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What do you do if you have an encounter with a platypus?

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Avoid its poisonous spikes on its back leg and don't kill it or try to feed it or capture it! Killing and/or capturing it are illegal everywhere!

A platypus will not hurt you if you leave it alone. They are protected by law and should not be approached under any circumstances - for their safety as well as yours.

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