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They don't.
The platypus has a leathery snout, sometimes called a bill. It is nothing like a duck's bill or a bird's beak. The platypus uses its bill to find food. It closes its eyes when underwater, and uses its bill to detect movements. Equipped with electroreceptors, the sensitive bill can sense electrical impulses, even the tiniest of movements made by underwater crustaceans.
The bill/snout is also used to shovel up the soil on the bottom of the river or creek in order to find the food. Once found, the platypus uses grinding plates in its bill, rather than teeth, to crush the food before eating it.
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∙ 13y agoThe platypus does not have a beak. It has a bill.
The platypus's bill is covered with thousands of tiny electroreceptor cells, which enable it to detect the electrical impulses of tiny water-dwelling creatures. Once detected, the platypus then uses its bill to shovel the mud and get to the creatures, which form its main food source.
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What color is perry the platypus beak?
His beak is orange or tangerineAnd Perry is not an accurate example of a Platypus.
What does a pladapus look like?
A Platypus is covered with brown fur on its body and broad flat tail. It has a duck like beak and webbed feet.
These all have something in common Bird Duck Platypus?
A BEAK :P A BEAK :P
What kind of beak does the platypus use?
The platypus does not have a beak. It has a bill.The platypus's bill is covered with thousands of tiny electroreceptor cells, which enable it to detect the electrical impulses of tiny water-dwelling creatures. Once detected, the platypus then uses its bill to shovel the mud and get to the creatures, which form its main food source.
Does it have a beak?
The platypus does not have a beak. It has a bill.The platypus's bill is covered with thousands of tiny electroreceptor cells, which enable it to detect the electrical impulses of tiny water-dwelling creatures. Once detected, the platypus then uses its bill to shovel the mud and get to the creatures, which form its main food source.
What is the difference between a bill and a beak?
A bill is flat where as a beak is curved.
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 kind of monotremes are there?
* Long-beak echidna - native to New Guinea * Short beak echidna - native to Australia * Platypus - native to Australia
What does platypus mean in Latin?
The scientific name (sometimes also called the Latin name) of the platypus is ornithorhynchus anatinus.
What does a platypus name mean?
"Flat-footed"
What is the shape of a duck beak?
two very not pointy triangles put together.
What is platypus in Latin?
The word platypus is from the Greek platypous, meaning "flat-footed": from platys "broad, flat" + pous "foot."The scientific name (sometimes also called the Latin name) of the platypus is ornithorhynchus anatinus.
