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... platypus and beaver have much in common ; echidna , hedgehog and porcupine have all developed quills for defence ; Australian marsupial mole and African mole look very alike ; possum , monkey and tree - kangaroo have something in common ...
... platypus and beaver have much in common ; echidna , hedgehog and porcupine have all developed quills for defence ; Australian marsupial mole and African mole look very alike ; possum , monkey and tree - kangaroo have something in common ...
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Vincent Serventy. Platypus ' Bill like a duck , tail like a beaver , has fur and lays eggs . ' The platypus is certainly one of the most extraordinary animals to be found in Australia . The scientific name Ornithorhynchus anatinus is ...
Vincent Serventy. Platypus ' Bill like a duck , tail like a beaver , has fur and lays eggs . ' The platypus is certainly one of the most extraordinary animals to be found in Australia . The scientific name Ornithorhynchus anatinus is ...
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... platypus can have unpleasant results . Often fishermen find a platypus has taken their bait and become hooked . Being a good Samaritan in such cases may result in the hollow spur being driven into the rescuer's hand . Poison passes down ...
... platypus can have unpleasant results . Often fishermen find a platypus has taken their bait and become hooked . Being a good Samaritan in such cases may result in the hollow spur being driven into the rescuer's hand . Poison passes down ...
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