The platypus is a unique animal that lives in Australia. Although it lays eggs like a bird, it's a mammal. A platypus mother feeds her babies with milk from her body. The platypus spends much of its time in the water. It paddles with its front feet and steers with its back feet. The platypus scoops through the sand with its bill in search of worms and small water animals that it eats. The male platypus has sharp spurs and venom sacs on its back feet. It can scratch its enemies and poison them with its venom.
Food cited in drug-immune bacteria
Food cited in drug-immune bacteria Bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics
and other drugs are a growing threat to public health. A report by
the BC provincial health officer suggests that the overuse of
antibiotics in food production is leading to more drug-resistant
diseases. The report urges monitoring of drug use in both human and
non-human settings in order to detect new 'superbugs.' Many
antibiotics are used to treat sick animals and to promote growth in
livestock and poultry, and there is evidence that "resistance can
be transmitted to humans through the consumption of meat from
animals or other foods that have acquired resistant
organisms." FEBRUARY 5, 2001
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