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Ducks are not mammals - they are birds. The differences between birds and mammals are:
- Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skin
- Birds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live young
- Birds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 10y agoTo begin with, the term "duckbill platypus" is clearly misleading and should not be used. It is the source of a great deal of misunderstanding.
The platypus, as it is simply called, is a mammal but unlike most mammals, it lay eggs. It is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. It shares no characteristics with birds of any description, because even its eggs a soft-shelled and leathery, unlike hard-shelled birds' eggs.
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∙ 13y agoThere is no such animal as a duckbilled.
The platypus is sometimes called a duckbill platypus (but not by Australians), and it is a mammal.
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∙ 10y agoBecause it has many characteristics of a mammal.
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∙ 8y agoYes, they are mammals, monotremes, and produce their young with eggs. They are one of only two mammals that lay eggs.
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∙ 11y agoDucks are semi-aquatic birds.
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∙ 10y agoYes. Platypus are mammals
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Why are are duck-billed platypusess mammals?
Though platypuses lay eggs, they are mammals as they have body hair.
Are duck billed platypuses amphibians?
A platypus is an Australian mammal that lays eggs.
What are the five most loved animals in America?
the five most loved animals are unicorns, duck billed platypuses, dragons, leprechaun's and a triangle. However the animals that are kept as a pet the most are unicorns, duck billed platypuses, dragons, leprechauns and a triangle.
Which mammals is an expample of a montoreme?
Duck billed platypus and Echidna are monotremes.
What is the connecting link between reptiles and mammals?
duck billed platypus
What group of vertebrates does a duck billed platypus belong to?
bird
What is a group of duck billed platipi called?
There is no such creature as platipi, in either singular or plural form.A group of platypuses does not have any specific name - they are just platypuses.
Is a platypus a relative of a duck?
No. The only similarity is that they are both animals. Platypuses are mammals: they are monotremes, meaning they are egg-laying mammals. Ducks are birds.
Are Platypuses considered a type of beaver duck or just in their own category?
Platypuses are completely within their own category - a sub-group known as monotremes. Platypuses are definitely not a type of beaver. Beavers are placental mammals, while platypuses are monotremes, which are egg-laying mammals. Ducks are not even remotely related to platypuses, as they are birds.
Where do the duck billed platypuses live?
There is no such species as a platypus fish. There is just the platypus, an egg-laying mammal endemic to the eastern states of Australia.
What are examples of monotrame mammals?
Examples of monotrame mammals are duck-billed platypus and two species of echidna (long-nosed and short-nosed).
What is the only animal can have eggs?
Duck Billed Playpus and Spiny Echidnas are both egg laying mammals.
