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🦁 Mammals

Platypus facts for kids

Where the platypus lives, what it eats, the sound it makes and a fun fact. Tap Tell me! and Buzzby reads it out loud.

🏠 Where does the platypus live?
Rivers of eastern Australia
🍽️ What does the platypus eat?
Worms and shrimp
🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?
Grumbles and growls
✨ Fun fact
A platypus has a duck bill and lays eggs, but it is a mammal that feeds its babies milk.

Ages 6 to 10 Mammals

All about the platypus

The platypus is one of the mammals in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in rivers of eastern Australia, and it eats worms and shrimp. It grumbles and growls. This page is a good fit for ages 6 to 10 (1st to 5th Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.

Is the platypus one of the mammals?

Yes. Mammals have fur or hair, are warm blooded and feed their babies milk.

Talk about it

  • Have you ever seen a platypus? Where was it?
  • What would you eat if you were a platypus?
  • Can you make the platypus's sound or move like it?

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