1. The Platypus
Written By
Kayla

2. About the Author
• My name is Kayla.
• I want to be a Vet.
• I like Spigitty

3. Who am I
• It’s class is
Ornithorhynchide.
• Their name means
Broad and Pous
• They have a life
span of 10 to 15
years.
• It is the size of a
household cat

4. Early years
• The female lays
about 2 to 3 eggs in
one burrow. They
don’t leave the
burrow until they
are about 4 mounts.
They all are born
with spurs on their
feet.

5. Habitat sweet habitat
 The Platypus lives in
a pound.

6. What’s on the menu?
• The platypus eats
the plankton and
seaweed on the
bottom of the
pound.

7. •Making Tracking
• On there tracks they
have 5 claws. 5
toes.

8. Simply Irresistable
• On land platypuses move a bit more awkwardly.
However the webbing on their feet retracts to
expose individual nails and elbow the creatures
to run.

9. Where in the world
 The platypus is
mostly found in
Eastern Australia.

10. Did you know
 Did you know that the Platypus is a marsupial.

11. Fun facts
Platypuses live with there mothers for
3 to 4 weeks

12. Internet list
 http://clatterymachinery.files.wordpress.co
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