No! I wish. I used to think they were the size of a medium sized dog. They're actually pretty small. Their venom will apparently give you some serious pain, too. 

Incredible! The hand of humans and the break of a duck and they lay eggs but are mammals! 
Did you have them around you when you were a kid? 

Coinsreporter

Yes, and a wifi hotspot on their tail, I believe. 

I think one of their feet have a comb so they can brush their hair/fur, right? 

Satosora

They just amaze me!
>***Platypuses are one of the only mammals that can detect electricity, and one of the only mammals to produce venom. With a tail like a beaver, a flat bill, and webbed feet like a duck, `when the first specimens were brought to Europe people thought they were fakes that had been sewn together.`***
***https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/rediscovery-platypus-echidna-proof-mammals-lay-eggs***

NovaRift

The Platypus doesn't sound real or look real. It literally looks like someone glued a duck bill to its face. 

How could you not be fascinated with a name like that?

Sometimes I mention odd names of rarely discussed animals and my daughter will say “is that real” and then we will have to look it up and learn all about it. 

grayruby

When I was a kid I was fascinated by these creatures. They are an evolutionary oddity. If anyone wants a deeper dive, this abstract is comprehensive:

Animal_World

![](https://m.stacker.news/80776)


https://www.livescience.com/27572-platypus.html

When I was a kid I was fascinated by these creatures. They are an evolutionary oddity. If anyone wants a deeper dive, this abstract is comprehensive:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6479513/