Originally Posted by: PonyOne
sure it's cute and would make for an interesting pet, but come on... a duck-beaver??? i mean it's a beaver with a flexible duckbill on its face that lays eggs. WTF?

Definitely not suitable for a pet:

platypus males have spurs on their hind feet that deliver a poisonous venom with a swift kick! A platypus sting is powerful enough to make people sick and kill a dog!

http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/aust/plat/