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The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal native to Australia and Tasmania. Also known as the duck-billed platypus, the platypus is one of the most specific and unique mammal species on planet Earth. It is quite peculiar and presents some characteristics unusual to other mammals, such as the fact that it lays eggs, the presence of a beak, membrane on the legs and stingers connected to a venom gland, which is also an incredibly rare characteristic in mammals!