The duck-billed platypus’s name come from its snout, which looks a lot like a duck’s bill. It has another birdlike characteristic; it lays eggs, which is quite unusual for mammals. In fact, there are only five known mammals that lay eggs. The other four are four species of echidna, also called the spiny anteater. The duck-billed platypus is classified as a mammal because it has body hair, it’s warm-blooded, and the females produce milk.
A duck billed platypus is classified as a mammal because it feeds its kids with milk and it has fur. They are very unsual because of the way they dig dirt burrows at the water's edge and how they dont have a stomach
