Platypuses
One of Australia's most unique and unusual native animals, the platypus is an egg-laying mammal which lives on land and hunts for food in the freshwater creeks and rivers of eastern Australia. Once incorrectly thought to be the most primitive mammal, it is now regarded as a superb example of adaptation. Questions and answers about platypuses can be found here.
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JnanashreeDefinitely not. If you tried to flout the law and get one anyway, somehow, it would die very quickly. It is not even legal to...
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Otters are born live. Platypuses lay eggs.
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How about "Daffy"? or "Peking"? "Donald" works too, if you have no friends who would be offended.
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The most well-known species of this genus of monotremes is the platypus.
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No. Platypuses are wild animals with specialised needs. Very few zoos are equipped to cater properly to their needs, so that is...
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No. The platypus's venom gland is located within the male platypus's thigh.
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No. The platypus is not a hybrid of anything. The species is ornithorhynchus anatinus and is not a mix of a beaver, duck, otter...
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The usual way...
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It is not known how old the platypus is. Fossil remains only indicate that any abcestirs of the platypus were very similar to the...
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No. Only birds have wings, and the platypus is not a bird, but a mammal.
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Platypuses live in eastern Australia, Tasmania, Kangaroo Island and King Island
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The platypus is also called a duckbill, or sometimes a duckbill platypus.
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The platypus and the echidna are the only two egg-laying mammals in existence. They are classed as monotremes. They are still...
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No, platypuses do not mate for life.
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No. Platypuses can spur another larger animal without it actually killing that animal. On the other hand, platypus venom is...
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Platypuses do not give birth to live young. Together with echidnas, they are members of the monotreme family, a very small order...
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The platypus is sometimes called a "duck-billed platypus", but this name is not used in Australia.
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Platypuses live near freshwater creeks and rivers in heavily wooded and protected regions of eastern Australia. Their habitat is...
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Platypus will send you a new one, sometimes for free. Until then, use a rubber band or duct tape to secure plastic wrap (piece of...
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Generally, the platypus is a very shy creature which will avoid contact with humans. However, the male platypus also has the...
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Platypuses can live in a variety of climates, from sub-alpine temperatures in Tasmania to tropical rainforests of north...
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no, when the platypus is born it is blind and totally helpless
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Yes they nurse their young for about 3 months before the baby can swim and hunt on their own. they sweat it from glands under...
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Platypuses simply drink water by scooping it up in their bill.
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The platypus was found by European settlers in Australia in the 1700s.
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The only wasy a platypus could live in the United Kingdom would be if it had a perfectly regulated environment that was protected...
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Monotremes are the egg-laying mammals, and there are just three species. Platypuses and short-beaked echidnas are endemic to...
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Yes; the platypus's feeding habits could be said to be unusual. To catch their prey, platypuses must make several hundred dives a...
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Platypuses spend most of their waking hours diving in and out of the water in order to eat the equivalent of their weight in...
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No. Platypuses are endemic to eastern Australia, meaning they are not found anywhere else.
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It is unknown what the actual population of platypuses is. The closest estimate is that platypus numbers are in the low...
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No. You cannot and may not interfere with a platypus in any way. They may not be kept as pets, so the question is purely...
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There are no platypuses in Missouri.
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Platypuses are not "poisonous", but adult males have venomous spurs on their ankles. Through this spur, they can deliver a venom...
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A puggle will not grow at all. It is a soft toy. Contrary to popular belief, "puggle" is not the name for a baby echidna or baby...
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Yes, platypuses are carnivores. They eat tiny insect larvae and other invertebrates, shrimp, shellfish and annelid worms they...
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he is a little, cute 5 year old boy who will always defeat Dr. Heines Doofeinshmirtz
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No. Platypuses are not ducks: neither are they related to ducks.
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Platypuses are not rare, and they are not even endangered. However, they are elusive creatures, shy and inclined to hide, so they...
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