Platypus By Caleb Vasak 1) Type the name of your animal 2) type your name 3) include a picture of your animal 4) change fonts and colors to personalize. By Caleb Vasak

When platypuses are on land they waddle. In the water they swim. Platypus facts How it looks The platypus looks like a duck plus mole or otter plus a beaver. It has a bill, webbed feet, a furry body, and a tail. There diet They are carnivores. They eat water insects, water insects larva, snails, mussels, earthworms, shrimp, crayfish, tadpoles, frogs, small fish, and fish eggs. How they move When platypuses are on land they waddle. In the water they swim. 1) Type a description of your animal 2) Type whether your animal is an herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore and what does it eat? 3) text telling how your animal moves 4) pic showing your animal 5)change fonts and colors to personalize. A pic showing your animal.

A platypuses habitat About there habitat Map showing where your animal lives Picture showing your animal in its habitat. About there habitat Platypuses live on the edge of Australia and all of Tasmania. It’s sandy and wet. They are adapted because they have webbed feet and have thick fur coats. 1) Map showing where your animal lives 2) pic of your animal in its habitat. 3) text telling where your animal lives, description of habitat, and any adaptations animal has to live in habitat 4) change fonts and colors to personalize.

A platypuses Life Cycle Platypus babies Platypuses are actually the only mammals that lay eggs. When they get out of the eggs they will drink milk from there mother’s skin for four to five months. A picture of the animal as a baby or young. Platypus adults Most platypuses live on there own once they leave the nest. They become more shy as adults and don’t normally share there nest. 1) Info about when animal a baby 2) pic of your animal as baby or when young 3) text telling about animal changes as growing into an adult 4) pic of your animal as an adult 5) change fonts and colors to personalize. A picture of the animal as a grown/ mature animal.

Platypus Interactions Platypus protection Male Platypuses have Poison spurs on the back of their heels that injects a venom that can kill a fox or dog. Pic of animal adaptation that allows it to protect itself Male platypuses have poison spurs on the back of their heels Some large birds eat platypuses Enemies of a platypus Dogs, cats, foxes, some large birds, large fish, snakes, and crocodiles eat platypuses. 1) Info about animal adaptation that protects your animal 2) pic and caption of an adaptation 3) text telling about another animal interaction (enemy, predator, prey, etc) 4) pic and caption of enemy, predator, prey, etc. 5) change fonts and colors to personalize. Pic of enemy, predator, prey, etc.

Platypuses have two layers of fur so they can stay dry underwater. Can you believe that… Platypuses’ bills can sense energy waves so if you stuck your hand in front of a platypus it could sense Platypuses can lower their body temperature so when the water is hot they can stay cool. A pic to accompany fact #2 Platypuses have two layers of fur so they can stay dry underwater. 1) Fact #1 and picture 2) fact #2 and picture 3) fact #3 and picture 4) change fonts and colors to personalize. A pic to accompany fact #1 A pic to accompany fact #3