Platypuses: Web-Footed Billed Mammals

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INTRODUCTION MEET THE PLATYPUS With a splash a platypus dives into a river at night It glides through the dark water waving its bill from side to side in search of food For a long time the platypus puzzled scientists What kind of animal was it After years of study scientists learned the answer The platypus belongs to a group of animals called mammals Other animal groups include insects fish amphibians reptiles and birds For many years scientists were unsure whether the platypus fit into the mammal group