No. The platypus is simply called the platypus.
Many non-Australians refer to this animal as the "duck billed platypus" but this is not its correct name.
There is no collective name for a group of platypuses. Platypuses are solitary animals and do not live or move in groups.
No. There is no specific name for the male, female or baby platypus, nor for a group of platypuses. Many people (including well-meaning conservation groups) refer to baby platypuses as "puggles", but this is incorrect, and certainly not an officially recognised name. There is no name for a group of platypuses because platypuses are solitary animals, and do not move in groups.
There is no such creature as platipi, in either singular or plural form.A group of platypuses does not have any specific name - they are just platypuses.
No. America does not have platypuses. Platypuses are endemic to eastern Australia.
Platypuses are not born: they are hatched. Mating season for the platypus is from August to October. The egg develops for about 28 days inside the mother's body before it is laid. It is then incubated for another ten days. Thus, platypuses can be hatched any time through Australia's Spring.
Platypuses is the correct spelling.
Platypuses do not have an official listing of "endangered", so the answer to the question has to be 'no'. However, they are threatened by pollution, as are all members of the animal kingdom in one form or another. Unlike sea animals, platypuses do not ingest plastic bags and floating rubbish, but they are sensitive to chemical changes in the water in which they feed.
No. Platypuses are endemic to eastern Australia, meaning they are not found anywhere else. No English zoos have platypuses either. As of 2013, there are no zoos outside of Australia that have platypuses.
Platypuses do not need to be in a zoo. They thrive in their native habitat, and they are not endangered. Zoos are not good places for platypuses as it is still rare for platypuses to breed in captivity.
Platypuses were not invented. They were discovered by someone.
Platypuses are found only in Australia.
Are PLATYPUSES born alive?