Did You Know? Platypus: The amazing egg-laying duck-billed mammal

One of the increasingly popular ‘Did You Know?’ series from Young Reed this attractive and fun book is packed with fascinating facts about the ever-popular subject of Platypuses. One of the world’s strangest animals, the Platypus fascinates people around the world and is a key symbol of Australia. Did You Know? … Its duck-like bill is made of very sensitive skin and is able to detect insect prey underwater. Unusually for a mammal, a mum Platypus lays eggs rather than giving birth to babies....