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Does a baby platypus know how how to swim when it is born?
No. When a baby platypus hatches, it is the size of a bean, blind and completely helpless.
What color is a platypus's egg?
A platypus's egg is off-white to pale creamy beige in colour. It is about the size of a grape.
Can a platypus really be the size of a limabean?
When platypuses first hatch they are indeed about the size of a bean.
Can a platypus kill a bear?
No. A platypus cannot kill a bear. Not only would it not have the claws, teeth or size to kill a bear, but there are no bears in Australia.
What is the circumference of a normal ostrich egg?
Platypus eggs are just a couple of centimetres in size - about the size of a grape. They average 11 mm in diameter. They are small, smooth and leathery, unlike birds' eggs, which are hard-shelled. They weigh just a few grams.
What is the size of a female platypus?
A female platypus averages 40-50 cm in length. They are very lightly built creatures, and weigh as little as 900 grams.
Does a platypus have a complete metamorphosis?
The platypus does not experience metamorphosis. It is not an amphibian. When first born, the platypus is about the size of a bean and barely resembles its parent. However, like all young of mammals, it gradually develops the features of its parent as it grows. This is not metamorphosis - it is growth.
How big was the biggest platypus?
Platypuses are fairly constant in their size. A male platypus is larger than a female, being 50-60 cm in length, and weighs around 2kg.
Does the moon increase its size?
No, the moon does not increase it's size.
How big is a platypus when it's born?
Platypuses a not born: they are hatched from eggs. Although mammals, they are egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. A newly hatched platypus is about the size and weight of a bean. It is blind, hairless and completely helpless.
What does a platypus lays eggs like?
Platypus eggs are very small. They are just a couple of centimetres in size - about the size of a grape. They average 11 mm in diameter. They are small, smooth and leathery, unlike birds' eggs, which are hard-shelled. They weigh just a few grams.
Are platypus eggs edible?
No. The platypus does not eat plants. Platypuses are carnivores. They are predators; they eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae of caddisflies, mayflies and two-winged flies, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. Sometimes, some aquatic plants are accidentally ingested with the invertebrates collected by the platypus. These do not constitute part of the platypus's diet.
