(Ornithorhy'nchus Paradoxes). 



HE Platypus called also the Water Mole, 

 and Duck Bill, spends most of its time 

 in the water, where it finds its food by search- 

 ing in the mud with its bill, just like the 

 common duck does. It burrows in the 

 banks of creeks, ponds, or lagoons. The 

 entrance being made below the level of the water, 

 the burrow is directed upwards and a 

 second opening is formed in the bank above. If 

 disturbed in the water, the Platypus will instantly 

 dive beneath the surface, and enter its burrow. 

 Like the Spiny Anteater, it lays eggs, from 

 which it hatches its young. Its body is 



