Welcome to a website dedicated to the Ornithorhynchus anatinus more commonly known as the Platypus.
Physical Description: A platypus, at first glance, resembles an otter with a duck's bill on its face and a beaver's tail in back. An adult platypus, about the size of a house cat, weighs from 3 to 5 pounds, its adult head and body length runs 12 to 18 inches, and the tail adds another 4 to 6 inches. Males are larger than females. The snout, despite its duckbill shape, is soft, moist, and rubbery in texture, not hard like a bird's beak.