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AZ Animals (US) on MSNCheck Out the Venomous Defense Mechanism of the Male Platypusmale platypuses are surprisingly venomous! The platypus is found only in Australia, where it spends most of its life swimming ...
The platypus has a range of features that make it quite unlike any other animal. With a large bill, a paddle-like tail, webbed feet and a furry body, this funny-looking animal produces venom that ...
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a puzzling array of features. Not only does it have that iconic duck bill, it lays eggs like a bird or reptile but feeds milk to its young like a mammal.
No, it does not, and here's why: It turns out that venomous snakes and the platypus have different duplications of the b-defensin genes. So, while co-opting these genes seems to be a common ...
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