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duck-billed platypus

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duck-billed platypus


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The configuration of these ear bones is similar in all three extant groups of mammals: the placental mammals, which bear live young, the pouched marsupials, and the egg-laying monotremes, such as the duck-billed platypus.
Name: Platypus or duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
Koalas and kangaroos are out - they're passe, they've had more than their 15 minutes of fame - and the duck-billed platypus, a spiky anteater and a laughing bird are in.
 
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