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Do platypuses get lonely?
No. By nature, platypuses are solitary animals.
How does a platypus behave with other animals?
Platypuses are shy creatures which do not readily interact with other animals.
What is the collective name for a group of platypuses?
There is no collective name for a group of platypuses. Platypuses are solitary animals and do not live or move in groups.
How many platypuses live together?
Platypuses are solitary animals and generally live alone.
Do platypuses live together or apart?
Platypuses are solitary animals, tending to live alone.
What traps do humans use to kill platypuses?
It is illegal to kill platypuses. One of the biggest threats to platypuses used to be the use of fishing nets in freshwater rivers and creeks, as the platypuses would become entangled in the nets and drown. Using such fishing nets has been outlawed.
Is a group of platypuses called a puddle?
No. There is no word for a group of platypuses, as platypuses do not congregate in groups. They are solitary animals. Because they do not form social groupings or families, there has been little need for a collective noun to describe such groups.
Are platypuses wild or domestic?
Platypuses are completely wild animals. They are not domestic, and may not be kept as pets.
What animals are friends with the platypus?
Platypuses are solitary animals, and are the only mammal occupying its particular niche. Platypuses are therefore not "friends" with any other animal.
Are platypuses commercial animals?
No, they are not. Platypuses are completely protected and may not be used for commercial purposes in any way at all.
Do male or female platypuses sting?
Male Platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs through which they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. This venom is powerful enough to kill smaller animals, and to cause agonising pain to humans.
Does a platypus live on its own?
Platypuses are essentially solitary animals.
