Many things make the platypus unique:
Many things make the platypus seem unusual:
The platypus is a unique mammal, quite different from other animals in several ways.
Several things make the platypus different from other mammals:
The platypus and its fellow monotreme, the echidna, are unlike other mammals (including marsupials) because they do not bear live young, but lay eggs. No other mammals have this characteristic.
The platypus has many unique features, such as:
There is just one species of platypus: Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
From the time a platypus is hatched, it is called a platypus. It makes no difference whether the platypus is a day old, 17 weeks old or a year old. It is still a platypus. There is no official name for a young platypus. Despite what many websites report, a young platypus is not called a puggle.
You can't become an actual platypus. Unfortunately, that requires different DNA. However, I am sure that you could find a Platypus costume if you want to commune with your inner platypus.
A platypus makes just one burrow for shelter, although the burrow may have mire than one entrance. During breeding season, a female platypus will dig a chamber at the end of the burrow, where she lays her eggs.
the correct spelling is platypus
It doesn't. This is a myth. The platypus is not a mixture of any other animal.
The platypus and the echidna are the only egg-laying mammals, i.e. monotremes.
Yes. They are properly called just "platypus", but the name "duckbilled platypus" is often applied. Some believe their bill resembles that of a duck, but it is actually quite different.
No. When the first stuffed platypus was sent back to England for scrutiny, the animal was believed to be a hoax. However, the platypus is not a mixture, a cross-breed or a genetic mutation. It has always been a platypus.
it makes a stage but funny name a platyvark!
The platypus is not made up of any different animals. It is its own animal and its own species.
Quite simply, the platypus is a mammal, not a bird. It has fur instead of feathers, and it feeds its young on mothers' milk.