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Male Platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs through which they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. This venom is powerful enough to kill smaller animals, and to cause agonising pain to humans.
Platypuses also dig burrows into riverbanks. These burrows are only large enough for smaller predators to enter, but they do not provide protection from snakes. The burrows may extend into a riverbank as far as 30 m (100 feet).
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∙ 13y agoMale Platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs through which they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. This venom is powerful enough to kill smaller animals, and to cause agonising pain to humans.
Platypuses also dig burrows into riverbanks. These burrows are only large enough for smaller predators to enter, but they do not provide protection from snakes.
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∙ 11y agoMale Platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs through which they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. This venom is powerful enough to kill smaller animals, and to cause agonising pain to humans.
Platypuses also dig burrows into riverbanks. These burrows are only large enough for smaller predators to enter, but they do not provide protection from snakes.
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Does the platypus attack or defend?
The platypus is a shy and solitary animal which only defends itself, never initiating an attack.
What does a platypus use to steer?
The platypus mostly uses its broad, furry tail as a rudder to steer itself underwater. It also uses all four of its feet to propel itself.
What special features does the male platypus have to protect itself from predators?
The male platypus has a poison spur in its hind legs which can kill small animals, and injure ones larger than itself.
Would a platypus give a warning?
If the question means whether the platypus would give a warning before using its spur to defend itself, the answer is no. Platypuses are relatively defenceless creatures, and it would be a very foolish person who provoked a platypus into attack. If encountering a predator, a platypus also would not give a warning, but would use everything within its means to defend itself.
Does a platypus live by itself or with a group?
Platypuses do not live in groups. They are solitary animals.
Are venomous spurs the only defense a platypus has?
Yes. Their ability to dig long burrows give them some protection.
What is the method of a platypuses movement?
The platypus is a quadriped. On land, it walks on all fours. In water, the platypus propels itself with a broad, flat, beaver-like tail.
What is a platypus shy of?
The platypus is shy of most other creatures larger than itself. Sudden sounds will make it scurry for cover, and it is rarely seen in the wild by humans.
How does a turtle defense itself?
its hard shell
How does a platypus break all the rules of nature?
Nature does not have rules. Man has expectations. The platypus breaks no rules of nature, because it is a perfectly natural creature in and of itself. All of its adaptations are natural.
What are bottlenose dolphins defense?
a bottlenose dolphin defense itself with its nose it rams its nose into itgs enemys
What is the term freud use to say the mind protects itself?
Freud used the term "defense mechanisms" to describe how the mind protects itself from potentially harmful thoughts or feelings. These mechanisms operate unconsciously and help to reduce anxiety or discomfort.
