Illustration of a Duckbill Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia and Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of five species of monotremes, mammals that lay eggs. A spur on the hind legs of the males is used to deliver a venom.

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Keywords: anatinus, animal, art, australia, duckbill, epromo-animal-illustration, illustration, mammal, monotremes, ornithorhynchus, platypus, semi-aquatic, tasmania, wildlife