A little bit about the platypus

I wanted to tell you a little bit about platypusses or is it platypi? not sure!
Some people think I look a bit weird - I like to think of myself as funky. If you look at a picture of a platypus you will see that they have taken the best bits of:

• a duck - I've got a ducks bill
• a beaver - I've got a beavers tail, very useful for super fast swimming. Poor Charlie hasn't got a tail maybe that's why he can't swim as fast as me
• an otter - I've got an otter shaped body and fur - waterproof, which is great for keeping me warm while I am getting in and out of the water 

to create a gorgeous platypus!
I used to live in Australia but I emigrated some years ago. Although I have been back to visit once and hope to go back again very soon (I hope Steve and Mandy are reading this - could be our next adventure)!

If you want to learn a bit more about us lovely creatures I've put in a link to make it easy peasy lemon squeezy for you!

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/platypus.html

See ya later

Harold