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Platypuses live in burrows that they dig on the banks of freshwater creeks, rivers, lakes and dams. The female digs a chamber at the end of a long burrow where she shelters her young.
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Can platypuses leave their homes often?
Young platypuses do leave their homes. They do not remain as a family group once they reach maturity. Older platypuses may leave their homes if their hunting grounds (freshwater creeks and rivers) are beginning to get low on food, and move on to new areas.
Why are platypuses like reptiles?
The only way in which platypuses are like reptiles is that they lay eggs.
What kind of homes do platypuses have?
Platypuses live in burrows that they dig on the banks of freshwater creeks, rivers, lakes and dams. They line the end of the burrow with leaves and other dry vegetation.
What do platypuses feel like?
Platypuses have dense, velvety fur. Their bill is leathery, not hard.
Do platypuses experience puberty?
Like all mammals, platypuses reproduce by sexual means.
What do mother platypuses feed their young?
Platypuses are mammals: therefore, mother platypuses, like all mammals, feed their young on mothers' milk.
Are platypuses' homes wet or dry?
Platypuses' homes are dry. Even though platypuses spend most of their waking hours in the water, hunting for food, they live in dry burrows. These burrows are dug in freshwater riverbanks and creek banks, with the entrance above the waterline. Female platypuses line their burrows with dry leaves so that when they return after hunting for food, the leaves help remove some of the water from their fur. This is to ensure the nesting chamber, where the babies are kept, remains dry.
Do platypuses roar?
Platypuses do not roar. At most, they make a soft, puppy-like growling sound.
Can platypuses give birth?
No. Platypuses, like echidnas, are monotremes, meaning they are egg-laying mammals. Baby platypuses hatch from soft, leathery eggs.
What is the platypuses appearance?
It has a duck like beak.
What is a platypuses home like?
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Why are platypuses like birds?
they have duck bills/beaks
