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EchidnaFamily:Tachyglossidae


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EchidnaFamily:Tachyglossidae


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EchidnaFamily:Tachyglossidae


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EchidnaFamily:Tachyglossidae


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EchidnaFamily:Tachyglossidae


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EchidnaFamily:Tachyglossidae


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EchidnaFamily:Tachyglossidae


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Duck-billed platypusFamily:Ornithorhynchidae


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Duck-billed platypusFamily:Ornithorhynchidae


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Duck-billed platypusFamily:Ornithorhynchidae


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Duck-billed platypusFamily:Ornithorhynchidae

Male duck-billed platypuses have large venomous spurs on their hind legs.
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2 Families, 5 Species
Spiny anteaters, duck–billed platypus
Australian region
Egg–laying, cloaca present, mammary glands without teats
2 to 10 kg

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