Assertion: platypus | /r/HasProperty | hoax
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text: In fact, the first scientist to see a platypus thought it was a hoax.
text: He absolutely thought the platypus was some sort of hoax and even cut the pelt with scissors in a vain attempt to try and find the stitches that attached the bill to the pelt [source: Australian Platypus Conservancy].
text: At first, people thought the platypus was a hoax and believed that the duck’s bill had been sewn onto the body of a beaver.
text: The platypus was indeed thought to be a hoax at first, but don't let yourself be fooled.
text: It’s very easy to understand why people thought the platypus was a hoax: the base of the bill has a really interesting shape which makes the bill look like it’s been stuck onto the front of the face and doesn’t belong there.
text: The platypus was first described in literature by George Shaw in the British Museum, who, along with many of his contemporaries, suspected it was a hoax.