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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.
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How long can a platypus grow?
The average length of a platypus's bill is 5.8cm for males and 5.2cm for females.
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
Where are the nostrils on a platypus?
The platypus's nostrils are on its bill.
What color is a platypus's bill?
The platypus has a dark, slate grey coloured bill.
How do you describe a platypus's head?
The platypus has a dark brown head with two small eyes. It is unusual because its mouth is a bill. Although many believe the platypus's bill to resemble a duck's bill, it is in fact quite different. The platypus's bill is broader and flatter than a duck's bill.
An egg laying mammal with webbed feet and a bill like a duck?
The platypus is an egg-laying mammal. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck-billed platypus" is a complete misnomer. Its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
What is the the bill beaked platypuses country of origin?
There is no such creature as the bill beaked platypus. The platypus (sometimes called the duckbilled platypus by non-Australians) is indigenous to Australia.
Does a platypus have a snout?
It has a bill
What is the name of a fish with a long flat bill?
a platypus it is not really a fish it is an amphibian that lays eggs
Why do storks have long beaks?
The platypus does not have a beak. It has a bill.The platypus's bill is covered with thousands of tiny electroreceptor cells, which enable it to detect the electrical impulses of tiny water-dwelling creatures. Once detected, the platypus then uses its bill to shovel the mud and get to the creatures, which form its main food source. When eating, the platypus uses grinding plates in its long bill to crush the food before swallowing, as it does not have teeth.
What is a platypus's mouth called?
The platypus's mouth is variously referred to as its "bill" or "snout".
