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On this day in 1922, the duck-billed platypus was exhibited for the first time in the U.S. at the Bronx Zoo.
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This Day In HistoryOn This DayDuck-Billed PlatypusPlatypusPlatypusesPlatypiPlatypodesFirst ExhibitionFirst AppearanceExhibitionAppearanceDisplayZooZoological GardensBronx ZooNew York ZooNew York Zoological ParkBronx Zoological ParkBronx Zoological GardensBronxThe BronxNew YorkNew York CityNYCUnited StatesSpecimenLiving SpecimenHabitatAustralianTasmaniaExotic AnimalsMythLegendTall TaleHoaxChimeraCredibilityBeliefImaginaryMade UpFlat FootPlatypodiaTraitsFeaturesCharacteristicsBiologyBehaviorDuck BillBeaver TailOtter FeetWebbed FeetSemi-AquaticAquaticAquatic MammalMammalMammalsMammaliaBirdBirdsReptileReptilesGenomeDNAAncestorEgg-LayingMonotremeEchidnaEggsReproductionLactationMammary GlandMilkNursingVenomVenomousSpurStingerRiversWetlandsBurrowsBiofluorescenceFurWaterproofScientistNaturalistZoologistGeorge ShawEnglandEnglishScientific DescriptionDoubtSkepticismHarry BurrellPlatypusaryPlatypussaryPlatypus NurseryMoore Park Zoological GardensEllis Stanley JosephWildlife TraderAnimal CollectorSan FranciscoVoyageExportSurvivalWormsNew York TimesWelcoming PartyDr. HornadaySpeciesEvil FateWildCaptivityPenelopeBetty HuttonCecilNear-ThreatenedHabitat LossWildlife ConservationConservationUniqueUnusualStrangeWeirdBizarreOddOddballOddityRidiculousFunny LookingWildlifeAnimalsNatureSciencePop CultureScience HistoryAnimal HistoryAustralian HistoryNew York HistoryBronx HistoryAmerican HistoryUS History