The platypus is quite a small animal. A male platypus is between 50-60 cm in length, whilst the female is smaller, averaging 40-50 cm in length. They are very lightly built creatures, with females weighing as little as 900 grams, and males 1700 grams to 2kg.
Platypuses in north Queensland tend to be smaller than their southern counterparts. Some Tasmanian platypus have been known to weigh up to 3 kg.
A puggle is a small toy. It is not the name of a baby platypus or echidna. See the related question.
Standing on his back legs, he is about a foot tall, possibly 6 inches when on all fours.
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
Platypuses are not measured for how tall they are, as they stay close to the ground. At most, they would be less than 20cm in height at the shoulder.Platypuses are more likely to be measured in length. A male platypus is 50-60 cm in length, whilst the female is smaller, averaging 40-50 cm in length.
A Platypus is not a primate.
No. The platypus is not a hoarder.
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".
The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.
The platypus is called the platypus wherever one happens to be in Australia.
There is no such thing as a locomotion platypus.
a platypus is at least 34%