Contoh Report Text - Platypus

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semiaquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Many people call platypus duckbill because this animal has a bill like duckbill. Platypus can also called as watermole or duckmole.

The name "platypus" is often prefixed with the adjective "duck-billed" to form duck-billed platypus, despite there being only one species of platypus.

Platypus is a mammal, although it has some different characteristic with other mammal. It gives births with laying her eggs, but it still has a pair of  milk gland. Although possessing mammary glands, the platypus lacks teats. Instead, milk is released through pores in the skin.

Platypus has a flat tail and webbed feet. Its weight varies considerably from 0.7 to 2.4 kg, with males being larger than females. Males average 50 cm in total length, while females average 43 cm. Its body covered with a thick, and woolly layer of fur. The platypus has an average body temperature of about 32°C (90°F) rather than the 37°C (99°F).

Its bill is detecting prey and stirring up mud. Usually it ate crustaceans. Platypus' eyes and head are small. Its eyes contains double cones, which most mammals do not have. It has no ears but has ability to sense sound and lights. Platypus lives in streams, rivers, and lakes.

Female platypus usually dig burrows in the streams or river banks. The burrows are blocked with soil to protect it from intruders and flooding. In the other hand, male platypus does not need any burrow to stay.

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