Platypus Hunts with 'Sixth Sense' | World's Deadliest

With the tail of a beaver, and a bill like a duck's, the platypus is a real ungainly creature. But there's more to this strange killer than meets the eye.

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Platypus Animal Profile

Platypus Hunts with "Sixth Sense" | World's Deadliest

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[cjsk]

I like how the music makes it sound like the platypus is a serial killer.

[XivioOfTheGreen]

Another fact about the platypus is that they look great wearing fedoras.

[Farmfield]

How is this special? I also have an electric bill. Now shoot me.

[timcampbell]

Here in Australia, I was not taught at school about the sixth sense and hunting skills of the platypus so this was enlightening.

[Yobidefy]

Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporateeeddd!

[kawiigirl]

Before watching: Lol, how can a platypus be "deadly"? Look at it!
After watching: Ultra-Sence Duck Bill! No wonder why everybody seems to like Perry... He's psychic!

[CortezTiago-csit]

I see its my arch nemesis, Perry the platypus!

[dylondismas]

It's interesting seeing a platypus who walks on two legs, wears a fedora, and is extremely smart its origin story.

[mszoomy]

I <3 the Platypus!!! He has been my favorite animal since I was a kid, so fascinating!!

[drpancake]

(slight chanting getting louder) *”doo be do be do ba do be do be do ba do be do ba do”

[hagenarmenatwillmcse]

Hey NatGeoWild, great animation of the electrifying underwater shapes!

[larrylongjr.]

Platypus are awesome animals even underwater!

[Kefkaix]

The platypus has a Nuerotoxin in it's claws, so while not out to get humans, depending on where you get hit with it's venom it can incapacitate you. So if you were say in a river with one you could possibly drown, while this is very very unlikely to happen, that much can make it deadly.

[BottomGlassCinema]

Also, it can see dead people...but that's not important right now.

[naddielikesoranges]

i like how they try and make one of the cutest animals ever seem scary as fuck hahaha

[JoseTorres-infs]

It’s a Semi-Aquatic egg laying mammal of action

[GoldfishLight]

i always thought patypuses would be derpy and just kind of swim around but it looks like they are legit

[DrRandomness]

What's awesome is that hammerhead sharks have the same "sixth sense."

[gamer]

aww... look at how it squigles around...

[Viperqueen]

lol when the platypus was searching for food...i could imagine it going psyayayaya xD