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No. When the first stuffed platypus was sent back to England for scrutiny, the animal was believed to be a hoax. However, the platypus is not a mixture, a cross-breed or a genetic mutation. It has always been a platypus.
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What are the three different types of animals a platypus is made out of?
The platypus is not made up of any different animals. It is its own animal and its own species.
What is the one thing that the platypus is different from the other animals?
It lays eggs while other animals give birth.
What animals are in the platypus kingdom?
All animals are in the "platypus kingdom", since the kingdom for the platypus is Animalia, which as you might guess from the name includes all animals.
What animals share the same genes as the platypus?
No animals share the same genes as the platypus. To suggest they do would be to suggest the platypus is a mixture of other animals which, or course, it is not.
What diet does a platypus have?
A platypus diet consist mainly of insect larvae, shrimp, crayfish and worms. The average platypus eats 20% of its body weight everyday.
What animals have hair and lay eggs?
Platypus and echidnas.
What animals are in the same family as a platypus?
The platypus belongs to the family Ornithorhynchidae, which includes only one other species: the echidna. Echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters, share similar characteristics with platypuses such as laying eggs and having a unique combination of mammalian and reptilian features.
Do all circuses have clowns?
No, circuses consist of many different thing, from acrobats to animals
What is the animal kingdom for the platypus?
The platypus, like all animals, is in the kingdom Animalia.
Why platypus is called queer animal?
A platypus is often called a queer animal because of its appearance. The platypus looks a little like an otter with the bill of a duck and webbed feet, so it's a mixture of different animals traits, seemingly.
In what way are the life cycles of the two animals different a platypus and a otter?
Otters are born live. Platypuses lay eggs.
What animals do you cross to get a platypus?
The platypus is a distinct and separate species of its own. It is not now, nor has ever been, a mix of any other animals.
