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Being a mammal, a platypus breathes using its lungs, nostrils and respiratory system. Unlike some marine mammals (dolphins, porpoises and whales) it does not have a blowhole on the top of its head.
The platypus is able to hold its breath for up to two minutes underwater when diving for food, and because of this, may make hundreds of dives in order to find enough food for a single feeding. Platypuses may also hold their breath underwater for 5-6 minutes if they are threatened.
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∙ 6y agoGenerally the same way other mammals do, except that there is only one orifice (the cloaca) where insemination occurs and where urine and feces are also passed. (The Latin word cloacameans "sewer.") As in birds and reptiles, the mostly-undeveloped eggs are passed through the cloaca, covered in a resistant shell.
Obviously all of the activities that use the cloaca are not occurring at the same times.
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∙ 12y agoPlatypuses excrete their milk through the skin on their stomachs and the babies lap it up.
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Can a platypus breathe when it is hatched?
Yes. When first hatched, a baby platypus can breathe on its own.
Does a platypus have lungs?
Yes. The platypus is a mammal and all mammals have lungs. Even marine mammals such as dolphins and whales must use lungs to breathe. When swimming, the platypus must surface regularly to breathe.
Does a platypus breathe through gills?
No. Platypuses have lungs.
Does a platypus dive?
Yes, a platypus dives. A platypus will make hundreds of dives every day to search for food. When actively seeking food, it can only stay underwater for one to two minutes, so it needs to frequently resurface in order to breathe.
Why is a platypus semi-aquatic?
The platypus is semi-aquatic because, although it must live and shelter on dry land, it needs to hunt for its food in creeks and rivers. Platypuses cannot breathe underwater; nor can they search for food on land.
How does a platypus obtain oxygen?
The platypus frog is also known as the Gastric brooding frog. Like other frogs, when they are tadpoles, they breathe using gills and a spiracle. When they have completed their metamorphosis, they breathe using lungs, and through their skin while they are in the water.
What is Platypus bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is a platypus's bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
Can the platypus breathe under water?
Platypuses cannot breathe underwater, just like mammals and dolphins can't. They tend to stay underwater for one to two minutes at a time, and can stay underwater as long as ten minutes, if left undisturbed.
What features suggest that the platypus is a mammal?
Numerous features suggest that a platypus is not a fish.A platypus has fur; no fish has fur.A platypus uses a fully developed mammalian respiratory system to breathe, i.e. nose and lungs; fish receive oxygen via their gills.A platypus can move around on land, out of water, and its young are incubated and hatched on dry land; fish must reproduce in water.Platypuses are warm-blooded; fish are cold-blooded.
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.
