January 20, 2021 03:18 pm | Updated 07:13 pm IST
Platypuses are often considered the world's oddest mammal. They have always confused scientists by exhibiting an array of bizarre characteristics. Australia’s duck-billed platypuses lay eggs though they are mammals. Unlike other mammals, they are toothless and have webbed feet.
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