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Now scientists know why. According to a study released Wednesday, the egg-laying critter is a genetic potpourri -- part bird, part reptile and part lactating mammal.
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Uh...

I coulda told ya that!
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Native to eastern Australia and Tasmania, the semi-aquatic platypus is thought to have split off from a common ancestor shared with humans approximately 170 million years ago.
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DEE IS A PLATYPUS! A lovable one. See, he's not a grump... he has his own genome.