This week's Awesome mammal is a Duck- Billed Platypus.
Facts:
Scientific name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Lifespan: 17 years
Length: 50 cm (male) 43 cm (female)
Weight: 1- 2.4 kg (male) 0.7- 1.6 kg (female)
Diet: insects, larvae, shellfish and worms.
Fun facts:
They sleep for 14 hours.
It is pregnant for 10- 14 days.
It can stay for up to 2 minuets underwater.
*Credits to wiki and kids.nationalgeographic.com
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