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Yes, platypuses do have tails. These tails are an indication of how healthy a platypus is. The larger and fatter the tail, the healthier the animal is. A thin tail is a sign of malnutrition and/or lack of food.
Platypuses use their tail in a variety of ways. The tail of a platypus helps the animal to swim and acts as a rudder when it dives.
A platypus also stores most of its body fat in its tail to help it survive when food is limited, and to prepare for when the female must incubate her eggs and care for the young when they hatch.
During the breeding season, the female digs herself a chamber within her deep burrow, and this chamber is lined with leaves and other nesting material. The female with carry this nesting material rolled underneath her tail as she climbs up and down steep riverbanks.
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∙ 8y agoYes. The platypus is a mammal, and all mammals are vertebrates, meaning they have a backbone.Hi David
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∙ 14y agono, only bugs have an external skeleton. (bones on the outside of the body)
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∙ 13y agoPlatypuses are vertebrates, meaning that they have a spine. All mammals are vertebrates.
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∙ 14y agoYes, platypuses have backbones. Platypuses are monotremes, which are egg-laying mammals. Like all mammals, they are vertebrates.
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∙ 7y agoPlatyhelminthes is another name for flat worm. They survive in the night. They do not have backbone.
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Why are there no fat insects?
They have their bones outside their body
Does the platypus' eggs develop inside or outside the body?
The fertilised eggs develop inside the platypus's body for around 28 days, and are then laid and hatched ten days later.
Is a exoskelton like bones?
Yes, exoskeletons are like bones but bones are found in the inside of the body and an exoskeleton is found on the outside of the body (kind of like a protective shell)beetles have exoskeletons
Does a platypus have extra bones?
yes it does.
Which Body part does not have bones?
The ears do not have bones - that is, the external structures on the sides of our heads. There are three tiny bones in each of our 'inner ears', but the outside structure is made out of cartilage, not bone.
What does the word skeleton?
A system of bones inside or sometimes outside a body of an organism.
Is a eagle endoskeleton?
Yes the eagle has an endoskeleton, which means its bones are on the inside of its body. A creature that has an exoskeleton would have its shell (bones) on the outside of its body.
What does a platypus have as a body covering?
The platypus has a body covering of velvety fur which is dense and waterproof.
What is the shape of a platypus's body?
Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
Why is a crayfish not a fish?
A crayfish is not a fish because they have bones on the outside of their body fish don't.
Number of bones in an ant?
Ants don't have bones. Like other insects, they are arthropods and have an exoskeleton (hard covering outside their body) instead.
What is exo-skeleton?
Exo means outside. So an exoskeleton is just a skeleton that's outside the body, rather than inside.
