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∙ 12y agoPlatypuses are found in freshwater creeks and rivers along Australia's eastern coast, including Tasmania. They are rarely seen as they are very shy,
A few sanctuaries and zoos in Australia have live platypuses on display. Some of these include:
- Healesville Sanctuary, Healesville, Victoria
- Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Fig tree Pocket, Brisbane, Queensland
- Australia Zoo, Beerwah, Queensland
- Taronga Park Zoo
- Walk-about Wildlife Centre, Brisbane Forest Park, Queensland
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∙ 14y agoNo zoos outside of Australia have platypuses. A very limited number of zoos or fauna sanctuaries in Australia are permitted to have them.
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∙ 13y agoNo. The platypus is unique. However, it is not the only egg-laying mammal, sharing this trait with the echidna.
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What animal in Australia has a bill like a duck?
The duck-billed platypus. However, it must be said that the platypus is not actually called a duck-billed platypus at all. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck-billed platypus" is a complete misnomer. Its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
What mammal has two bird-like characteristics?
A platypus is a mammal and it has a duck-like bill and duck-like webbed feet.
An egg laying mammal with webbed feet and a bill like a duck?
The platypus is an egg-laying mammal. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck-billed platypus" is a complete misnomer. Its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
How do you describe a platypus's head?
The platypus has a dark brown head with two small eyes. It is unusual because its mouth is a bill. Although many believe the platypus's bill to resemble a duck's bill, it is in fact quite different. The platypus's bill is broader and flatter than a duck's bill.
What mammal has a duck's billswims like a fish and is covered with fur?
A platypus is sometimes regarded as having a bill like a duck, but in fact its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
What does bill mean on a aminmal?
The bill is a type of beak on an animal such as a duck or a platypus.
What has a duck bill but isn't a duck or platypus?
The answer to this question is a Hadrosaurid.A Hadrosaurid is a dinosaur that is usually called the duck-billed dinosaur.Technically the Hadrosaurid used to have a duck bill,but in the bones of this dinosaur it still does have a duck bill.
The platypus has a big what?
Snout shaped like a duck's bill.
What is the duck billed platypus's real name?
The real name for the "duck billed platypus" is just platypus. The "duck billed" part of its name is a nickname which gives a false impression that its bill is like a duck's bill.Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
What does the platypus's head look like?
The platypus has a dark brown fur on its head, and two small eyes. It is unusual because its mouth is a bill. Although many believe the platypus's bill to resemble a duck's bill, it is in fact quite different. The platypus's bill is broader and flatter than a duck's bill. A photograph can be seen at the related link below.
Unlike a mammal I lay eggs and I get my name from my duck-like bill?
The mammal that gets its name because it has a bill like a duck is the "duck-billed" platypus.
Where can you find a mammal that lays eggs and has a bill like a duck?
The platypus and echidna are both found in Australia, and they are both egg-laying mammals. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck-billed platypus" is a complete misnomer. Its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
