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What is a platypus’s closest living relative?
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Platypus swimming underwater in Tasmania, Australia, with a worm in its bill. western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijni)
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Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
Duck-billed platypus eating a worm underwater.
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western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijni)
The western Long Beaked Echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) resides in the West...
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