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Apart from the obvious reproductive differences, the main physical difference between male and female platypuses is that the female is considerably smaller.
While both males and females have a spur on their hind ankle when young, the female's spur falls off before she is a year old, and the male's becomes his primary defence, with a debilitating venom.
The female platypus has sole responsibility for the raising of the young platypuses. The male has no part in raising the young platypuses.
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∙ 13y agoNo. Females are much smaller than males. A male platypus is 50-60 cm in length, whilst the female is smaller, averaging 40-50 cm in length. They are very lightly built creatures, with females weighing as little as 900 grams, and males around 2kg.
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∙ 13y agoThe male platypus has a hollow spur through which it releases venom which is strong enough to kill a small dog, or cause agony for a human.
A young female platypus has a non-venomous spur up until it is about 12 months old. The female's spurs then fall off.
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