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Also Known As duck-billed platypus • duckbilled platypus • duckbill • Ornithorhynchus anatinus

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Platypus swimming underwater in Tasmania, Australia, with a worm in its bill.
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A platypus swims at the surface of the water, showing its flat bill, webbed feet, and streamlined body.
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Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
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