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No. The platypus does not look like any other animal, whether it be marsupial or otherwise. It is its very uniqueness that has caused people in the past to doubt whether such an animal truly exists.
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Is a platypus a marsupail?
No. All marsupials have pouched they carry their young in called marsupium. Duck billed platypus lay eggs and do not have pouches or give birth to live young like marsupials
Do kangaroos have eggs or live birth?
They are born not in an egg, they are born as kangaroos just like humans are born as humans and not in an egg
It looks like a muskrat but has a hairy tail what is it?
platypus
What is the closest living relatives too a platypus?
No other animal looks like a platypus. It is completely unique.
Are pandas mammals?
Pandas are mammals because they give birth to babies and nurse them with milk.Yes. They give live birth, have fur, and feed their babies with milk. They are traditional mammals and not monotremes (egg-laying mammals, like the platypus), or marsupials (pouched mammals, like kangaroos).
In Phineas and Ferb does Pery the platypus ever talk?
No he can't. He's just smarter than a usual platypus. That's why he looks like a mindless animal when not working but he looks like he knows what he's doing when on the job and he always whoops "Doof" easily.
How are wombats born are they born as an egg?
No. The only mammals hatched from eggs are platypuses and echidnas. Wombats are marsupials; therefore they give birth to live young.
What animal has a tail like a beaver?
The platypus looks a bit like that. The platypus, however, is a completely independent animal which is not made up of beavers, ducks or any other creature. Its tail is vastly different to that of a beaver's, and even its bill is a different shape and size to a duck's. So in reality, the platypus looks nothing like the description in the question.
What are 3 different ways animals can give birth?
Monotrmes lay eggs like platypus and spiny ante eater, marsupials develop young in pouch like a kangaroo, and all other mammals develope young inside of them like humans and primates and other land animals.
Why platypus is called queer animal?
A platypus is often called a queer animal because of its appearance. The platypus looks a little like an otter with the bill of a duck and webbed feet, so it's a mixture of different animals traits, seemingly.
What are two kinds of special mammals that Australia has?
Two special groups of Australian mammals are the monotremes (egg-laying mammals - platypus and echidna) and marsupials (pouched mammals like the kangaroo and wombat).
Is a wombat a vertebrate?
No, A 'Monotreme' is a member of the order 'Monotremata' which consists of just two members, the Platypus and the Echidna, both of which are the only egg laying mammals.
