Fun+Facts!

DID YOU KNOW?

 * A male platypus has a poisonous spur on its back legs.
 * The platypus is the ONLY mammal on earth that lays eggs
 * In captivity, the platypus can live up to 12 years.
 * When Europeans were first introduced to the platypus, they thought is was a hoax, that someone had sewn a Duck bill to a beaver.
 * The Australian 20 cent coin features a platypus. (See image below)
 * The average sleep cycle of the platypus is about 14 hours.