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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JnanashreeA platypus has 26 chromosomes.
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Platypuses are not really in need of any help. Since they have been protected by law, their numbers are estimated to have...
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No. Platypuses do not hibernate. The only Australian native mammals to hibernate are the mountain pygmy possums which live in...
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Platypuses live near freshwater creeks and rivers in heavily wooded and protected regions of eastern Australia. Their environment...
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Yes, but a young platypus feeds differently to either marsupials or placental mammals. The mother has large glands under the skin...
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The platypus, although found only in the country of Australia (which includes the island state of Tasmania) is not endangered. It...
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Nowhere. They are protected by Australian law. It is illegal to have one in captivity. Only a very few zoos and other wildlife...
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Why not? note that reptiles, dinosaurs, and birds all lay eggs. And the platypus is a survivor of one of the earliest mammals. ...
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Echidnas have thick, insulating fur with many spines for protection. It isn't really spiny skin.
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Adulthood in animals is generally determined to be when the young platypus can reproduce. This occurs at about 2 years of age in...
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The genus and species of the platypus is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
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Platypuses have webbed feet to aid their swimming. Its two front feet propel it through the water with a rowing motion; the hind...
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A male platypus can grow to 50-60 cm in length, whilst the female is smaller, averaging 40-50 cm in length. They are very lightly...
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Being a mammal, a platypus has four legs.
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No. A platypus is a mammal which lays eggs. It is semiaquatic, and found in eastern Australia, including the island state of...
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See the related link below for a great variety of platypus pictures.
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Platypuses have webbed feet and fur. Platypuses are native animals in Australia. They are monotremes (egg-laying mammals).
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The platypus is sometimes known as a "duck-billed platypus", but this is a misnomer, as its bill serves a function quite...
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Platypuses live in burrows they dig in the banks of freshwater creeks or rivers in eastern Australia.
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The platypus is a very shy and elusive creature, hiding during the day, and doing most of its searching for food in the evening...
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well it doesn't even affect the ecosystem because they help us with some other problem and the really help us on our environment!
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The two monotremes in Australia are the platypus and the short-beaked echidna.
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On average, a platypus will hold its breath and stay underwater for one to two minutes, but they can stay underwater for eight to...
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The world's only two monotrems are the platypus and the echidna.There are actually two distinct species of echidna - the...
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There are two types of animals, but three species of monotremes. They are the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the...
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No. Only the male platypus is venomous, delivering his potent venom through ankle spurs.Female platypuses do not have venom, but...
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Yes, all living animals have circulatory systems. Without being able to transport food and oxygen to every cell in their body,...
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There is just one species of platypus, Ornithorhynchus Anatinus. It is found only in Australia, and is the same species, whether...
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During mating season, a male platypus chooses his mate by grabbing the tail of a female in his bill. If the female is satisfied...
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No. Platypuses feed only on live prey. Because their bills detect fine electrical impulses from underwater crustaceans and...
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No. Platypuses cannot jump as their physical structure is not built for jumping. They sit too close to the ground, and their legs...
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They are not for sale. You cannot buy a platypus as it is a protected native species. Even in Australia they cannot be purchased.
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A baby platypus is about the size of a bean when it is first hatched. It is blind and completely hairless, but still has the...
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Yes, platypuses have backbones. Platypuses are monotremes, which are egg-laying mammals. Like all mammals, they are vertebrates.
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Yes. The platypus is a mammal, and all mammals are vertebrates, meaning they have a backbone.
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All monotremes lay eggs. That is their classification - egg-laying mammals. There are only 2 animals that are monotremes, the...
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Platypuses are not born. They are hatched. Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
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It's illegal to eat platypus meat they are endangered.
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Platypuses need to eat the equivalent of their own bodyweight each day.
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No. Platypuses do not have teeth for chewing, but instead have grinding plates, with which they grind down their food before...
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Platypuses lay 1-3 eggs each year. Their reproductive years begin at two years old and continue until they are around nine.
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The male platypus has a hollow spur on each of its hind ankles through which it releases venom which is strong enough to kill a...
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The platypus has sharp claws on its feet for digging. It has webbed feet with a retracting webbed membrane which can expose the...
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A platypus is a monotreme, that is, an egg-laying mammal.
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A platypus has webbing between its claws on its feet. Its claws are used for digging burrows into riverbanks for shelter, and the...
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Yes, although platypuses have few predators in the wild, because they mainly hunt underwater and live in hidden shelters, from...
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Platypuses are not poisonous at all, but adult males have venomous spurs on their ankles. Female platypuses do not have venom,...
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Platypus courtship rituals involve the male chasing the female around in a circle. They have a complex system of side-passing,...
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A platypus habitat is not dependent on trees. They just need a permanent water supply, but do seem to prefer tree-sheltered...
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Platypuses do not live in groups. They are generally solitary, and at most will live only in a small family group of 3-4 animals...
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Male and female platypuses are not known by any particular name. They are simply male platypus and female platypus.
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Penguins are not mammals; they are birds. The only mammals which lay eggs are the platypus and the echidna, which are...
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The platypus does not move from its home - a burrow in a riverbank - unless it is forcibly ejected, whether by a predator, human...
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Platypuses are found in a variety of temperatures and climates, from the cooler sub-alpine areas in the south, such as Victoria...
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A Platypus has exactly 231 bones.
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When first hatched, platypuses weigh barely a gram.
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No; the platypus and the echidna are the only monotremes (egg-laying mammals) in Australia. Marsupials are mammals as well, and...
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The two monotremes are the platypus and the echidna. There is just one species of platypus, and two species of echidna - the...
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Platypuses are mammals because, like all mammals, they feed their young on mothers' milk. This is despite their being egg-laying...
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Yes. For shelter, platypuses dig burrows in the banks of the freshwater creeks, rivers or lakes where they do their hunting. The...
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They have mammary glands and suckle their young. See the Related Link.
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This is to stop other animals attacking it. The stinger harms the predator, so the platypus can escape.The platypus does not have...
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A mammal usually takes care of their young and do not lay eggs they give birth to a live baby, and they have have fur and provide...
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There is only one species of platypus. All female platypuses lay eggs, even though the platypus is a mammal. Egg-laying mammals...
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Yes. The platypus has ears, and an acute sense of hearing. Platypuses have no external earlobes, so in that sense they have...
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In order to survive, the platypus needs a clean, freshwater creek with a ready food supply, as platypuses must eat the equivalent...
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Platypuses do not live in America. They are endemic to Australia, meaning they are not found anywhere else.
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Platypuses dig burrows in the side of riverbanks. The entrance to the burrow may be under an overhanging edge of the riverbank,...
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No - the platypus has fur. Platypuses have two layers of fur: an outer layer of waterproof fur over a layer of downy fur. It...
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Male platypuses have a venomous spur on each of their hind legs, through which they can deliver a venom strong enough to kill a...
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Yes. The platypus does have a cloaca. The cloaca is the external opening from the platypus's body, for both waste elimination and...
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Both male and female platypuses reach reproductive age at around two years old. This is when they look for a mate.
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Monotremes never eat their young.
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Platypuses live along Australia's eastern coast and inland, from far north Queensland to the island of Tasmania in the south. ...
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No. Platypuses are only found near shallower, freshwater creeks and rivers. Sharks are marine animals, restricted to deeper,...
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Platypuses are not born. They are hatched from eggs laid by the female.
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Platypuses are very shy creatures, elusive and difficult to see in their natural state. They shelter in burrows they dig into...
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You canot buy a latypus in RuneScape, you must have completed "As A First Resort..." and have a high enough hunter level to catch...
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First get 100 grenades. then open wpe pro.open rabbit. click buy, then type 54321 is the code of platypus and wala you get...
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Mammals have fur, skin or hair, and feed their young on mothers' milk.
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Platypuses reach reproductive age at about 2 years old.
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a platypus is a mammal with webbed feet
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Platypus venom contains a neurotoxin which induces paralysis, as well as a protein which lowers blood pressure, also inducing...
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The scientific class of the platypus is Mammalia. Its order is Monotremata , making it a monotreme.
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It doesn't- it might get away from a predator but will tend to move towards its prey.
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They are only one of two mammals to lay eggs.
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Platypuses do not have fur on the actual webbed part of their feet. The fur on their feet reaches to the edge of the webbed part.
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These animals are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. All other mammals give live birth.
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The one and only God made it that way.
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Yes. Platypuses are mammals, and like all mammals, they nurture their young with mothers' milk.
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Platypuses are not illegal. They are legitimate members of the animal kingdom.However, it is illegal to keep platypuses as pets....
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There is just one species of platypus, and that is ornithorhynchus anatinus.
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