While the market is quiet, I suggest taking a break from doomscrolling the news and reading some interesting facts about the platypus:

1. The egg-laying mammal – the platypus lays eggs but feeds its young with milk.
2. Poisonous spurs - males have spurs on their hind legs that secrete venom (safe for humans, but cause severe pain).
3. The duck bill is soft and covered with sensitive receptors that detect the electric fields of prey.
4. Without teeth – adult platypuses grind their food with keratin plates instead of teeth.
5. Swimming fins - webbed feet are ideal for swimming, and on land the webs fold away.
6. The tail of a beaver is flat and helps steer in the water.
7. Dives with closed eyes – the platypus navigates underwater using electroreception.
8. The Night Hunter is active during twilight and at night, feeding on worms, crayfish, and small fish.
9. Rare species - inhabits only in Eastern Australia and Tasmania.
10. The symbol of Australia is depicted on the 20 Australian cents coin.
11. Low body temperature – only about 32°C ( lower than that of most mammals).
12. Slow metabolism – can stay underwater for up to 10 minutes.
13. Unusual chromosomes – the platypus has 10 sex chromosomes (, while humans have 2).
14. The first description in 1799 - British scientists initially thought it was a hoax.
15. The contemporary of dinosaurs – the ancestors of monotremes lived about 100 million years ago.
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