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= ANIMAL FILE =

Species:platypus(ornithorhynchus anatinus) Scientific classification:mammale,vertebrate,is not carnivor Physical characteristics:head-body lenght: 30-45 cm(2) Population and distribution:South america,Australia,Victoria,Tasmania.Has got 60 milion platypus Habitat:live in the river to South Australia Behaviour:The platypus hearing and vison are therefore of little use detecting the small invertebrates .Its eyes and ears by automatically closing them underwater.The platypus is brown and the black peak Feeding:small fish,eggs,insects and frogs Life cycle:Their life cycle is equally interesting, as they are on of only five tipes of mammals to be born from an egg Breeding / Reproduction:The platypus has got 1-3 eggs Social structure: Predation and danger: Relationship with humans: Interesting facts: