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The term 'puggle' is often used for a young platypus just as it is for a young echidna. This is incorrect, and there is no official name for a baby platypus.
The term "puggle" has reportedly been used in Australian bush lore as a name for baby echidnas for many decades. There have been claims that it developed as a name for baby echidnas, as they resembled "Puggles", an American soft-toy character. Perhaps because echidnas and platypuses are both monotremes, the term began to be applied to young platypus as well.
The company producing the "Puggles" toy considered legal action against the unauthorised use of the term "puggles". Whether or not this action went ahead is undetermined, and some have alleged that it could be illegal to use the word for anything other than the soft toy.
The term puggle may be used to refer to the pups of a Beagle and a Pug. Beagle+Pug=Puggle
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What is a platypus's offspring?
The young of a platypus is not given any specific name, and it is certainly not a "puggle", as some websites proclaim. Although 'puggle' is a common name, it is not officially the name for a baby platypus.
Can a baby kangaroo be called a puggle?
No. The young of all marsupials, including all kangaroo species, are called joeys."Puggle" is not a legitimate term for any young animal, despite some websites claiming that it is the name of a young platypus or echidna. A puggle is nothing more than the brand of a soft toy.
Is Jojo a good name for a puggle?
Sure, it's very cute and fun to say. "Jojo, you puggle, you!"
How is a pug and a puggle alike?
A "puggle" is the designer name for a cross between a pug and a beagle. Strictly speaking, a puggle should retain half of the characteristics of its pug parent.
Should you get a Puggle when you have other pets?
Yes, you can. Puggles are very easy to get along with. However, if you happen to have smaller animals, such as rodents, I would try not to let the puggle play with them roughly. It may harm the smaller animal. But if you have other dogs or cats a puggle is fine to get.
How do echidnas raise there young?
Just like the platypus, the echidna is unusual in that it lays an egg and doesn't give birth to live young. The egg is incubated in a special pouch on the underside of the female and hatches after about 10 days. The young echidna (known as a puggle), suckles milk from mammary glands inside the pouch. The puggle stays in the pouch for about 3 months, but then it starts to grow spines and becomes a bit prickly for the mother. She constructs a special nursery burrow for the puggle. The puggle will continue to suckle from its mother and will only leave the burrow after it is 12 months old.
Is a baby platypus called a puggle?
No. They are officially called a baby platypus, though some people use the term "puggle" instead. Young echidnas have been called puggles for a long time, but it seems to have caught on for young platypus. "Platypup" has some popularity, too. Puggle is already used for a cross between a Pug and a Beagle. Please see the Related Question: answers.com/Q/What_is_a_young_baby_platypus_called
Is the puggle a good dog to have?
depends on what the puggle's personality is AND what your personality is.
How do you make a puggle on mutt maker?
A beagle and a pug makes a puggle.
What is the difference between a puggle and a pocket puggle?
Well a puggle is bigger then a pocket puggle.So the difference is that the
Name of baby penguin?
The name of the baby penguin is a chick. The name of a baby platypus is a puggle and the name of a baby dolphin is a calf.
Is there a breed of dog called a Puggle?
A puggle is a mix between a pug and a beagle.
