Picture this: One animal with a duck’s bill, a beaver’s tail, and otter feet…
and yeah — it’s a mammal! It swims underwater but chills on land too.
When scientists first found the platypus, they thought it was fake. They even checked its skin for stitches! Because, seriously — a mammal with a bill? Makes zero sense. But the Platypus is 100% real. And that bill? Not just for show. It’s loaded with electroreceptors. When it dives, it shuts its eyes and ears, and hunts by sensing tiny electric signals. So yeah… a mammal, with a bill, that hunts like a sci-fi creature. And guess what… the Platypus is also venomous. But that’s for part two! #animalfacts #facts #platypus
and yeah — it’s a mammal! It swims underwater but chills on land too.
When scientists first found the platypus, they thought it was fake. They even checked its skin for stitches! Because, seriously — a mammal with a bill? Makes zero sense. But the Platypus is 100% real. And that bill? Not just for show. It’s loaded with electroreceptors. When it dives, it shuts its eyes and ears, and hunts by sensing tiny electric signals. So yeah… a mammal, with a bill, that hunts like a sci-fi creature. And guess what… the Platypus is also venomous. But that’s for part two! #animalfacts #facts #platypus
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