Wang Ping: There was an interesting story about the duckbill.

王平：提起鸭嘴兽还有段趣事呢。

Also called duckbill semi aquatic egg-laying mammal native to Tasmania and southern and eastern Australia.

鸭嘴兽是半水栖卵生哺乳动物，原产于塔斯马尼亚岛和澳洲地窍部及东部。

The platypus, also known as duckbill for the shape of its mouth, is one of the oldest animals in the world.

因其嘴巴的形状而得名的鸭嘴兽是世界上最古老的哺乳动物之一。

Later, the fact that he was wrong made him have to ask the duckbill to forgive his arrogance and ignorance.

后来，事实使恩格斯“不得不请求鸭嘴兽原谅自己的傲慢与无知”。