A platypus, also known as the duck-billed platypus, is a semi-aquatic [[animal]] native to [[Australia]].  They're carnivores that feed on a diet of insects and small crustaceans.  Platypuses are one of the few mammals that lay eggs.  They're also one of the few mammals that possess venom, with males possessing a spike on their hindleg that can deliver venom.  Their venom is described as excruciatingly painful to humans, but it is not lethal.

h4. See also

* "Wikipedia - Platypus":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus]
platypus