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Platypus research ... The platypus is one of the two animals in the order Monotremata. It is the only member of the mammal family Ornithorhynchidae. Platypus is from the Greek platys meaning broad and pous meaning foot, referring to the animal's webbed foot.
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Platypus is a Firefox extension which lets you modify a Web page from your browser -- "What You See Is What You Get" -- and then save those changes as a Greasemonkey script so that they'll be repeated the next time you visit the page.
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Includes facts, pictures, drawings, humor, poems, and quizzes on this animal. ... The duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus) lives in rivers on the eastern side of Australia.
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Platypus are readily identified by their streamlined body, webbed feet, broad tail and characteristic muzzle or bill which is rubbery and contains no true teeth. Since platypus dive repeatedly for food, they generally are only sighted when they briefly return to the surface to breathe.
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Rainforest Platypus, photos and text. Courtesy of Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge, Atherton Tableland, Far North Queensland, Australia ... The platypus is considered to be one of the world's most unusual animals. It is often described as a living fossil - a furry, warm-blooded, egg-laying mammal which retains some...
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Platypus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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What is a Platypus? and other Quandaries: ETYMOLOGY: duck-bill, platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, platipus, platapus, monotreme, bibliography, etymology ... platypus [mod.L. (Shaw 1799), Gr. platypous flat-footed platys flat + pous foot.
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The duckbill platypus lives in the deciduous forests of Australia. It is about half the size of a house cat. It has a thick covering of hair except for its bill and feet. Its back is a dark brown and has light yellow on its stomach . The tail has fatty tissue which is used to store energy.
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