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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.
Does the moon increase its size?
No, the moon does not increase it's size.
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.
How do meanders increase in size?
maenders increase size my the precipition i think so.
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.
