Nature in Tasmania > Animals >  Platypus

The platypus is a strange animal found only in eastern Australia, including Tasmania.

• egg-laying mammal (monotreme)
• detect electric fields and sense water movements to hunt prey
• eat freshwater invertebrates, larvae and small fish
• platypuses don't have teeth but grind their preys using 2 keratin plates in their mouth
• tail used for fat storage
• Tasmania is home to the biggest specimen

The best places to see them are:

• Mt Field
• Deloraine