| Duckmole | |
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| Kingdom | Deer (Animalia) |
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Shed |
Wirebacks (Chordata) |
| Ilk | Suckledeer (Mammalia) |
| Shift | Forkdeer (Monotremata) |
| Kin | Duckmolekin (Ornithorhynchidae) |
| Kind | Duckmoles (Ornithorhynchus) |
| Erd | Duckmole (Onithorhynchus anatinus) |
The duckmole (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) or watermole is a halfwaterly egg-laying suckledeer inlandish to eastern Australia, inholding Tasmanland. Together with the four kinds of thorny anteaters, it is one of the five living kinds of forkdeer, the only suckledeer that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
Its odd look of being findy to lay eggs, having a duck's bill, a beaver's tail and an otter's feet, bewildered Europish kindful witshippers when they first found it, with many believing it to be a blench or a prat. It is one of the mighty few attery suckledeer as the bucks have a spur on their hind feet that lets out atter that is findy to give harsh warch to man.