Platypus

Key facts

• Platypus lives in Australia.
• Group: Mammals.
• It weighs about 1.4 kg (3.09 lb).
• A typical adult is about 50 cm (19.7 in) long.
• It lives about 12 years.
• Diet: carnivore.
• Habitat: freshwater.
• A platypus lays eggs like a bird, yet feeds its babies milk like a mammal.