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= Platypuses =

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Habitat
Platypuses make homes in streams and rivers. They eat fish eggs, frogs, insect larva shrimp, and other shell fish. Some of the predators of a platypus are snakes, water rats, lizards, hawks, owls, and eagles. ||  ||
 * Platypuses need to live in a certain habitat to survive. They live in eastern Australia.

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Dangers
been polluted or destroyed. People used to hunt platypuses for their fur but now people are protecting them. Even though they are being protected, platypuses still face dangers such as pollution and climate change. They are also being killed in traps. . ||  ||
 * Platypuses face many dangers in their habitats. Many places where platypuses used to live have

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Adaptations
This is a behavioral adaptation. Platypuses dig burrows in the ground to protect themselves from predators. This is also a behavioral adaptation. One physical adaptation is that male platypuses have a spine on each of their back legs that releases venom, this venom is used to protect platypuses from predators. It will not kill humans but it is very painful. One very strange adaptation is that female platypuses lay eggs. As you can see, there are many adaptations that platypuses have made. ||  ||
 * Platypuses have many interesting adaptations.The platypus moves it's head from side to side to catch prey under water.

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Characteristics
tail like a beaver and fur like an otter. They also have webbed feet so the can swim faster in the water and a bill like a duck. Platypuses have excellent sight and hearing. They also have an electro sensitive bill so they can find food under water with their eyes closed. These characteristics help platypuses survive in their natural habitats. = You can look at our platypus characteristics glog **//__[|HERE]__//**. = ||  ||
 * The characteristics of a platypus are similar to the characteristics of many different animals . For example, platypuses have a

FUN FACTS

 * Scientific name for the Platypus is Omithorhynghus Anatinus


 * Some platypuses growl when they are threatened.


 * When a baby platypus is born it is the size of a lima bean.


 * A platypus is shown on the back of an Australian 20 cent coin.


 * Some scientists think that platypuses might be related to reptile s.

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