Platypus

What lays eggs, has no teats but suckles its young? Has thicker fur than a polar bear, the bill of a duck and the tail of a beaver? The Platypus!
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Region: Australia
Scientific name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Scientific Classification

Species class: Mammalia
Genus: Ornithorhynchus
Order:  Monotremata
Phylum:  Chordata
Species: Anatinus

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Taronga Zoo

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