The DBP ~ A Children's Poem about a Mystery Animal

The DBP

If I tell you the ornithorhyncus
Is the famous egg-laying platypus
You'll not for a moment be thunder struck
As it's the platypus billed as a duck

Diddle-De-De

It's part riddle, and part poem. Can you unravel the DBP's true identity? No Googling allowed!

Style

Short puzzling poem

Length

4 lines

Key Stage

KS1, KS2, KS3

Author

Patrick Winstanley

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