Duck billed platapus

[Doogerie]

I was just wondering can you get a pet Duck billed platapus just wondering ?

[weeminx]

no you cant get platypus

[CB89]

They have very poweful venom.

[Doogerie]

I think it's odd how thay are the only mammel that i know of that has venom and a bill (like a duck) and lays eggs it's a real anigma

[Emmaj]

from what i have read in the past

they are a protected animal and also very difficult to keep in captivity too

[Christophe]

It would certainly make an interesting pet!
Imagine that in your garden roaming around!

[crazysnakedude]

austalia have extremley tight laws on what wildlife leaves their country. off the top of my head i cant think of a zoo that has them, certainly not in the uk...could be wrong tho

[Talk To The Animals]

They aren't the only venomus mammal any more - they found that Hispaniolan solenodon a while ago.

[crazysnakedude]

our slow loris at work is venomous/ poisonous. it secretes it from its elbows then licks it/ whipes it on themselves and their babies.....still cute at hell tho.

[maddragon29]

Originally Posted by Doogerie

I think it's odd how thay are the only mammel that i know of that has venom and a bill (like a duck) and lays eggs it's a real anigma

Its not so odd, its cause they are one of the linking species between mammal like reptillians and true mammals

When you think about birds having a bill, and knowing that they evolved from dinosaurs, its not so hard to get your head round the platypus.