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Are PLATYPUSES born alive?
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Are platypuses hatched from eggs or born alive?
Platypuses are hatched from eggs. They are one of just two species of egg-laying mammals.
Do platypuses and spiny anteaters give birth to young alive?
No. Platypuses and spiny anteaters, more correctly known as echidnas, are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. The young are hatched, not born.
What size are platypuses when they are born?
Platypuses are not born: they are hatched. They are just a couple of centimetres in length when first born.
Are Platypuses born naked?
Platypuses are not born. They are hatched. Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. And yes, when first hatched, they are completely furless.
What season are baby platypuses born in?
Platypuses are not born - they are hatched as platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.The platypus breeding season is spring and summer, from about September through to February, sometimes extending to March.
How is a platypus born?
Out of an egg. Platypuses are Monotremes.
When is a platypus born?
Platypuses are not born. They are hatched from eggs laid by the female.
Are there still platypuses alive?
Platypuses are alive and well. They are found living in burrows they dig above freshwater creeks and rivers through eastern Australia. They are not even endangered. Despite their numbers dropping dramatically during the twentieth century due to the fur trade, the platypus population has recovered since protection measures were put in place. There are now believed to be around the same number of platypuses
How much does a platypus weigh when it's born?
A baby platypus is not born, but hatched. When hatched, it weighs around half a gram.
What animals are born alive?
All mammals, except for echidnas and platypuses which lay eggs, give birth to live young. All sharks and rays give birth to live pups (or baby sharks and rays to most of you) as well. All other animal species lay eggs, however since the cells within these eggs are, in essence alive because they grow and multiply, it can be said that even eggs are born alive. So in short, all animals are born alive.
Does a squirrel lay eggs?
Skunks are mammals,, and as such they do not lay eggs. All mammals, except for echidnas and the platypus, give birth to live young.
When are platypuses born?
Platypuses are not born: they are hatched. Mating season for the platypus is from August to October. The egg develops for about 28 days inside the mother's body before it is laid. It is then incubated for another ten days. Thus, platypuses can be hatched any time through Australia's Spring.
