Platypii are so cuuuuuuuuute!! :D I've got like three stuffed animals that are platypuseses, such an odd animal to choose for a child's toy really. :D

Did you know that the platypus is the only mammal to produce venom?
The males have a spur on the inside of the hind leg which they use when fighting each other. The venom doesn't cause actual damage, but directly causes pain nerves to fire. To humans, it is non-fatal but extremely painful, and the effects gradually fade ... over two to three weeks.

And they can detect underwater electric fields using special sense organs in their snouts.

We used to kill them for their skins but they are now protected and are doing reasonably ok, at least by Australia's bad standards for mammal extinction.

Yep, I did know that.
I think they're really wierd, freakin cool things. Though I'd never want to mess with one in real life, I'm happy to stick with my plushies. :D

(I read a lot)