Surprisingly the platypus is not a man made species, it is merely a natural phenomenon. In simpler terms: No, its just wierd
Generally, no, platypuses do not live together. They are usually solitary animals. The female and babies may live as a family group until the next breeding season.
Platypuses have their young during the breeding season, which is Australia's spring and summer, from about September through to February, sometimes extending to March.
No. Only two platypuses have ever been known to be bred whilst in captivity. See the related news link.
Platypuses breed just once a year. Each breeding season they lay between one and three eggs.
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.
Platypuses are not born: they are hatched. They are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. The platypus breeding season is spring and summer, from about September through to February, sometimes extending to March. Baby platypuses are incubated by the mother for about ten days before hatching. Hatching can take place anytime during the breeding season.
Rarely. Very few zoos or sanctuariies have successfully bred platypuses in captivity. One of Australia's premier zoos, Taronga Zoo, only achieved success breeding platypuses after twenty years.
Platypuses lay between 1 and 3 eggs each breeding season.
No. Platypuses do not have a pouch. Marsupials are the mammals characterised (for the most part) by a pouch on the female's abdomen. Platypuses are monotremes, and do not have a pouch. admittedly, the other monotreme, the echidna, does develop a rudimentary pouch during the breeding season, but the platypus does not.
The platypus's breeding season is spring and summer, from about September through to February, sometimes extending to March.
Platypuses lay between one and three eggs at a time, once a year.Their reproductive years extend from around age two to at least the age of nine, but because the platypus is such a shy and reclusive creature, little research has been done into the extent of their reproductive years.
Acceptance of this answer is dependent upon your point of view, but platypuses have always existed, ever since God made the world. Scientifically speaking, they are not a mixture of any other creatures.