There are many types of lethal venom in the animal kingdom but perhaps no stranger carrier than the platypus the platypus is one of few venomous mammals Males carry a venom cocktail in their ankle spurs that paralyzes victims with excruciating pain Stranger still the is the only mammals that uses electroreception What this means is that the platypus uses its bill to sense the electricity produced by the muscular movements of its prey The platypus neither sees hears norsmells its prey while hunting but rather pursues it though electroreception Perhaps most odd the platypus is the only mammals that lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young The platypus is an odd creature indeed