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How heavy is a platypus when it is born?
Platypuses are not born: they are hatched. A newly hatched baby platypus weighs about the same as a bean, which would perhaps be about 0.5 grams.
What diet does a platypus have?
A platypus diet consist mainly of insect larvae, shrimp, crayfish and worms. The average platypus eats 20% of its body weight everyday.
How long can a platypus bill grow to be?
The length of an adult platypus's bill ranges from 4.5 cm to 7 cm. Males average 5.8 cm and females average 5.2 cm.
How often do female platypus reproduce?
The female platypus reproduces once a year, on average. She will lay between one and three eggs.
How much does it cost to feed a platypus for a year?
Since the average person cannot have a platypus, the question is moot. Regarding zoos and animal sanctuaries, costs of running a suitable environment - including equipping it with food - for the platypus are considerable.
How long can a platypus get?
The platypus can reach a length of up to 55cm. Average head-body length is 30-40cm, and tail length is 10-15 cm.
Does the platypus have lots of babies at once?
No. The platypus, which is an egg-laying mammal, lays between one and three eggs each breeding season. The average is two.
How many egg does a platypus lay in its whole life?
The average platypus's reproductive life is from age 2 to at least age 9. A female platypus lays between one and three eggs, just once a year. Therefore, in her life, the platypus could lay anywhere between eight and twenty-four eggs.
Why does a platypus have such a weird name in french?
The French word for platypus - ornithorynque - is derived from the platypus's scientific name of Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the first word of which means "bird-like snout". This is because the platypus has an unusual snout which, to the average person, may appear to be like a duck's bill, even though it is very different.
How long can a platypus grow?
The average length of a platypus's bill is 5.8cm for males and 5.2cm for females.
How heavy is an average ringette ring?
its really not heavy
How long is platypus fur?
It depends but on average 8mm long with a thick waxy waterproof coat!
