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The platypus is an egg-laying mammal. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck-billed platypus" is a complete misnomer. Its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
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∙ 11y agoOnly mammals have the mammary glands necessary to produce milk.
There are three egg-laying mammals: the platypus and short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of New Guinea.
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∙ 15y agoThe platypus has fur and, like a mammal, produces milk for its young. It lays eggs and has a bill that mildly resembles that of a duck.
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∙ 10y agoThe platypus is the mammal that lays eggs and get its name from bill the duck.
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∙ 14y agoDuck billed platypus
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∙ 10y agoThe duck billed platypus.
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Is the platypus a mammal or bird?
A platypus is a mammal that lays eggs. It is not at all related to ducks (and its bill is not really similar to a duck's bill, either). Apart from laying eggs, it shares all other mammalian characteristics. Egg-laying mammals are known as monotremes.
What mammal has two bird-like characteristics?
A platypus is a mammal and it has a duck-like bill and duck-like webbed feet.
Is a platter puss a mammal?
A platypus is an egg-laying mammal that frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur.
Unlike a mammal I lay eggs and I get my name from my duck-like bill?
The mammal that gets its name because it has a bill like a duck is the "duck-billed" platypus.
Where are Duck found?
The Duck-billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic, egg laying mammal native to Australia and Tasmania.
Is a pladapus a mammal?
The duck billed platypus has fur and lays eggs. Despite the egg laying, it is still classified as a mammal.
Where is a duck's ears located?
The Duck-billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic, egg laying mammal native to Australia and Tasmania.
Where can you find a mammal that lays eggs and has a bill like a duck?
The platypus and echidna are both found in Australia, and they are both egg-laying mammals. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck-billed platypus" is a complete misnomer. Its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
Why is a platypus thought to be a bird?
The platypus is not thought to be a bird. It is known to be a mammal. It shares all mammalian characteristics except for the fact that it does not give live birth.It is unusual for being an egg-laying mammal, in the group of animals known as monotremes. It is also considered unusual for its bill, which is actually quite different in size, shape and function to a duck's bill (the term "duck-billed platypus is a misnomer).
Is there a duck that doesn't have webbed feet?
No, they all have webbed feet.
Which animal is a mammal but lays eggs is a digger a swimmer and has a bill like that of a duck?
There are two egg-laying mammals: the echidna and the platypus. The Platypus is an aquatic mammal, hence a swimmer, although the echidna can also swim effectively. Both creatures dig burrows. The platypus, however, is the only one with a bill.
What is a large water mammal that lives in the amazon river?
a duck bill platypus
