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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The female platypus lays eggs, which hatch, so she never gives birth. The platypus mating and breeding season is spring and...
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No. Platypuses do not live in the water. They live in burrows they dig alongside freshwater sources. This may be a lake, a creek,...
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The platypus does not actively employ camouflage, but its natural colouring allows it to blend in with its surroundings. It is...
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Although a sensitive and vulnerable animal, the platypus is not in danger. The platypus's conservation status is "common but...
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The only similarities a platypus and an armadillo share are that, because they are both mammals, they share most of the...
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Platypuses tend to be the same colour. The colour of a platypus's fur tends to be dark brown over most of its body, with a grey...
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no because it doesn't tell you the name of the platypus
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Platypuses live throughout eastern coastal Australia and its island state of Tasmania, particularly within heavily wooded and...
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A platyus's bill is dark slate-grey in colour.
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No. Platypuses do not use mimicry of any description.
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Platypuses are only small creatures. A male platypus is 50-60 cm in length, whilst the female is smaller, averaging 40-50 cm in...
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Platypuses are mammals, not amphibians, despite the fact that both platypuses and amphibians lay eggs. Platypuses are mammals...
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Yes and no. There's no real answer, it's just your opinion.
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The platypus has a bill-shaped snout which it uses to find food. It closes its eyes when underwater, and uses its bill to detect...
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"Duck bill platypus" is a misleading term for the creature simply known as the Platypus. The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)...
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A female platypus lays her eggs in a chamber at the end of a long burrow she digs in a riverbank or creek bank, above the...
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There are two Australian mammals which lay eggs. They are the platypus (often incorrectly called the 'duck billed platypus') and...
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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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British scientist, Dr George Shaw, was the first European to examine the platypus. It is well-known that he believed the creature...
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because it is a beaver a cow a shark a otter and it is a mammal
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Platypuses catch their food in the water. They may make hundreds of dives in a single day. The bill of a platypus has sensitive...
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The platypus is a mammal and, like all mammals, is warm-blooded.
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No. The platypus does not live in India. It is found only in Australia, specifically, the eastern half of the continent.
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BOTH Mammals Have fur Produce young Multicellular Animals Have a backbone Live on Earth Breath air Can swim etc.
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The platypus breeding season is spring and summer, from about September through to February, sometimes extending to March. At...
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Platypuses do not "sting". Male platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs which are attached to venom glands in either...
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Rick Cowling sings "The Way of the Platypus" featured in the episode "Doof Dynasty" from Season 3 of Phineas & Ferb.
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Platypuses live in a range of climates. They live throughout eastern coastal Australia and its island state of Tasmania,...
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platypus is the name of a species as in masculine and feminine
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The platypus is nocturnal. It is awake and active between dusk and dawn.
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Platypuses are fiund in eastern Australia alone.Platypuses live throughout eastern coastal Australia and its island state of...
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A platypus's strength is its ability to swim and dive.
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The population of the platypus is not decreasing. Although platypuses are sensitive creatures, the platypus population today is...
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The platypus has sharp claws on its feet. The feet have a retracting webbed membrane which can expose the claws, enabling the...
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Platypuses have a number of adaptations. The platypus is uniquely adapted to live in a semi-aquatic environment. It has: Webbed...
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Yes, platypuses do have eyes, and they use them whenever they are on land. Platypuses close their eyes when they dive and hunt...
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so it has a longer time of having air
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platypus only have a few predators in the wild, this is because they hunt beneath the surface and have poison spines on their...
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No. Platypuses do not live in Maine. They are endemic to eastern Australia.
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There is no animal the same as a platypus. Platypuses are completely unique.
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