
Platypus
A semi-aquatic egg-laying mammal with a duck-like bill and venomous spurs
Fun Fact
The platypus uses electrolocation to hunt underwater, detecting electric fields from prey muscle contractions with bill sensors, as it closes its eyes, ears, and nose while diving.
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