What type of animal is shown in the photo?

wow! I didn't know they're venomous.

thank you Phineas and Ferb

Platypus are egg-laying mammals. It classified as mammal because it produces milk.

Gazman_Melb, Not just Victoria but in many other areas of Australia

Australia (also New Zealand & Madagascar) has so many unique creatures.

Gazman_Melb, no that is wrong. They are found from Queensland to Tasmania.

Idk if I’ve even seen a platypus before!

God's outrageous handiwork, just to frustrate mankind, who's think they know everything

KAITLYNMARIA, actually platypi is more than one. platypus is singular

Spacey, they are?

Platypus numbers have dwindled in the bushfires that swept Australia a few years ago. Platypi (the singular word for Platypus) are usually found in rivers or creeks, predominantly on the East coast off Australia.