Where can I get a platypus?

Photo: break.com. In this day and age everyone knows about the platypus. Nature's adorable little oddball that looks like the result of an interspecies relationship between a beaver and a duck. read more

No. It is illegal to have a platypus as a pet, and you would not be able to provide the conditions it needs. It would die very quickly as platypuses are highly sensitive to ecological changes. Platypuses are native Australian animals, and therefore protected by law. read more

The milk is literally secreted through pores in the platypus’ skin where it pools up along grooves in the mother’s abdomen, ready to be licked up by the eager little offspring. Image: Mariel Carr. 4. The platypus is born with teeth. I do not know why the platypus is born with teeth, most likely because I’m far too lazy to look such a thing up. read more