2. About the author
My name is Allison. I like
to play with my friends,
outside,and pets. I love
school.I am writing
about this animal
because I think they are
interesting to learn
about and people learn
about this animal
because they are not
as popular as other
animals.
3. Who am I?
Platypuses are 20 inches
long including the tail. Their
weight is about 3 pounds
when they are adults. They
are mammals that lay eggs.
When on land they move
awkward, but the webbing
on their feet retracts , to
expose individual nails and
allows the creatures to run. It
takes ten days to hatch in a
burrow.
4. The Early Years
Females nurse their young
for three up four months
until they can swim on their
own. The young lick the fur
around any aboriginals
openings of the glands
because the female lacks.
When born born they are the
size of a lima bean and they
are very helpless.
5. Habitat Sweet Habitat
The platypuses habitat
is near a river or stream
to make a burrow to lay
eggs of their young.
They live in a small
burrow when it is not
breeding season. In
breeding season they
build a larger burrow so
they have room for their
young.
6. What’s on the Menu?
The platypus eats
invertebrates as
caddis, mayfly, and
dragonfly larvae,
freshwater shrimp,
crayfish and
earthworms.
7. Making Tracks
Platypus tracks look
like webbed feet
with five toes and
small sharp claws.
You will find these
near streams or
rivers, and by their
burrows.
8. Simply Irresistible !
The male platypus
has poison on their
back feet stingers .
Platypuses swim by
using alternate
strokes of their
webbed feet. When
swimming they
create bow waves.
9. Where in the World?
Platypuses are
found Australia and
in a certain range.
They are not found
any other parts of
the but Australia.
10. 1. They are also Platypuses are only
called duckbill. 2. as tall as less than a
They have wool 6 foot’s ankles
under their fur. 3. standing up on 2
They have no feet!
external ears. 4.
Only one,two, or
three eggs are laid
at one time.
