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When platypuses first hatch they are indeed about the size of a bean.

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Q: Can a platypus really be the size of a limabean?
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What kind of bean is the easiest to grow inside?

a limabean


What is better to grow a limabean stalk natural soil or mushroom?

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Which egg has more nutrition a chicken egg or platypus egg?

People don't really eat platypus eggs- so maybe chickens eggs have more nutrition? Also platypus eggs are only about the size of a grape so a chicken egg would probably have more nutrition because it is larger.


Does a baby platypus know how how to swim when it is born?

No. When a baby platypus hatches, it is the size of a bean, blind and completely helpless.


What color is a platypus's egg?

A platypus's egg is off-white to pale creamy beige in colour. It is about the size of a grape.


Can a platypus kill a bear?

No. A platypus cannot kill a bear. Not only would it not have the claws, teeth or size to kill a bear, but there are no bears in Australia.


What is the circumference of a normal ostrich egg?

Platypus eggs are just a couple of centimetres in size - about the size of a grape. They average 11 mm in diameter. They are small, smooth and leathery, unlike birds' eggs, which are hard-shelled. They weigh just a few grams.


What is the size of a female platypus?

A female platypus averages 40-50 cm in length. They are very lightly built creatures, and weigh as little as 900 grams.


Does a platypus have a complete metamorphosis?

The platypus does not experience metamorphosis. It is not an amphibian. When first born, the platypus is about the size of a bean and barely resembles its parent. However, like all young of mammals, it gradually develops the features of its parent as it grows. This is not metamorphosis - it is growth.


How big was the biggest platypus?

Platypuses are fairly constant in their size. A male platypus is larger than a female, being 50-60 cm in length, and weighs around 2kg.