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God's sense of humor... behold, the platypus!

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Only in creationist world are monotremes a baffler. :laughing:
 
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It's a kind of mammal that retains the egg laying trait found in basal synapsids.

Its closest living relative is the echidna:
echidna.jpg
 
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BTW, the platypus doesn't have a duck's bill. The mouthparts are soft and sensitive, and not remotely like a beak in any way. Even the Northern Shoveler doesn't have a beak as wide and prominent as the mouthparts of a platypus.
 
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BTW, the platypus doesn't have a duck's bill. The mouthparts are soft and sensitive, and not remotely like a beak in any way. Even the Northern Shoveler doesn't have a beak as wide and prominent as the mouthparts of a platypus.
Now you are just paying lip service to the OP!
 
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