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When a baby platypus is hatched, it does have tiny, rudimentary teeth which fall out within a few weeks. These teeth are believed to be a throwback to the platypus's ancestors, as fossilised platypus teeth have been found.
Adult platypuses do not have teeth. Teeth are not necessary for platypuses, as they "chew" their food by grinding it between horny plates on their upper and lower jaws.
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What Australian animal does not have teeth?
Australian animals without teeth are the two monotremes - the platypus and the echidna. The platypus has grinding plates between which it crushes its food, while the echidna has a long, sticky tongue to capture termites and ants.
What Australian animals are involved in the story wombat stew?
Wombat Dingo Platypus Emu Blue tongue Lizard Echidna Koala
What is Platypus bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is a platypus's bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is the binomial name for the platypus?
Ornithorhynchus anatinusThe original name was Platypus anatinus, from Greek and Latin words meaning "flat-footed, duck-like". After realising that the name "platypus" had already be given to a group of beetles, the scientist involved assigned the platypus the scientific name of Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the first word of which means "bird-like snout".
Is a platypus a hoarder?
No. The platypus is not a hoarder.
Is a platypus a primate?
A Platypus is not a primate.
What else can a platypus be called?
The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.
Local name of platypus?
The platypus is called the platypus wherever one happens to be in Australia.
What is the wait of a platypus?
Waiting for a platypus? haha
What is the locomotion platypus?
There is no such thing as a locomotion platypus.
How smart is a platypus?
a platypus is at least 34%
