The platypus is a marvel of evolution, blending traits that seem almost fantastical. With its duck-like bill, webbed feet, and beaverlike tail, it is one of the few mammals that lays eggs. Endemic to eastern Australia and Tasmania, it forages for food underwater, using electroreception in its bill to detect prey in murky riverbeds. Though it appears fragile, the platypus is well adapted to both land and aquatic life, embodying a rare and wondrous combination of traits in the natural world.
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