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Duck-Billed Platypus, Illustration

The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semiaquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth. The unusual appearance of this egg-laying, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal baffled European naturalists when they first encountered it, with some considering it an elaborate hoax. Taken from Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle by Charles Dessalines Orbigny, published 1847-1849.
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Duck-Billed Platypus, Illustration
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The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semiaquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth. The unusual appearance of this egg-laying, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal baffled European naturalists when they first encountered it, with some considering it an elaborate hoax. Taken from Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle by Charles Dessalines Orbigny, published 1847-1849.
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4200 x 2341 px | 28.1 MB
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35.6 x 19.8 cm | 14.0 x 7.8 in (300 dpi)
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