mason adayan 1st period platypus slide show
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PlatypusMason Adayan
Biology
1st period
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Stats
• Size: 12”-18”in
• Weight: about 5 pounds
• The bill is actually a leathery snout
• Fur is layered to act as a wet suit
• the males have a toxic spur on its back paw
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Habitat
• Located only in eastern Australia
• Lives near river banks fresh water lakes and creeks
• They live in deep burrows
• Are most active after dusk and before dawn
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Reproduction
• Mating occurs only once a year
• It begins in late june
• A female usually lays 2 eggs but can lay 4
• These eggs resemble a reptiles eggs
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Food Source • Insect larva
• Shrimp
• Worms
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Habitat
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Human Interaction• One of the biggest threats to the platypus
is man
• As we continue to develop and cut back on there natural habitat there population continues to decrease
• Since the natural habitat was so small to begin with we have to do our best to preserve what they have left
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Works Cited
• http://australian-animals.net/plat.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus
Image Sources • http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1280&b
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