Platypus
Platypus
(Creature)
A platypus is an amphibious, egg-laying animal with a duck's bill and feet and beaver-like body. It can also serve as a spellcaster's familiar.1
Appearance
Platypuses are egg-laying mammalian monotremes with sleek brown fur, a duck's bill and webbed feet, and short legs. Its hind feet bear sharp, poisonous spurs.1 Most are about 18 inches long and weigh 3½ pounds.2
Abilities
When underwater, a platypus can sense the electrical impulses that living creatures use to move their muscles, a sense known as electrolocation. They are better swimmers than runners and can hold their breath for up to 5 minutes.1
Ecology
Platypuses hunt worms, larvae, and shellfish in and near rivers.2
External links
- Wikipedia:Platypus (real-life animal)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 . “New Familiars” in Animal Archive, 30. Paizo Inc., 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 . “New Familiars” in Animal Archive, 31. Paizo Inc., 2013