lighter fur
covers the belly. Its webbed feet help the
platypus swim. Its long claws
help it dig burrows. Burrows Platypus burrows are found
near fresh water.

Platypuses
sleep around hours a day
in their burrows.

Food & Hunting At night, platypuses come out
to hunt and eat. They like to eat
insects, snails, worms, and more! Baby Platypuses Unlike many mammals ,
platypuses lay eggs. Females
lay to eggs at a time. Babies
stay in the burrow until they are
around months old. More Facts Male platypuses have a spur on their back ankles.
The spurs contain venom that is strong enough to
kill small animals.

Platypus venom will not likely kill humans. But it
will cause intense pain that can last for weeks. Platypuses store the food they catch underwater
in their cheeks. They eat the food once they get
above water.

Glossary female an animal that produces
eggs or gives birth to live young. mammal a warm-blooded animal