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Platypuses communicate through a variety of vocalisations.The most common is a soft growling sound.
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∙ 13y agoPlatypuses have a variety of vocalisations that they use to communicate. When they are disturbed, they may make soft growling sounds, like that of a puppy.
Despite the misnomer "duck-billed platypus", platypuses do not make a quacking sound.
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∙ 12y agoPlatypuses have perfectly adequate sense of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. However, they have an extra sense which is vital to how well they hunt underwater for food.
The platypus's bill is equipped with electroreceptors. This sensitive bill can sense electrical impulses, even the tiniest of movements made by underwater crustaceans.
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∙ 12y agoPlatypuses communicate through a variety of vocalisations.The most common is a soft growling sound.
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∙ 10y agoPlatypuses hear the same way as other mammals do: via ears. Although the platypus does not have visible ears, it does have ear holes. In fact, platypuses have acute hearing.
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∙ 12y agoPlatypuses communicate through a variety of vocalisations.The most common is a soft growling sound.
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∙ 12y agoPlatypuses do not "talk".Platypuses communicate through a variety of vocalisations. The most common is a soft growling sound.
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What language does a platypus speak?
The platypus does not have language capability, but it can communicate in other ways.
How does a platypus communicate?
A platypus has many ways of communicating, but if an animal hits them they have a soft growl like a puppy. They have many ways of hurting their prey; for instance, the females and males have things on their feet.
What is a platypus's bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is Platypus bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is the binomial name for the platypus?
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".
Is a platypus a hoarder?
No. The platypus is not a hoarder.
Is a platypus a primate?
A Platypus is not a primate.
What else can a platypus be called?
The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.
Local name of platypus?
The platypus is called the platypus wherever one happens to be in Australia.
What is the wait of a platypus?
Waiting for a platypus? haha
How smart is a platypus?
a platypus is at least 34%
What is the locomotion platypus?
There is no such thing as a locomotion platypus.
