2.  Dark brown fur  A flat head  A flat tail  Webbed feet

3.  Lives in Eastern Australia  Tasmania Island  They spend most of their time swimming in fresh water

4.  Insects  Snails  Worms, Frogs  Small fish  Shellfish

5.  By Laying eggs

6.  Hawks  Eagles  Snakes  Owls  Lizards  Foxes  Dogs  Cats  Humans

7.  Mammals that lay eggs are called monatremes  Australia has a 20 cent coin with a platypus on it  The males are venomous

8.  They use their bills to scoop up food from the swamps, lakes, streams, and rivers

9.  http://www.australianfauna.com/ http://www.australianfauna.com/  Julie Mura, Platypus, 2012.  http://a-z-animals.com/animals/ http://a-z-animals.com/animals/