Saturday, September 1, 2012

The Platypus by Richard Koys 7A
Photo: View of a platypus from above

The patypus is a mixed animal of a duck, beaver and a otter and is an Australian animal. The platypus is found in the Indian ocean and its range covers almost the entire area! The Platapus is a mammal, its diet is Carnivore and its size is relative to a 6-ft (2 m) man. But they are also dangerous because they have poisonus stingers near their rear feet. But only male platypuses have that. The platypuses go hunting underwater, are experts at swiming, escape dangers faster by using its beaver tail and can dive quickly when floating above the water. When on land, the platypuses move very akwardly (clumsy) and dont run too fast. The female platypuses hide inside any burrow chamber and hide there to lay their eggs. The eggs hatch in about ten days but when the babies come out, they are the size of lima beans and are totally helpless. Luckly, their mothers nurses them and helps them to swim and hunt for about 3 or 4 months. And finally, the parents leave them until they know how to swim and hunt on their own.

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